2.9.2025 | Worship at the Tabernacle
Leviticus 16; 19; 26
Have you ever heard the term “scape goat?” This is phrase describes how a person or group takes the blame for others, but did you know this term actually came from the bible? After sacrificing one animal, Leviticus 16:20 talks about how the High Priest would symbolically lay the sins of the Israelites onto a live goat, and then send the goat into the wilderness. This was the scape goat.
God gave the Israelites rules for how they should worship and what to do when they sinned. The Israelites were commanded to worship God through offerings and sacrifices. One of the most important ways the Israelites were commanded to worship God was through the sin offering.
Because sin must be punished, the sin offering required the Israelites to sacrifice an animal. This sacrifice could not fully cover the penalty of sin, so more sacrifices had to be made. It was a sad reminder of the consequences of sin.
The sacrifices God required of His people were a hint of what God was going to do to forgive sinners. We no longer need to offer sacrifices because we trust in Jesus. Jesus offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice that takes away our sin once and for all. Jesus became our scape goat!
God instructed the Israelites to sacrifice animals to demonstrate the forgiveness and removal of sin. God gave His one and only Son, Jesus, as the perfect and final sacrifice for sin. Anyone who trusts in Jesus is forgiven of their sins and made clean forever.
Memory Verse & Question
Family Prayer Time
Mornings
Offer your day to God and ask Him to be glorified through everything You do. How can your obedience be an act of worship?
Evenings
Make a list of ways you can worship God. Thank Him for giving us many options to offer the praise He deserves. What are some ways You worshiped God today?
Family Activities
For Fun
Use the Internet to look up funny laws that are technically still enforceable in the United States. Talk about how those laws might have once had a purpose, but are no longer needed. Now, flip through the book of Leviticus together and read some of the laws God gave the Israelites. Some of these laws are no longer needed, but they still show us how we are to relate to a holy God. Talk about some of the ways your family can use offerings as a way to worship God.
To Serve
Make a monetary donation to a local ministry or missionary partner of your church. Ask each family member to contribute money to the offering. Talk with kids about how our offerings allow us to thank God for all He provides and celebrate what He can do through the ministry of those you support.
