9. Ongoing sacrifices Heb. 10:11–14, 18 9. Sacrifices no longer needed
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:10 peace offerings. See note on 3:1–17.
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:11 entrails, and its dung. This identifies the major internal organs of an animal, including the intestines' waste content.
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:12 carry outside the camp. This was a symbolic gesture of removing the sin from the people (cf. Heb. 13:11–13 in reference to Christ).
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:13–21 Sacrifices for the sin of the congregation were to follow essentially the same procedure as that for the sin of priests (4:3–12).
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:16 the anointed priest. See note on 4:3.
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:22–26 These are sacrifices for the sin of a ruler. The blood of the sacrifice was not sprinkled in the Holy Place, as for the priest or congregation (4:6, 17), but only on the altar of burnt offering.
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 4:27–35 These are sacrifices for the sin of an individual. Either a goat (vv. 27–31) or a lamb (vv. 32–35) could be sacrificed in much the same manner as the offering for a ruler (vv. 22–26).
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON 5:1–13 Dealing with unintentional sins continues with an emphasis on sins of omission (vv. 1–4). Lambs/goats (v. 6), birds (vv. 7–10), or flour (vv. 11–13) were acceptable sacrifices.
Old Testament Sacrifices Compared to Christ's Sacrifice
Old Testament Sacrifices Compared to Christ's Sacrifice Leviticus Hebrews 1. Old Covenant (temporary) Heb. 7:22; 8:6, 13; 10:20 1. New Covenant (permanent) 2. Obsolete promises Heb. 8:6–13 2. Better promises 3. A shadow Heb. 8:5; 9:23–24; 10:1 3. The reality 4. Aaronic priesthood (many) Heb. 6:19–7:25 4. Melchizedekian priesthood (one) 5. Sinful priesthood Heb. 7:26, 27; 9:7 5. Sinless priest 6. Limited-by-death priesthood Heb. 7:16, 17, 23, 24 6. Forever priesthood 7. Daily sacrifices Heb. 7:27; 9:12, 25, 26; 10:9, 10, 12 7. Once-for-all sacrifice 8. Animal sacrifices Heb. 9:11–15, 26; 10:4–10, 19 8. Sacrifice of God's Son 9. Ongoing sacrifices Heb. 10:11–14, 18 9. Sacrifices no longer needed
10. One year atonement Heb. 7:25; 9:12, 15; 10:1–4, 12 10. Eternal propitiation