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Weekly Guide：2024-2025 Week 10
March 10, 2024
Week 10 Day 1: The Sin Offering ⇧ ⇩
Question
What offering is for committing unintentional sins or what God’s command forbids?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The first of the two Offerings for sins.
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Sin Offering is for unintentional offenses. Bringing the offering comes from the requirement of the law, not of voluntary act.
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Leviticus 4 lists who need to bring Sin Offering. Israelite community, leaders, individuals of the community, ordained priests. All Israelites need to bring Sin Offering.
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Leviticus 5:1-13 lists three examples. None of these are premeditated offenses.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - Anyone who committed a sin unintentionally needs to bring Sin Offering with no exception. What do I see how God views sin?
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Identity - Israelites often need to bring Sin Offerings in Old Testament as the results of the offerings were limited. In contrast, the Sin Offering that Jesus Christ, the Highest Priest, made for us resulted in saving us all forever. How do I value myself in light of this fact?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 10 Day 2: The Guilt Offering ⇧ ⇩
Question
What is the offering for offenses against God or another man?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The last of the five offerings.
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5:14-19 is for offenses against Holy Objects whether knowingly or unknowingly. 6:1-7 is for offenses against other people, fraud, stealing, robbery, and oppressive actions.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - No matter if it’s something we are born with or acquired in life, we need God to forgive and cleanse. Jesus Christ made the ultimate offering for us so that we may be seen as righteous by God. We are, however, weak and continue to sin. God established High Priest in time of Old Testament to help the Israelites. What has our Highest Priest, Jesus Christ, done for me so that I may be cleansed and purified from my sins?
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Identity - During the time of Old Testament, the Israelites brought Sin Offerings so that “they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.” Am I struggling with sin and unable to face God? How does this promise help and encourage me?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 10 Day 3: The Priestly Responsibilities ⇧ ⇩
Question
What do the priests need to worry about?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- Additional details on the five offerings.
- Priests need to be very careful about the holy objects. They cannot wear their priestly garments outside of the Tabernacle. Even the ashes from the offerings need to be taken care of according to regulation. Same attention to details needs to be paid to all things whether it is a large bull or a speck of the finest flour.
- God made the tribe of Levite priests forever for them to focus on serving.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - God supplies His priests through all Israelites. God also supplies all those who serve Him through all His people. How does this encourage me?
- Fidelity - We are God’s chosen people, are His royal priests. What does it remind me that God holds extremely high standard for priests? What can I learn from the priests’ attitude toward serving and apply that to my life?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 10 Day 4: The Priests Ordained ⇧ ⇩
Question
How are God’s priests ordained?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The second part of the Book of Leviticus. Records the regulations on ordination of the priests and their service. Chapter 8 and 9 are about Aaron and his sons being ordained as well as the first offering.
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Everything followed God’s regulation when Aaron was ordained.
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God showed His glory and His fire consumed the offering when Aaron the high priest completed the first offering. The people shouted for joy as God was pleased.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - The process of ordaining the high priest is long and complex. The high priest needs to be cleaned, consecrated, wait for 7 days and makes a sin offering for himself before he can serve. Nowadays, Jesus Christ is our high priest. What are the differences between Aaron and Jesus Christ? How does this help me understand the salvation of Jesus Christ?
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Identity - The people shouted with joy when they saw God was pleased with Aaron’s offering. This shows that God had accepted Aaron as high priest. God showed His pleasure numerous times when Jesus came to earth in the New Testament. Pray to God to help us shout in joy with Jesus Christ’s offering!
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 10 Day 5: The Priests Sinned ⇧ ⇩
Question
How important are the responsibilities of priests in God’s eyes?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Not long after Arron and his sons Nadab and Abihu served as high priest and priests, the two sons were killed as they did not obey God’s command. The priest’s responsibilities are to obey what God commands and not do anything God did not command. The holiness of God cannot be taken lightly.
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God’s priests need to focus completely on Him. They cannot drink wine and lose self-control. This is so that they can set apart the holy from unholy, the clean from unclean, and teach the people.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - We are royal priests chosen by God. God wants us to be holy because He is holy. What does Nadab and Abihu’s incident tell me about being holy?
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Identity - It must have been extremely shocking and painfully sad for Aaron that his two sons were killed on the job. Yet, Aaron “remained silent.” Moses was satisfied with Aaron’s explanation when he was angry with Aaron’s remaining sons for not eating the sacrificial meat. This indicated Aaron’s attitude was pleasing to God. Think about Aaron and what he said. What satisfied Moses?
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Community - Moses commanded Aaron’s relatives and all Israelites to mourn for Nadab and Abihu while Aaron and his sons must keep proper attire and remain on the post. What should our attitude be when fellow Christians or Christian leaders have sinned? What does Moses’ command remind me of?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 10 Day 6: Regulations on Cleanliness ⇧ ⇮
Question
What cleanliness is acceptable to God?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The requirements for cleanliness regarding food and childbirth.
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Key verses, 11:44-45: “I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground. I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.”
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These regulations helped Israelites their sanitation and health after the formation of their nation.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - These regulations are not applicable today and we don’t need to follow to the letters. However, it is important to note that the fine details of these regulations were God’s way to help the Israelites differentiate what was pleasing to God and what was not. In today’s world, how do I differentiate the right and wrong with the help of God’s word?
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Integrity - God said to the Israelites, “Be holy, because I am holy”, “I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt.” God still wants us to be holy today because He who brought us out into light from darkness is holy. He does not want us to isolate ourselves to stay away from the unclean. So, how do I ask God for the wisdom to keep me clean and be holy?