The Significance of Sacrifices
Who cares about sacrifices in the Old Testament? We as Christians live by the New Testament! But have you ever tried to read through Leviticus? Would it be easier if you could envision patterns instead of repetition? Would you relate with it if you envisioned the quandary of a conscientious Jew in light of the Pharisees’ hypocrisy, the ceremonial laws as the Old Testament requires, and Jesus’ teachings? Would you appreciate it better if you understood how Jesus perfectly fulfilled ALL the law on our behalf? Or even if you envisioned better what it was like to have to sacrifice animals?
The Significance for our Lives
We all could benefit more from the discipline of thankfulness, but how can we be thankful for things we never experienced or even considered? And how can we consider if we can’t comprehend? Wouldn’t this alone make the exercise of exploring the sacrifices worth the effort? This database, Lord willing, will address this need in years to come.
This is a heel bone that was discovered with a bent nail in it which made the nail very difficult to remove. It belonged to Yehohanan ben Hagkol, which was marked in Hebrew on the ossuary, and he was crucified somewhere between 4 B.C. and 70 A.D.
Did you read your Bible lately?
Heather, May 2023
