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Day 32, or February the 1st. Offerings from Faithful

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Followers. Our thoughts today are rooted in Leviticus

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chapter 1, verses 1 and 2. The Lord called to

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Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting.

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He said, Speak to the Israelites and say to them,

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When anyone among you brings an offering to the

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Lord, bring as your offering an animal from either

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the herd or the flock. Now the big picture surrounding

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these verses. The storyline of God's people has

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paused while they erect the tabernacle for the

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very first time. Now in the book of Leviticus

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it's back to the lecture hall for a whole series

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of teaching about the offerings and feasts of

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Judaism. This book takes place at the foot of

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Mount Sinai and prepares the people to be God's

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holy people. Of course, There have been no sacrificial

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offerings since the Romans destroyed the temple

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almost 2 ,000 years ago, in 70 AD. The sacrificial

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emphasis of Judaism has been fulfilled in the

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ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. He is a sacrifice

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once and for all, Hebrews 10 .10. So there is

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no need for any more. That's probably why God

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allowed the Romans to raise the temple to the

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ground. It was no longer needed. Now today's

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action step. There are three sacrifices detailed

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in the first three chapters of Leviticus. Each

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one of them is intended for the use of anyone

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who is in fellowship with God, but who has failed

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in some way. All of us know this experience,

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and we can all empathize with the sinner. Our

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relationship with God through Jesus is not a

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once -for -all cure for daily sinning. It's a

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once -for -all forgiveness which we constantly

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need to hear as we are refreshed by the Holy

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Spirit. Of course, we do not offer an actual

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sacrifice nowadays, but a prayer for forgiveness

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instead, because Jesus Christ has covered the

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cost of being the ultimate sacrifice. However,

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Every time we fail, it's as if we are saying

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that the sacrifice of Christ is inadequate. None

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of us would say that. So we need to live our

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lives to show that we don't believe it either.