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Friday 8/19/22

The Hand of God

📺️ Leviticus 9 🔊

¹And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

 ²And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

 ³And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

 ⁴Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.

 ⁵And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.

 ⁶And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.

 ⁷And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.

 ⁸Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

 ⁹And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:

 ¹⁰But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.

 ¹¹And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.

 ¹²And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.

 ¹³And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.

 ¹⁴And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

 ¹⁵And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.

 ¹⁶And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.

 ¹⁷And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

 ¹⁸He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,

 ¹⁹And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:

 ²⁰And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:

 ²¹And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.

 ²²And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.

 ²³And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

 ²⁴And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Written By: God through Inspiration

Penned By: Moses

Date Penned: (1445-1444 BC)

Overview: A Handbook for the Priests and Levites (c 1-27)

Theme: Worshipping a Holy God (c 1-17)

Message: Offerings Presented (v 1-24)

Leviticus 9 Commentary

(9:6-23) Obeying the Lord - In verse 6 Moses said to the people, "This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you." Moses, Aaron, and the people then got to work and followed God's instructions. Soon after, the glory of the Lord appeared. Often we look for God's glorious acts without concern for following his instructions. Do you serve God in the daily routines of life, or do you wait for him to do mighty acts? If you depend only on his glorious acts, you may find yourself sidestepping your everyday duty to obey.

(9:24) A Consuming Fire - As a display of his mighty power, God sent fire to consume Aaron's offering. The Israelites fell to the ground in awe. Today, some people wonder if God really exists because they don't see his activity in the world. But God is at work in today's world just as he was in Moses' world. God displays his power in a variety of ways, sometimes most effectively through the body of believers, which he is using to change the world. When you begin to see acts of love and faith that only God's Spirit could empower, you will realize that these things are just as supernatural as God's mighty physical acts.

Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue in the book of Leviticus with Chapter 9 and in today's text we see the depth of this book as on the surface we see a book of sacrifices but when look closer we see many evidences of the Character of God that we can apply to our lives today. What catches my eye today is is verse 24 where God sent fire from the sky to consume Aaron's Offering. The Israelites fell to ground in Awe as some had never seen God manifest his power. The young had only heard stories of the red sea and Pharaoh but now Gods presence is before them. In making application we too might have only heard of God working in a mighty way but fail to have a sense of urgency towards serving God because we haven't seen His Power in our lives. I remember as a young man being saved and hearing of great revivals. My witness and urgency to serve God was minimal until I went to a Billy Graham Crusade in Atlanta. There in a crowd of 75 thousand I witnessed God showing up and thousands come to Christ in mighty moving of the Hand of God. The event caused me to live for the Lord and my only regret is that I didn't heed what others had told me and served Him with the same effort before that day. How about you? Do you serve the Lord with passion even though you haven't experienced His might Hand in your life? Let us learn from today's text and serve God even though we don't see His Hand working in the forefront of our lives.