献祭
利未记一章1至8节
1耶和华从会幕中呼叫摩西，对他说：
2你晓谕以色列人说：你们中间若有人献供物给耶和华，要从牛群羊群中献牲畜为供物。
3他的供物若以牛为燔祭，就要在会幕门口献一只没有残疾的公牛，可以在耶和华面前蒙悦纳。
4他要按手在燔祭牲的头上，燔祭便蒙悦纳，为他赎罪。
5他要在耶和华面前宰公牛；亚伦子孙作祭司的，要奉上血，把血洒在会幕门口、坛的周围。
6那人要剥去燔祭牲的皮，把燔祭牲切成块子。
7祭司亚伦的子孙要把火放在坛上，把柴摆在火上。
8亚伦子孙作祭司的，要把肉块和头并脂油摆在坛上火的柴上。
信息分享
它们排列的次序正好预示了基督为我们所成就一切。不过，昔日的以色列人若想进到神的面前，却要由最后一种献祭开始(即赎愆祭)，一步一步来到最先的燔祭。
人可以选择用三种牲畜作为燔祭的供物：无残疾的公牛(5节)、绵羊或山羊(10节)；若买不起公牛或羊，可以改用斑鸠或雏鸽(14节)。换言之，贫穷不是一个借口，让人不按照神的心意来献祭。
祭司要在会幕的门口，当着众人面前把祭牲宰掉，再放在祭坛上面献祭。
百姓要甘心乐意地献上燔祭。当他主动献祭的时候，他是真心地向主表示：「主啊，我愿意将我的生命完全呈献给你。当这只祭牲在坛上全然烧上的时候，我的心和生命也同样是全然奉献给你。」他要按手在燔祭物上(4节)，表示与牠认同，也就是说，他表示「这祭牲代表了我。」
你可以看见这一切所预表的耶稣基督吗？耶稣基督过了无罪的一生，没有人能够找出祂的污点，连神自己也对祂说：「这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。」神所喜悦的，是耶稣基督的完全顺服。
基督降世是为了遵行神的旨意，祂甘心乐意地献上自己。燔祭的供物要被宰杀，因此，耶稣基督便按着神的旨意，为了我们而舍弃祂的生命。
基督只有一个心愿，就是遵行神的旨意。在这方面，我们能否做到呢？我们如何证明自己是甘心乐意地奉献给神？今天，神不要我们献上燔祭，却要我们按照祂的心意和圣灵的带领而活。
祷告：
主啊，我愿将今天献给你，求你帮助我按照你的心意而活。
THE OFFERINGS
Leviticus 1:1-8
1 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.
3 ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord.
4 Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
5 He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
6 And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire.
8 Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;
Message
The order in which they are given speaks of Christ. However, when an Israelite wanted to approach God, he started with the last one, the trespass offering, and moved through to the first.
There were three offerings a man might bring for the burnt offering-a young bullock unmarked in any way. Or he could bring a sheep or a goat (v. 10). If he was very poor, he could bring a pigeon. Poverty could never be used as an excuse for not doing what God wanted.
The offering had to be done publicly before the door of the tabernacle. His offering had to be killed in front of everyone before being placed on the altar.
It was also a voluntary offering. By doing this he was saying, 'Lord, I want my life to be wholly given over to you. As this animal is wholly burned on the altar, so I want my heart and life to be wholly yours.' He also had to lay his hand on the offering (v. 4) to be identified with it. In other words he was saying 'This offering stands for myself. It is a substitute for me.'
Can you see Jesus Christ in all of this? No one ever found a blemish in the life of Jesus. God himself said 'I am well pleased with this my Son'. God saw in Christ perfect obedience, inwardly as well as outwardly.
Christ came to do the will of God. He came because he wanted to. The burnt offering had to die, so Jesus Christ laid down his life in the will of God for you and for me.
Christ's one desire was to do the Father's will. Are we even half as willing as he was? What is the outward expression of our willingness? It is not a burnt offering today, but a life lived in obedience to God's will and the direction of the Holy Spirit.
A PRAYER: Lord help me live according to your will today.