Leviticus 1 — Sketch

Flawless Sacrifice

Big Idea:

• God tells Israel that burnt offerings can be flawless bulls, lambs or doves.

• The people must put hands on the animal and slaughter it.

• The blood is sprinkled on the altar, and the animal is burned. 

Jesus:

• The sacrifices of the animals were a symbol for the ultimate sacrifice that would be made by Jesus centuries later.

• The offered animals must be flawless, just as Jesus was sinless when he offered Himself up for us.


• Putting their hands on the animal symbolized transferring their sins to the animal.  Likewise, when Jesus died, our sins were transferred to Him.

• The blood splattered on the altar was a symbol of the blood Jesus would later spill for us.

(Originally November 22, 2010)