KJB Daily
Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Friday, February 05, 2016
Chapters: Leviticus 16-18
Message: Leviticus: The Scapegoat
Hello My Friend,
Perhaps the most exciting thing about being saved apart from being cast into hell when we die is the fact that we are set free from our sins. We are no longer held bondage to the stupid, messed up, or impulsive things we have done, past,, present, and even future. Jesus set us free the second we believed He is the only one capable of removing our sins. Praise God! Now, if we are still holding ourselves bondage to sin, it is not God who is doing it, it is us, and it is time to put the past or present sins behind us and be free. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” - Galatians 5:1.
Scapegoat, escape-goat, To flee from and avoid. I remember hearing this when I was younger, an innocent person was often used as a scapegoat or decoy to let a guilty person escape from getting caught themselves. I imagine that we have all done things and escaped the punishment we should have deserved if we got caught. I believe that even if we do escape the punishment, some way, some how we do pay for what we have done. Every year a special offering was to be made, this was the Day of Atonement. On this day the high priest could make an atonement for the entire congregation for their sins of the past year. In addition to the daily sin, trespass, and peace offerings there were the offerings of two goats, one as a sacrifice for God and the other to be the scapegoat, this goat would be released into the wilderness carrying all the sins of the congregation with it.
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.” - Leviticus 16:21-24,32-34.
“and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,” When Jesus hung on the cross He not only became the sacrificial goat to atone for the sins of His congregation (believers), He became the scapegoat as well. All of our transgressions and sins were taken to that cross with Jesus, His death paid the price, we escape the punishment we deserve ourselves. “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” - Colossians 2:14-14. Praise God!
While God chose the Israelites to the people He would show the rest of the world His power and sovereignty, He did not limit others from worshiping Him. He allowed anyone, Jew or stranger to come to Him for atonement. All of the cattle offered were to be presented at the door of the tabernacle, after the sacrifices were accepted, the flesh was to be returned to the offerer to be eaten as a peace offering. God gave strict warnings against offering these animals just anywhere, to any god, and the devil.
“To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.” - Leviticus 17:5-9.
“even that man shall be cut off from among his people.” There is only one door and sacrifice acceptable to God, Jesus Christ. No one can get to God without Christ, no amount of sacrifices, good deeds, or even praying can save us, we must know Christ personally as our Saviour to be accepted by God, otherwise we will be cut off from among His people. “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:” - Luke 13:24,25.
Today, we no longer need to travel miles to a particular place in order to make an atonement with God. And the sacrifices we now offer are spiritual, not confined to any one place, they exist and rest in one person, Jesus Christ. He is our Altar and Tabernacle, in which God dwells, and He is now among all who believe in Him. With that said, we still must present ourselves as children of God, not the devil. God stresses the importance of the Israelites or any stranger that chooses to dwell with them follow His commands.
“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.” - Leviticus 18:3-5,21-24,30.
“that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs,” While all sin separates us from God, some are an abomination to Him, meaning they are detestable. Of all sins, the most detestable to Him are ones done with the flesh, sins of the flesh destroy the body, therefore, he will put us out from the congregation, meaning He'll take us home before He watches us continue to defile our bodies.
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,15,18-20.
Today's Prayer: God, Thank You for Your indwelling Spirit that replaces my sinful nature with a spiritual one. Lord, teach me Your ways, and let me not be hard hearted to receive them. As I walk in Your ways year after year, I become aware of sins that separate me from You. Help me to remove all sin that keeps me from receiving the blessings You have for me, and give m the strength to walk in Your Spirit at all times and not my flesh. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Friday, February 05, 2016
Chapters: Leviticus 16-18
Message: Leviticus: The Scapegoat
Hello My Friend,
Perhaps the most exciting thing about being saved apart from being cast into hell when we die is the fact that we are set free from our sins. We are no longer held bondage to the stupid, messed up, or impulsive things we have done, past,, present, and even future. Jesus set us free the second we believed He is the only one capable of removing our sins. Praise God! Now, if we are still holding ourselves bondage to sin, it is not God who is doing it, it is us, and it is time to put the past or present sins behind us and be free. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” - Galatians 5:1.
Scapegoat, escape-goat, To flee from and avoid. I remember hearing this when I was younger, an innocent person was often used as a scapegoat or decoy to let a guilty person escape from getting caught themselves. I imagine that we have all done things and escaped the punishment we should have deserved if we got caught. I believe that even if we do escape the punishment, some way, some how we do pay for what we have done. Every year a special offering was to be made, this was the Day of Atonement. On this day the high priest could make an atonement for the entire congregation for their sins of the past year. In addition to the daily sin, trespass, and peace offerings there were the offerings of two goats, one as a sacrifice for God and the other to be the scapegoat, this goat would be released into the wilderness carrying all the sins of the congregation with it.
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.” - Leviticus 16:21-24,32-34.
“and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,” When Jesus hung on the cross He not only became the sacrificial goat to atone for the sins of His congregation (believers), He became the scapegoat as well. All of our transgressions and sins were taken to that cross with Jesus, His death paid the price, we escape the punishment we deserve ourselves. “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” - Colossians 2:14-14. Praise God!
While God chose the Israelites to the people He would show the rest of the world His power and sovereignty, He did not limit others from worshiping Him. He allowed anyone, Jew or stranger to come to Him for atonement. All of the cattle offered were to be presented at the door of the tabernacle, after the sacrifices were accepted, the flesh was to be returned to the offerer to be eaten as a peace offering. God gave strict warnings against offering these animals just anywhere, to any god, and the devil.
“To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.” - Leviticus 17:5-9.
“even that man shall be cut off from among his people.” There is only one door and sacrifice acceptable to God, Jesus Christ. No one can get to God without Christ, no amount of sacrifices, good deeds, or even praying can save us, we must know Christ personally as our Saviour to be accepted by God, otherwise we will be cut off from among His people. “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:” - Luke 13:24,25.
Today, we no longer need to travel miles to a particular place in order to make an atonement with God. And the sacrifices we now offer are spiritual, not confined to any one place, they exist and rest in one person, Jesus Christ. He is our Altar and Tabernacle, in which God dwells, and He is now among all who believe in Him. With that said, we still must present ourselves as children of God, not the devil. God stresses the importance of the Israelites or any stranger that chooses to dwell with them follow His commands.
“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.” - Leviticus 18:3-5,21-24,30.
“that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs,” While all sin separates us from God, some are an abomination to Him, meaning they are detestable. Of all sins, the most detestable to Him are ones done with the flesh, sins of the flesh destroy the body, therefore, he will put us out from the congregation, meaning He'll take us home before He watches us continue to defile our bodies.
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,15,18-20.
Today's Prayer: God, Thank You for Your indwelling Spirit that replaces my sinful nature with a spiritual one. Lord, teach me Your ways, and let me not be hard hearted to receive them. As I walk in Your ways year after year, I become aware of sins that separate me from You. Help me to remove all sin that keeps me from receiving the blessings You have for me, and give m the strength to walk in Your Spirit at all times and not my flesh. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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