LEVITICUS 14


     We will be looking into the grain offered in this lesson. Now to
begin in Leviticus 6:14  "And this [is] the law of the meat offering:
the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar."

     A great portion of the grain offered in the meat offering is
consumed by Aaron and his sons who are priests. Just a small portion
of the grain is offered to be burned. One very important thing about
this grain offered, is that it must not have leaven mixed with it. We
discussed in a previous lesson how this actually forshadowed the body
of Christ and must be kept without sin {leaven}. Jesus Christ, the
Bread of life, was holy. Those who eat this bread take on the
righteousness of Christ. They take on His righteousness.

     Leviticus 6:15 "And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour
of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense
which [is] upon the meat offering, and shall burn [it] upon the altar
[for] a sweet savour, [even] the memorial of it, unto the LORD."

     The memorial, here, is a remembrance of what God has done for
them. We will see in the following Scripture what Jesus had to say
about this bread. Luke 22:19  "And he took bread, and gave thanks, and
brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given
for you: this do in remembrance of me."  In the instance of this
flour, oil, and frankincense, we would not be able to get a clear
picture by just looking at these 3 elements without looking at the One
they forshadow. Jesus' life on this earth was a sweet savour to the
Father. As we said in a previous lesson, somehow the crucifixion of
Jesus on the cross glorified the Father. We do not now understand all
of this, but all of this is a beautiful shadow of what Jesus did for
you and me. Oil, as we have said so many times, indicates the Holy
Spirit. The frankincense always accompanied the meat offering into the
tabernacle. The frankincense at Jesus' birth, recognized Him as the
meat sacrifice. Remember, the gold recognized Him as God, the
frankincense recognized Him as the meat sacrifice, and myrrh
recognized Him as the groom of the bride of Christ. Read more on this
in the gospels.

     Leviticus 6:16 "And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his
sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place;
in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it."

     This, also, is a repitition of a former lesson, but God thought
it important enough to mention twice, so we must, too. This bread that
they are to eat symbolizes the Word {Bible}. Remember, Aaron in this
particular situation symbolizes the preacher, and the sons symbolize
the believers in Christ. This then is telling us to read our Bible. He
emphasizes over and over again that we are to keep leaven {sin} out of
our life. Notice, also, that the Word is to be consumed in the
tabernacle {church}. So many churches have forgotten why we come to
church. Church should be a place where the Word of God is consumed,
not a playground for all sorts of worldliness.

     Leviticus 6:17 "It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given
it [unto them for] their portion of my offerings made by fire; it [is]
most holy, as [is] the sin offering, and as the trespass offering."

     We see from this, that this offering had a portion going to the
priest. All of these offerings are most holy as they represent the
sacrifice Jesus made for us. Not only the offering would be holy, but
all who put this in their body would be made holy by the Bread.

     Leviticus 6:18 "All the males among the children of Aaron shall
eat of it. [It shall be] a statute for ever in your generations
concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that
toucheth them shall be holy."

     This seems to be a difficult statement, but Aaron and his sons
{the priests} were in the temple. This bread was not to be taken out
of the temple. This bread was actually for the high priest and for his
sons the priests. Not only does Aaron represent the minister in the
church, but in the greater sense, he represents Christ. The priests,
in the same sense, would represent all Christians. The symbolism we
must see in this, is that the Bible {Word}, Bread was furnished by
Christ, and was for the minister of the church {who Aaron represents}
and the believers in Christ {who Aaron's sons represent}. Worldly
people can read the Bible every day and not be able to understand. The
Bible is written for believers.  The Holy Spirit helps us understand.

     Leviticus 6:19  "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"

     Moses put this in, again, to leave no doubt where these
instructions came from.

     Leviticus 6:20 "This [is] the offering of Aaron and of his sons,
which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed;
the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering
perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night."

     The part that was to be burned for an offering to God was one
tenth, or a tithe. Half of it would be burned at the morning sacrifice
and half at the evening sacrifice. Aaron and his sons were the only
ones anointed to help with the things of God. We need to touch on the
sons of Aaron a little more here. All believers in Christ are sons of
the Father. I John 3:1 "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath
bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore
the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not." I John 3:2
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like
him; for we shall see him as he is." The we above includes all
believers male and female, just as all believers in Christ are the
bride of Christ {male and female}. The followers of God in the Old
Testament were only servants of God. Under the New covenant with
Jesus, we are God's sons. I will quote just 2 more Scriptures which
make our sonship perfectly clear. God the Father has a name that only
His children can call Him, the world dare not call Him by this name.
The name Abba is reserved for just His children to call Him.
Romans 8:15 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to
fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
Abba, Father." Galatians 4:6 "And because ye are sons, God hath sent
forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

     Leviticus 6:21 "In a pan it shall be made with oil; [and when it
is] baken, thou shalt bring it in: [and] the baken pieces of the meat
offering shalt thou offer [for] a sweet savour unto the LORD."

     We can easily see from this that this offering to God was of the
bread baked in the oven.

     Leviticus 6:22 "And the priest of his sons that is anointed in
his stead shall offer it: [it is] a statute for ever unto the LORD; it
shall be wholly burnt."

     We must see in all of this that God has always, and will always
have a provision for mankind where they can come to God. God's
provision never stops. Jesus fulfilled every one of these offerings
and sacrifices for the believers, and opened the way to the Father for
us, when He sacrificed His body on the cross. Aaron's son, here, is a
specific son who has been anointed to take Aaron's place, as high
priest after Aaron.

     Leviticus 6:23 "For every meat offering for the priest shall be
wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten."

     This is when the priest is offering for himself. It would not be
right for the priest to share in the offering, if it is one he has
made for himself.

     In all of this, it seems to be pointing to the fact that the
grace of God is so much better than the keeping of the law. It screams
out that God has always wanted to fellowship with man. Through Jesus
Christ our Lord, we can come boldly to the throne of God. Jesus gave
us power of attorney to use His name. In fact, He made us joint heirs
with Himself. Romans 8:17 "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God,
and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that
we may be also glorified together."














                             Questions 14

1.  What type of offering is the grain that is offered in verse 14?
2.  Who consumes a great deal of the offering of grain?
3.  Why must this grain not have any leaven mixed with it?
4.  Those who eat of this Bread take on what?
5.  What is the memorial mentioned in verse 15?
6.  What did Jesus say the Bread was in Luke chapter 22 verse 19?
7.  What must we be able to see in these lessons on Leviticus for them
    to be useful for us to study?
8.  Jesus' crucifixion __________ the Father.
9.  What is the oil in all of these sacrifices symbolic of ?
10. When the wise men brought frankincense to Jesus at His birth, what
    did it symbolize?
11. What did the Gold they brought Jesus recognize Him as?
12. Where were Aaron and his sons to eat the bread?
13. What does the eating of this Bread teach the Christians?
14. A portion of this bread went to whom?
15. All who partook of this offering would be _____.
16. Why was it mentioned that this was to be eaten by the males of
    Aaron's family?
17. Who are the 2 Aaron represents in all of this?
18. Aaron's sons represent whom?
19. Give 2 other names we call the Bible?
20. Who is the Bible written for?
21. What % of the bread was offered to God on the fire?
22. When was it offered?
23. What are all believers in Christ called?
24. Who are the bride of Christ?
25. What special name for the Father is for only believers to call
    Him?
26. How does the Christian's sonship differ from Christ's sonship?
27. How long does God's provision for His followers last?
28. What does the author think screams out in these lessons?
29. What does Romans chapter 8 verse 17 tell us that we are with
    Jesus, if we are believers?