“A Cry For Divine Justice”

Ordinary persons who sin unintentionally bring a female goat or lamb depending on means; the priest performs the rites to make atonement. God’s provision for forgiveness is accessible to every person regardless of status. The pattern is confession, substitution, and restoration. Confess a specific unintentional wrong in your journal and plan one reparative step this week.

Leviticus 4:22–35 Easy: A leader might do bad things when he did not really want to do them. He has sinned if he does not obey one of the Lord’s rules.  People will tell him that he has done wrong things. So, then he must give a male goat to God. The animal must be perfect. He must put his hand on the goat’s head and then he must kill it. He must do this where they kill animals in front of the Lord for the burnt offering. It is a sin offering.  The priest will put his finger in the blood of the dead animal. He will put some of it on the horns of the altar. He will pour the blood that he did not use onto the ground. He will pour it in front of the altar. Then the priest will cut all the fat from the goat. And he will burn it on the altar. He will do this as he did for the friendship offering. This is how the priest will make atonement for the leader’s sin. Then God will forgive the leader. One of the people might do bad things when he did not really want to do them. He did not obey one of the Lord’s rules. That person has sinned.  They will tell him that he has done bad things. Then he must give a female goat to God. The animal must be perfect.  He must put his hand on the goat’s head. Then he must kill it by the altar of burnt offering.  The priest will put his finger in the blood of the goat. He will put some of it on the altar’s corners. He will pour out the blood that he did not use. He will pour it onto the ground in front of the altar. The priest will cut all the fat from the goat as he did with the friendship offering. And he will burn it on the altar. This will make atonement for the wrong things that the person has done. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure. Then the Lord will forgive the person. If a person wants to give a young sheep to God, it must be a female. It must be perfect. He must put his hand on the animal’s head. He will kill it at the altar of burnt offering. The priest will put his finger in the blood of the sheep. He will take some of it and he will put it on the horns of the altar. He will pour the blood that he did not use on the ground in front of the altar.  The priest will cut all the fat from the sheep as he did with the friendship offering. He will burn it on the altar. He must burn it on top of the burnt offerings. This is how the priest will make atonement for the person’s sin. Then the Lord will forgive the person.

Father God, meet me in my mistakes and restore me by your grace. Forgive me when I fall short. Love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen and Amen.