Holy Priests and Holy Offerings

Rev. Peter Ill, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Leviticus 22:1-33.

The LORD continues to provide for holy priests to serve in His presence. The priests who would partake of the holy food needed to be clean, lest they profane the name of the LORD. Because the food had come from the LORD’s table, which He extended to the priests’ tables, His statutes needed to be followed. Those offerings that were brought before the LORD were not to be a way for His people to cull the weakest animals from their flocks. The requirements for offerings without blemish pointed forward to Christ as the perfect Lamb of God who takes away our sins and gives to us His holiness.

“The Holiness of God” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Leviticus. Because God desired to dwell among His sinful people for their blessing rather than their destruction, He gave them the sacrifices and regulations of Leviticus to bestow His holiness upon them. In this way, the book of Leviticus points us to Christ who is our great High Priest who offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice to make us holy before God.