What is the meaning of Leviticus 7:2? The guilt offering must be slaughtered Leviticus 7:2 begins, “The guilt offering must be slaughtered.” This statement is straightforward and literal—an animal had to die to pay for specific sins that required restitution. • Guilt offerings dealt with offenses against the LORD’s holy things or against other people’s property (Leviticus 5:14–16; 6:1–7). • The innocent animal bore the penalty the sinner deserved, foreshadowing Christ, “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). • Isaiah 53:10 calls Messiah a “guilt offering,” and 1 Peter 1:18-19 reminds believers that redemption came “with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered The verse continues, “in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.” Location mattered. • Burnt offerings were killed on the north side of the altar (Leviticus 1:11), and guilt offerings shared that sacred spot, teaching that all sacrifices relied on the same holy ground. • God did not improvise; He prescribed a single, acceptable way to approach Him (Leviticus 6:25). • This anticipates the New Covenant truth that there is only one sacrifice and one place of atonement—Calvary—where Jesus “suffered outside the gate” to sanctify the people (Hebrews 13:12; John 19:17-18). and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar The final clause reads, “and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.” • Blood symbolized life given in exchange for life (Leviticus 17:11). • Sprinkling on all sides signified complete coverage; no part of the altar was left untouched, illustrating full atonement (Hebrews 9:22). • The priest acted as mediator, just as Christ—our great High Priest—“entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption” (Hebrews 9:12-14). • Believers now rest in the reality that “the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). summary Leviticus 7:2 teaches that (1) sin demands a literal, substitutionary sacrifice, (2) God decides where and how that sacrifice is offered, and (3) only shed blood secures atonement. These truths converge in Jesus, who fulfilled every detail—offering Himself in the appointed place, shedding His blood, and forever satisfying God’s righteous demands on our behalf. |
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