Leviticus 5:5-6, 10, 13
When he realizes his guilt in any of these
and confesses the sin he has committed… 6 …the priest shall make atonement for
him for his sin. 10 And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin
that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven. 13 Thus the priest shall make
atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these
things, and he shall be forgiven. 18 …the priest shall make atonement for him
for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. 19 It
is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before the Lord.
Sometimes we don't realize that we have
sinned until later. And what can you do when you realize too late what you have
done? You can bring a sacrifice to the priest who can make atonement for you, forgiving
your sins and removing your guilt. But this process would have to be repeated each
and every time you sinned, either on purpose or by accident. Guilt is accrued
incrementally and thus sins must be atoned for individually.
This system of providing a way to assuage our guilt and shame was a means of grace, but it was only a foreshadowing of greater grace that was to come. Praise God for
sending His Son to be sacrificed for us once for all and making Him our great
High Priest who ever lives and intercedes on our behalf. One sacrifice for all
our sins and all our guilt, done on purpose of by accident. Amazing Grace!
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