ORDER OF WORSHIP
Leviticus 16:1-17
CONSEQUENCES
FOR DISOBEDIENCE
V:1 The Lord
spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they
approached the Lord. 2 The Lord said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron
not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in
front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die because I appear
in the cloud over the atonement cover.
A. The death of Aaron’s sons, who were
chosen as priests showed God’s uncompromising commitment to His righteousness.
1. As priests of our homes, we must
never compromise the commands of God in favor of our children.
2. To compromise God’s commands is to
belittle the Holiness of the Lord.
3. Our children watch, listen, and
observe how we serve God.
4. If we are not committed to following
God’s commands, neither will our children.
B. Aaron had a history of serving God during
the release of the nation from Egyptian slavery.
But when he carved the golden calf at mount Sanai, he became an example
of unrighteousness
Before the eyes of his sons.
1. By agreeing to carve the golden calf,
Aaron participated in the widespread rebellion against
God and the subsequent
death of many of his brothers and sisters.
2. I suggest that since Aaron was
disobedient before the giving of the law, two of Aaron's sons became
disobedient after the given of the law.
C. God does not change.
1. He requires us to worship Him and Him
only.
2. His wrath fell on Israel before the
giving of the law because of their worship of the golden calf.
3. His wrath fell on Aaron’s sons
because they worshipped in their way by offering a strange sacrifice, disobeying
the command of God.
D. God gave Aaron another important
command.
1. Do not go into the Holy of Holies
unless instructed by God.
2. To Aaron, God said the punishment of worshipping
Me your way is death.
3. God gave Aaron two vivid examples of
the consequences of disobedience.
4. Thank God for Jesus who has atoned
for our sins.
5. We cannot go before our Holy God
without being washed in the blood of Jesus.
GOD’S
COMMAND FOR WORSHIP BY THE PRIEST
V:3
"This is how Aaron is to enter the sanctuary area: with a young bull for a
sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He is to put on the sacred linen
tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash
around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must
bathe himself with water before he puts them on. 5 From the Israelite community
he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
V:6
"Aaron is to offer the bull for his sin offering to make atonement for
himself and his household. 7 Then he is to take the two goats and present them
before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 8 He is to cast lots
for the two goats — one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat. 9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls
to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot
as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making
atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat.
THE ORDER
OF WORSHIP
A. It is important to notice that God
established a day of Atonement after the death of Aaron’s sons which is called
Yom Kippur.
1. It is important to notice the very rigorous
detail God gave Aaron for the atonement of the sins of the nation.
2. Aaron the High Priest is a type of
Jesus Christ.
CHRIST
OUR HIGH PRIEST
Aaron’s garments for Yom
Kippur
The elaborate High Priest
Garment was taken off and a
humble garment prepared
Linen undergarment
JESUS CLOTHED IN
Linen coat or tunic
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Linen sash
Linen turban
Ritual cleansing
Wash himself completely
After entering the outer court of the
tabernacle WE ARE WASHED
Wash his hands and feet with water from WITH THE WORD
the holy basin
Selection of sacrificial
animals
All animals were without blemish JESUS
THE SACRIFICAL
A ram for a burnt offering, an act of LAMB
consecration
A
bullock for a sin offering for himself
and his family
Two
male goats for the people’s sin
Cast Lots for the two
goats at the entry to the
tabernacle
One to be sacrificed to the Lord for the
sins JESUS THE
SCAPEGOAT
of the people.
One to be the scapegoat; released to the
desert,
to take the sins from the community.
The order of the
Sacrifices
1. The Ram may have been first to
consecrate the JESUS DEATH WAS
Priesthood
THE FINAL SACRIFICE
2. Sacrifice the bull
a. Place the blood of the bull in a
sacred vessel
b. Enter the Holy of Holies
c. Dip fingers in the blood and sprinkle
7 times
on the mercy seat for atonement
3. Aaron came back out to the altar JESUS BLOOD
SHED ON
a. Sacrifice the goat for the sins of
the people THE CROSS ATONED
b. Took the blood of the goat into the
Holy FOR ALL SINS
of Holies
c. Sprinkle the blood on the front of
the mercy seat
d. Sprinkle the blood on all the
furnishing of the
tabernacle
THE ATONEMENT
OF SINS FOR THE PRIEST
V:11
"Aaron shall bring the bull for his sin offering to make atonement for
himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his sin
offering. 12 He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before
the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them
behind the curtain. 13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord,
and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the
Testimony, so that he will not die. 14 He is to take some of the bull's blood
and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he
shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement
cover.
A. Aaron had to physically and
spiritually be cleansed from all sin before entering the Holy Of Holies
1. The smoke from the burning incense covered the
ark of the covenant to prevent the sight of Aaron from the Lord.
2. No man has seen God at anytime
3. The sprinkling of the blood seven
times represents completion.
4. Jesus’s death on the cross completed
the sacrifice for our sins.
B. Aaron, a role model for Christ had to
be washed clean and his sins atoned for with the
Sacrificial bull.
1. This had to be done before any
sacrifices for the people were made.
2. Christ was without sin, therefore His
sacrifice was a one-time event.
ATONEMENT
OF SINS FOR THE PEOPLE
V:15
"He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and
take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull's
blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. 16 In
this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the
uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He
is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting, which is among them amid their
uncleanness.
A. Aaron a type of Christ, interceded on
behalf of the people for the atonement of their sins.
B. Christ intercedes for us continuously
for the atonement of our sins.
1. When we come into the sanctuary, we
should come with a clean heart leaving all
Filth outside.
2. Each day and many times a day we
ought to confess our sins to be clean before the Lord.
3. The wages of sin is death, but the
grace of God is eternal life.
C. We are nothing more than filthy rags
in need of God’s forgiveness.
1. The sacrificial blood offerings made
by the Israelites were a Tudor until Christ came.
Galatians 3:19-20
What, then, was the
purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to
whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels
by a mediator.
2. The sacrifices under the law had to
be made continuously at the Tent Of the Meeting,
Because they were onetime
atonements.
a. By the blood of an animal, no person
is saved.
b. Hebrews 10:3-4
But those
sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins because it is impossible for the
blood
of bulls and
goats to take away sins. Therefore,
Christ came into the world.
3. The blood Jesus shed on the cross was
a onetime sacrifice, for all times and
For all people, past,
present, and future.
THANK GOD FOR TEACHING US HOW TO
WORSHIP
Rev. M.
Mitchell
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