LESSON 10 Trespass Offering

 LESSON 10

Trespass Offering

Objective: To understand that there is remission in Christ for all our sins not only for those inherited by birth but also trespasses committed individually. Let us, therefore, experience the joy of forgiveness of all our sins in our lives.

Bible Portion: Lev. 5:1-6:7, 7:1-10

Memory Verse: Micah 7: 18-19

Who is a God like YouPardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever Because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion for us and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.

Introduction

We are currently studying the sacrifices in detail. How many important sacrifices are there? Which are the sweet savor offerings, and which are the non-sweet savor offerings? The first type of sacrifice shows what Christ became in the sight of God, and the second type shows what Christ became for us. We identify ourselves with Christ in the sweet savor offerings, while Christ identifies Himself with us (sinners) in the non-sweet savor offerings. Sin offering teaches us that we are sinners by birth, and the remission of our sins can be obtained only through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Trespass offering shows that there is remission for us through Christ for the trespasses (sins) committed by us individually.

Trespasses

Sin is the nature that man has acquired by birth due to man's disobedience. Trespasses (sins) are those transgressions of the law which man

individually committed in his life. Trespasses are those deeds that break the boundaries of the law. There are two types of trespasses: 1) those against God and 2) those against man. Remember the Ten Commandments given by God through Moses. The first four of those are concerned with man's relationship with God, while the other six are concerned with man's relationship with man. Breaking these laws constitutes trespasses, also called transgressions. Trespass offering is instituted to obtain remission of these transgressions. Through the death of Christ on the cross, a believer obtains forgiveness for all his sins, including trespasses. We have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of transgressions (Eph. 1:7; Isa. 53:5, 10).

Sacrificial Objects

The worshipper was permitted to offer any one of the following objects according to his ability as trespass offering:

1. A female goat or lamb (Lev. 5:6)

2. A ram if the trespass is against the holy things of the Lord (Lev. 5:18).

3. Two turtle doves or two young pigeons (Lev. 5:7)

4. Tenth part of an ephah of fine flour (Lev. 5:11)

Method of Offering

The method was the same as that of sin offering. The worshipper brings the animal to the entrance to the tabernacle, places his hand upon its head, and kills it. The priest takes some of its blood, puts it on the horns of the altar, and sprinkles it around the altar. The remaining blood is poured out at the foot of the altar. The fat, the kidneys, and the caul are burnt on the altar. The Priests shall eat the remaining portions of the flesh inside the courts of the Tabernacle. If the offering consists of turtle doves or pigeons, the priest shall wring off the head of one of them, sprinkle some of its blood on the altar, and the rest at the altar. The other dove is offered as a burnt offering on the altar. If the offering is fine flour, no oil or frankincense shall be added to it. The Priest shall take a handful of the flour and burn it on the altar. The remaining flour is like a meal offering for the priest. If the sacrifice is a transgression committed against God, the offering shall be a ram, and the priest shall sacrifice it as a trespass offering.

The different articles for the offering signify different aspects of the divine nature of Jesus Christ. What do goat, sheep, dove, and fine flour show? (Revise what you learned in previous lessons). Jesus Christ suffered silently to bring forgiveness for our sins and trespasses (Isa. poor and suffered 53: 7). He bore our curses (Gal. 3:13). He was born with sorrows (2 Cor. 8:9; Heb. 5:7) and presented His unblemished life to His Father. Let us praise God for the great salvation that we have received through His death on the cross.

Compensation

If the trespass offering is in connection with God's holy things or a neighbor's property, the guilty person has to pay compensation for the cost and more. This is a specialty of the trespass offering. There are two spiritual meanings underlying the compensation clause;

1. Christ's death has restored all the losses of mankind completely. The glory that is stored for the redeemed children of God is much more than the glory that Adam had before his fall (1 John 3:2). God has saved us by the gospel to give us the glory of Jesus Christ (2 Thes. 2:14; Isa. 40:1-2).

2. A man who repents and is saved must compensate for the trespasses he committed against God and men earlier - seek pardon from those he wronged, return properties wrongly acquired, and be reconciled with people where reconciliation is needed. When Zacchaeus came into contact with Jesus, he restored all that he had taken from any man through cheating (Luke 19:8).

Examine yourself seriously: have you obtained the redemption, the forgiveness of transgressions?

Questions

1. What is the difference between sin and trespasses (sin) according to the scriptures?

2. What are trespasses? How are they classified?

3. Which are the objects used as trespass offerings, and how are they pointing to the divine nature of Christ?

4. Explain the spiritual meaning of the compensation to be paid in relation to the trespass offering.