“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the LORD’s commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them, Leviticus 4:2 (ESV)
This entire section is all about the purification for sin. This is not for intentional defiant sin (transgression) but for the inadvertent type of sin where we “miss the mark”. In our frailty and ignorance we fall short often but God does not ignore our sin, they are still an offence and need to be cleansed. No other section of the bible speaks about this type of sin more than this chapter. The emphasis applied to all levels of society and scenarios show the pervasiveness of sin and God’s determination to deal with it. Jesus fulfils all the sin offerings for all the people by his death on the cross. When we sin we now have an advocate with the father 1 John 2:1
when the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting. Leviticus 4:14 (ESV)
Man is so bound in sin that we often sin without realising we have until later. We should pray for our nation that a realisation of our sins comes and with it repentance
Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. Leviticus 4:20 (ESV)
Jesus is our High Priest and makes atonement for us with his won blood
when he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed, Leviticus 5:5 (ESV)
We must avoid generalising sin, some specific sins are used here to illustrate the individual nature of each offence and our responsibility as much as is possible to confess our actual sin to the Lord. When we confess our sins to the Lord as our High Priest he forgives and cleanses us 1 John 1:9
It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before the LORD.” Leviticus 5:19 (ESV)
When we sin we are not guilty before Satan even through he is our accuser, however we are guilty before God because our sins are an offence to God. Guilt and conviction from the Holy Spirit are healthy when felt in light of God’s grace and mercy for actual sin. Jesus bore our guilt on the cross.
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