2/12 Leviticus 4* - Sin Offerings: Getting Right with God

When we sin, how do we make things right with God? Well, the answer might surprise us, because as we look at Leviticus 4, we'll see that not every sin could be forgiven through the sacrificial system; which will underscore just how important it is that Jesus died for all of our sins. Join us in this important study on this challenging passage! 

DISCUSSION AND STUDY QUESTIONS:

1.    Leviticus 4 talks about what to do when specific people within the community sin, specifically the anointed priests in verse 3, the entire community in verse 13, a leader in verse 22, and the common person in verse 27. How did a person’s relationship to the community affect the kind of guilt that they might bring upon that community? 
2.    Leviticus 4 contains the first occurrence of the word “forgiveness” in the book of Leviticus. How did the podcast explain what forgiveness is? According to verses 20, 26, 31, and 35, how was forgiveness obtained for the people who sought it?
3.    The word “atonement” is literally “at-one-ment”. Who are we “at one with” and what does this mean? According to verses 20, 26, 31 and 35, how was atonement achieved? The podcast spoke about how the root idea of “atonement” was that of “covering.” In these sacrifices, what was being covered? What was it being covered with? How does this help us understand the concept of atonement that we have in Christ? 
4.    What were some of the reasons given in the podcast for why an animal had to die in order to achieve atonement? How does this help us understand Jesus’ death in our place? If Jesus has suffered the death that our sins deserve, what does that mean for us and our life? 
5.    According to verse 2, what kinds of sins were being addressed here? What does Numbers 15:29 say about intentional sins? What do you think it would have been like to carry this weight of intentional sin around? How does 1st John 1:7 or Colossians 2:13-14 address this in the New Covenant? 
6.    How is Christ’s sacrifice a fulfillment of the Sin Offering discussed here in Leviticus 4? How is Christ’s sacrifice even greater than the provision of this sacrifice here? How can we praise Christ for the offering He has made for us?