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The book of Leviticus is a book of worship. It describes the relationship that is possible between God and man. It deals with life and death. It shows that the way to life is through death; it is by the shedding of blood, the giving of life that sins are forgiven, that sinners are made righteous and given eternal life as well as spiritual life – and life to the full.

God provided a way for sinners to have relationship to a holy God. That is man’s greatest problem; man is sinful - God is holy. Therefore, God gave Israel provisions not only for the offerings of worship, but also sacrifices and offerings for sin and guilt; to make atonement for their sin; that their sin might be forgiven.

All of Leviticus contains sermon after sermon pointing the way to Jesus. You will find Jesus in the burnt offering, the peace offering, grain offering, the thanksgiving offering, and of course the sin and guilt offering.

His blood is the scarlet thread woven throughout the word of God from Genesis to Revelation.

Last week we saw Jesus in the greatest day on the Jewish calendar; Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is on this day, and this day alone, the high priest could enter the holiest of holy places in the temple; the place where the mercy seat, covered with the golden seraphim, rested upon the ark of the covenant. It was an image of the very throne room of God in heaven.

In that holiest of holy places in the temple, where the very presence of God dwelt, the high priest would enter, once a year. He would bring a fire pan of coals from the altar into the holiest place and pour two handfuls of sweet incense on the fire – a picture of the prayers of the saints before God. He would then sprinkle the blood of the bull for a sin offering for himself upon the mercy seat and then the blood of a goat as a sin offering for the people.

It’s all a picture of the fact that because of the blood of Jesus that was offered in the throne room of God in heaven itself, we now, with our sins forgiven, can draw near, with confidence, to the God of heaven. But there’s more…

The high priest would then lay his hands on the head of a second goat and confess the sins of all the people. That goat would then be led into the wilderness, bearing their iniquities, never to return.

That second goat is quite mysterious. The meaning in Hebrew is not obvious and even some Jewish scholars have been confused as to its meaning. The word in Hebrew is azazel – ‘azaz’ means strength, and ‘el’ means God.

Read those verses in Leviticus 16:8-9 again but use the Hebrew Azazel instead of the word scapegoat. “One lot fell for Jehovah and the other lot fell for Azazel.” Some Jewish scholars thought Azazel was a fallen angel, a demon of the desert to whom was sent the second goat. To which I say, be careful; Satan must have no part in your relationship to God. If you are in the kingdom of God, then have no part in the kingdom of darkness. “Choose you this day whom you will serve.”

And that brings us to Leviticus 17 where God makes clear to the children of Israel that they must bring their sacrifices to the Lord at the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, as sacrifices of peace offerings to Jehovah. And they shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons in the wilderness as they had done before. “You’re in the kingdom of God now,” God was saying.
I. Choose You This Day Whom You Will Serve

 Israel had lived in Egypt 400 years and had become accustomed to numerous gods. No more, God was saying, serve God and God alone. No longer should they sacrifice to the goat demons “with which they played the harlot.”

 Israel wanted both; they wanted Jehovah, but they didn’t want to let go of the gods they served when they were in Egypt.

 The same is true today. Many want God on their terms; they don’t want to let go of what the world has to offer.

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