February 11th | Leviticus 17

Family Worship

SETTING THE SCENE

       Leviticus 1-16 is the theological section of the book that shows how God’s people are to be holy, clean, and set apart. However, Leviticus 17-27 are practical applications of how we live out the law. 

       Chapter 17 talks specifically about blood and it makes a point that we are not to eat blood. In verse 14 it says that blood of a creature is it’s life. God was letting His people know that blood spilt showed that life had been taken from that creature. The spilling of blood was a serious task. 

       The spilling of the blood of animals showed the people that their sin led to the taking of another life. These animals were sacrifices for them because the punishment of sin required the shedding of blood. 

      Sin leads to death but we are also atoned by blood. Christ came and died on a cross to atone for our sins once and for all. The perfect sacrifice of Christ would shed his blood for us. Praise God we have a king and priest who would shed his own blood to save our souls!

READ & ASK

1. Leviticus 17:14 - What does blood represent in creatures?

(Life)

2. Leviticus 17:11 - Why were animals sacrificed and their lives taken?

(To atone for the sin of the people. A holy God had to punish sin and the blood of the sacrificial animals satisfied God’s wrath)

3. Hebrews 9:12-14 - What did Christ do for us?

(He shed his blood for us on the cross. He now presents us clean before God if we believe and trust in Christ and His sacrifice) 



PRAY

Ask for prayer requests and thank God for the blood of Christ shed for us

SING

There is Power in the Blood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBqUwpCvCL8&ab_channel=HymnalHaven