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Leviticus 22:19

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The offering must be a male that has no defects from your cattle, sheep, or goats in order to be accepted.

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Your animal must be a one-year-old male that has no defects. You may choose a lamb or a young goat.

“If your offering is a sheep or goat, you must bring a male that has no defects.

“Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the Lord, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats.

“If you bring a burnt offering from your cattle, you must offer a male that has no defects. Offer it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that the Lord will accept you.

Indeed, no one who has a physical defect may ever come near ⌞the altar⌟. That means anyone who is blind or lame, who has a disfigured face, a deformity,

“If someone brings a lamb as his offering for sin, he must bring a female that has no defects.

While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Leave that innocent man alone. I’ve been very upset today because of a dream I had about him.”

Pilate saw that he was not getting anywhere. Instead, a riot was breaking out. So Pilate took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. He said, “I won’t be guilty of killing this man. Do what you want!”

He said, “I’ve sinned by betraying an innocent man.” They replied, “What do we care? That’s your problem.”

An army officer and those watching Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things happening. They were terrified and said, “Certainly, this was the Son of God!”

He told them, “You brought me this man as someone who turns the people against the government. I’ve questioned him in front of you and haven’t found this man guilty of the crimes of which you accuse him.

Our punishment is fair. We’re getting what we deserve. But this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”

When an army officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Certainly, this man was innocent!”

Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, “I’m bringing him out to you to let you know that I don’t find this man guilty of anything.”

God had Christ, who was sinless, take our sin so that we might receive God’s approval through him.

Then he could present it to himself as a glorious church, without any kind of stain or wrinkle—holy and without faults.

But if an animal is lame or blind or has any other serious defect—never sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God.

Rather, the payment that freed you was the precious blood of Christ, the lamb with no defects or imperfections.

This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.




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