Leviticus 6:10 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.

I think we can all see that the garments represent putting on Christ, our High Priest. Can you agree?

Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

I do not think it anything special in a priest putting on Christ, I expect it. No surprises there. But look to when he put on Christ, as representing Christ in acting out the law of the burnt offering. He put on Christ after the sacrifice was consumed upon the alter.

Why is that significant? Think about it for a minute.

1 Corinthians 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Christ is our Passover, He is the sacrifice, but it is the risen Christ who takes the ashes off the alter of sacrifice and lays it down beside the alter. This is not the Jesus who walked in perfection in His ministry prior to the Cross. This is the risen Christ. Our identity is in the risen savior not the perfect man.

If you see something else, please share.

Tomorrow we shall talk about the ashes that the risen Lord has placed beside the alter.

Think on that and be prepared to comment on what you see in Leviticus 6:11.

Leviticus 6:8-13

^“This is the law of the burnt offering:”

I draw out this one portion from the five lines of text. I missed it in my first five readings or so. It was upon meditating upon the Word that the significance was brought out.

We all know that God makes laws. So often we look at those laws as commandments, as the Lord told Moses, “Command Aaron and his sons”. I get it. We are commanded.

What is the Lord’s part? We so often focus on our part, clarity of understanding, observance, faithfulness, and performance review. What about the fact that God, in making this law has a part in His response to the very law He spoke?

So much of what God commanded was conditional. “If you will, I will.” All those things were given on condition. The blessings were conditional upon performance. God could withhold blessings based on our performance. Here in the law of the burnt offering there is no conditional language. It is stated as factual. God does this period. Our perfection in performance is not an issue, only God’s part is perfect as He is perfect.

“It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar”.

The condition of what constitutes a burnt offering is not in the burning, nor in the sacrifice, nor in the performance or faithfulness on our part but rather the location. Upon the alter.

To give a thing to the Lord, don’t you have to be in His presence?

I have to admit that often I get so wrapped up in the act that I have left the Lord out of it.

Can you relate?