Lev 4:5-7
Then the anointed priest is to take some of the blood of the
bull and bring it to the tent of meeting.
:6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and
sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of
the sanctuary.
:7 The priest shall also put some of the blood on the horns
of the altar of fragrant incense which is before the LORD, in front of the veil
of the sanctuary.
I love this!!! Father, You are so AWESOME and wondrous in
all of Your ways! I am so amazed at the
intricate details given to Moses for the Tabernacle. They all point to Jesus!
From the above passage the rite of sin offerings was to
sprinkle the blood of the sacrifice 7 times right in front of the veil which
separated the Holy Place
and the Holy of Holies. Then some of the
blood was put on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense which is in the Holy Place before
the veil.
In reading Gill’s commentary the sprinkling of the blood is
a “figure of the blood of Christ, called, in allusion
to this rite, the blood of sprinkling; which being presented before the Lord,
calls for pardon from him, and sprinkled on the conscience, speaks peace there,
and perfectly cleanses from all sin, which the seven times sprinkling is a
symbol of:.
The number 7 is representative of
perfection in the Scriptures. This rite
was looking to the blood of Christ shed, once and for all, for mankind. The 7
time sprinkling can represent our being forgiven perfectly, and our conscience
cleansed perfectly also. Therefore, we
as believers today, can have perfect peace and not be burdened with guilt or
condemnation for the blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed us from all sin (Heb
7:27) once and for all.
May we value the preciousness of
the blood of Jesus Christ and never forget the price He paid to make us
acceptable to God, the Father. To make us perfect, beautiful, precious, and
without the stain of sin in the eyes of the Father. Redeemed! Perfectly loved!
Thank You Father for the love
you have demonstrated toward us (Romans 5:8) through Jesus Christ, Lord of all!
