Leviticus 6
8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
Can I stop right here and ask you to meditate upon this Word?
Every good and fruitful conversation should be attended by parties that are on the same page. You can read the commentaries and see what great learned men who dedicated their lives to the Lord have said. You can read the margins of your study bibles and see what the authors of those writing want you to understand.
But will you lay aside every weight and see what the Lord has to say to you about this?
I called this Ashes 1 because I had to give it a title but do not allow that to be your focus.
See you tomorrow and I pray you will share with me what the Lord reveals.
I cannot assume or presume that a “religious” act that I may do pleases the Lord if it is beyond what He has said.
That comes to mind first as I ponder this portion.
Eager to see other contributions.
Thanks for stimulating us all with this Q.
I love meditating on the burnt offering…that was an offering that was totally for God. It reminds me totally of the Lord Jesus….”I do always those things that please My Father.” His life was a total passion of pleasing His Father, and every thought, every action was always in the “clean place”. This is the example that should (but doesn’t always) motivate my life. In Leviticus 1, the sacrifice could be a bullock, a sheep, or 2 pigeons or turtle dove’s, depending on what the offerer could afford. I bow in worship before my Savior Who chose ME as the object of His love and made such an awesome sacrifice to bring me into relationship with God. Thank you for opening this “door”.
Thanks Ron. That is great insight. Totally for the Lord. Love it.
Keep them coming as we explore this word this week.