Tag: sacrifice

Obedience: Better than Sacrifice

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Obedience is crucial.  In the Biblical sense, obey means “to hear God’s Word and act accordingly”. 1 Samuel 15:22-23 (NLT) states, “But Samuel replied, ‘What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, He has rejected you as king’.” In this verse Saul was rejected as king because he failed to utterly destroy the Read More

Jesus Who?: Our Atoning Sacrifice

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

This week we are studying Leviticus and Jesus as our Sacrifice, as we continue the series,  Jesus Who?  Last week we studied Genesis and got to know the Jesus of Genesis. He was part of the Trinity, the Godhead and the seed of the woman. In studying Exodus, we were introduced to Jesus, our Passover Lamb.  In the book of Leviticus,  Jesus can be seen in the sacrificial offerings and the priesthood, and the feast days (Find out more about the Feasts of the Lord here).  I will briefly touch on the sacrificial offerings. The book of Exodus ends with where God desires to Read More