The relevance of burnt offerings

The Relevance of Burnt Offerings

In order to have a clear understanding of God’s plan for humanity even before the foundation of the world it is imperative that we understand the medium that has been established in order to fulfill the will of the Father, so I beg to ask the question, are burnt offerings relevant to Believers today? To the majority of believers, this question may seems rather preposterous, because not many are familiar with, and knowledgeable of the old testament examples which were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

It is therefore not surprising for them to be totally oblivious on matters concerning burnt offerings, and the natural inclination is to be turned off, the moment one starts quoting from the Old Testament, and using terminologies such as burnt offerings, lamb, fire, meal offering, and drink offering.

The natural tendency, and response from many people on topics of such nature is, these things have been done away with; sacrifices and burnt offerings are no longer necessary. In one sense it is absolutely true because the scripture states clearly that; “when He (Jesus Christ) came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come --- In the volume of the book it is written of Me --- To do Your will, O God.' Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law)” (Hebrews 10: 5-8).

But the most important question is, burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin is it a complete abolition, or a reformation?

Let us therefore with an open mind examine this question, without prejudice, because Christians are missing out from the true life of God, mainly because of ignorance, the hardening of the heart, and insensitivity to the word. For this reason we have been admonished saying; “I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more” (Ephesians 4:17-19).

Before giving a definite answer to this question, one needs to know, and be able to define what a burnt offering is, whether it has been abolished or reformed and what is rationale, objective, purpose and significance of the burnt offering.

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To be continued, stay tuned

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph