Leviticus 4 — Sketch

Blood Covers Sin

Big Idea:

• For a priest’s sin, the offering must be a flawless bull.

• The priest must lay hands on the animal and slaughter it.

• He then must take the blood into the Holy Place, sprinkle it before the curtain in the Most Holy Place, and put some on the horns of the incense burner.

• He must then burn it on the altar, but the legs, head and flesh must be burned outside the camp.

• For communal sin offerings, the blood goes on the horns of the altar instead of in the Holy Place.

• And for a leaders’ offering, the animal must be a goat, with the blood going on the horns of the altar instead of in the Holy Place.

Jesus in This Chapter:

• 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.

• I read that in the ESV Study Bible that the sprinkling of the blood WITHIN the Holy Place was to illustrate how our sins are a personal affront to God and that it might even illustrate the heavier responsibility placed on the spiritual leaders.

(Originally drawn November 25, 2010)