What is the meaning of Leviticus 4:5? Then the anointed priest • The verse opens by spotlighting a specific servant: the high priest, set apart through anointing (Leviticus 8:12; Exodus 29:7). That consecration marked him as the people’s representative. As Hebrews 5:1 explains, “Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God.” • Only one so appointed could mediate atonement, foreshadowing Jesus, “a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens” (Hebrews 4:14). shall take some of the bull’s blood • Blood was God’s ordained means of covering sin: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood…to make atonement for your souls” (Leviticus 17:11). • The word “some” indicates care and precision; most of the blood was poured at the base of the altar (Leviticus 4:7), yet a select portion was reserved for further ritual, underscoring obedience down to the detail. • Hebrews 9:22 affirms the principle: “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” The bull’s blood previewed Christ’s perfect sacrifice. and bring it into the Tent of Meeting • Moving from the bronze altar in the courtyard, the priest carried the evidence of death into God’s dwelling. Exodus 26:33 describes that sacred space, separated by a veil. • This journey dramatized access to God gained only through substitutionary death. When Christ died, “the veil of the temple was torn in two” (Matthew 27:51), showing the barrier had been removed. • Hebrews 9:24 ties the picture together: “For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary…but heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.” summary Leviticus 4:5 portrays a consecrated mediator handling sacrificial blood and carrying it into God’s dwelling, vividly teaching that sin requires atonement and access to God is possible only through shed blood. Every movement anticipates Jesus, the true Anointed Priest, who brought His own blood into the heavenly sanctuary, securing eternal redemption for all who trust Him. |
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