Day 14 - Sacrifice and Atonement
Day 14 – Sacrifice and Atonement
- Reading: Leviticus 16 and Leviticus 17:11
- Watch – the Bible Project – Atonement
Over days 11-13, we read how God has always had a plan from the time humanity sinned to win back his children and defeat death. Now we jump into the important concept of the old and new covenant. Today we dive into Sacrifice, Atonement and Purification.
- Sacrifice – symbol of justice and grace
- Atonement – to cover over someone’s sin
- Purification – through the blood of an animal. Blood represents life.
These are hard concepts to understand and actually odd to us and the way we live. However, I feel the Bible Project explains these concepts beautifully.
God is on a mission to remove evil from His good world, along with all of its corrosive effects. However, He wants to do it in a way that does not involve removing humans. In this video, we trace the theme of God's "covering" over human evil through animal sacrifices that ultimately point to Jesus and his death and resurrection.