Crystallization-Study of Leviticus
Message Eight
Taking Christ as Our Trespass Offering
for God’s Purpose
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
If we say that we do not have sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.-1 John 1:8-9
…He shall bring his trespass offering to Jehovah for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a sheep or a goat, as a sin offering; and the priest shall make expiation for him on account of his sin.- Lev. 5:6
Word of Appetizer
Do you know where does a trespass come from? What is its source?
Leviticus 5:7 says, “And if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring as his trespass offering to Jehovah for that in which he has sinned two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.” Here we see that two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, form the trespass offering. This signifies that a trespass is out of the inward sin and out of not living for God. The inward sin needs the sin offering. Not living for God needs the burnt offering. The two are a complete type of Christ as the trespass offering resolving our sins.
Spiritual Burden
In taking Christ as our trespass offering, we need to make a thorough confession of all our shortcomings, weaknesses, wrongdoings, and sinfulness in order to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
When we experience the marriage of our transgression and repentance with God’s forgiveness, we become very useful in the building up of the church.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
The trespass offering signifies Christ as our offering resolving the problem of sins in our conduct.
The trespass offering eventually becomes the sin offering, signifying that Christ’s redemption for our sin resolves the problem of sin in its two aspects: sin in our inward nature and sins in our outward conduct
Two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, form a trespass offering, signifying that the source of every trespass is the sin that is in our flesh,
and the reason for every trespass is our not living absolutely for God
In Leviticus 5:11 fine flour, signifying the humanity of Jesus, is used for a sin offering, signifying that we commit sins because we are short of the humanity of Jesus.
The Experience of Life
Taking Christ as our trespass offering with the confession of our sins is the way to keep ourselves in the fellowship of life for our growth in life unto the maturity in life; Taking Christ as our trespass offering to receive the forgiveness of sins issues in our fearing God and loving God.
Practice and Application
In taking Christ as our trespass offering, we need to make a thorough confession of all our shortcomings, weaknesses, wrongdoings, and sinfulness in order to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
If we are to live a holy life separated from death, we need to exercise care concerning our contact with people .To touch the uncleanness of spiritual death is the most serious thing in the eyes of God; We need to be Nazarites who are separated from death and filled with life,“anti-death”.
Using Key Verses to Have a Bird’s-Eye View over the Whole Outline
Key Verses (1)
If we say that we do not have sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all Unrighteousness. -1 John 1:8-9
…He shall bring his trespass offering to Jehovah for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a sheep or a goat, as a sin offering; and the priest shall make expiation for him on account of his sin. -Lev 5:6
The trespass offering signifies Christ as our offering resolving the problem of sins in our conduct
we need to make a thorough confession of all our shortcomings, weaknesses……
The trespass offering eventually becomes the sin offering
I. Thetrespass offeringsignifies Christ as our offering resolving the problem of sins in our conduct:
. Taking Christ as our trespass offering with the confession of our sins is the way to keep ourselves in the fellowship of life for our growth in life unto the maturity in life.
. Taking Christ as our trespass offering to receive the forgiveness of sins issues in our fearing God and loving God.
II. In taking Christ as our trespass offering, we need to make a thorough confession of all our shortcomings, weaknesses, wrongdoings, and sinfulness in order to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
III. The trespass offering eventually becomes the sin offering, signifying that Christ’s redemption for our sin resolves the problem of sin in its two aspects: sin in our inward nature and sins in our outward conduct.
Key Verses (2)
And if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring as his trespass offering to Jehovah for that in which he has sinned two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.- Lev.5:7
Whatever has a divided hoof, that is, has its hoof split in two, and chews the cud among the beasts, that you may eat. -Lev.11:3
Or if anyone touches any unclean thing, whether the carcass of an unclean animal or the carcass of unclean cattle or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and it escapes his notice, and he is unclean, then he will be guilty.- Lev.5:2
One for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, form a trespass offering
Four particular items that need the trespass offering
IV. Two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, form a trespass offering, signifying that the source of every trespass is the sin that is in our flesh, and the reason for every trespass is our not living absolutely for God.
V. Leviticus 5 speaks of four particular items that need the trespass offering so that God’s people can live a holy, clean, and rejoicing life for them to be incorporated with the Triune God for His Glory.
. To fail to testify to the truth concerning what we know.
. To touch the uncleanness of spiritual death is the most serious thing in the eyes of God.
. The uncleanness of man signifies that everything that is discharged from the natural man and the natural life, whether good or bad, is unclean.
. To speak rashly before God.
Key Verses (3)
But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for that which he has sinned, the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it nor put any frankincense upon it, for it is a sin offering. -Lev. 5:11
And he shall make restitution for the holy thing in which he has sinned, and he shall add to it a fifth part of it and give it to the priest. And the priest shall make expiation for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven.- Lev 5:16
…David begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah. -Matt. 1:6
We commit sins because we are short of the humanity of Jesus
Making restitution and adding to it one-fifth more
“David begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah”
VI. In Leviticus 5:11 fine flour, signifying the humanity of Jesus, is used for a sin offering, signifying that we commit sins because we are short of the humanity of Jesus:
VII. Making restitution and adding to it one-fifth more signifies that the one who offers the trespass offering should be righteous in material things according to the divine scale, standard, and measurement.
VIII. “David begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah”.
A. Psalm 51 was composed after David’s great sin in murdering Uriah and robbing him of his wife and then being rebuked by Nathan.
B. The issue of the “marriage” of David’s transgression and repentance with God’s forgiveness was Solomon (“peaceful”), the one who built the temple of God.
Prophesying Topics—Twelve Topics per Week
D1
T1The trespass offering signifies Christ as our offering resolving the problem of sins in our conduct (1 Pet. 2:24)
(Please illustrate what are the differences between the trespass offering and the sin offering.)
T2In taking Christ as our trespass offering, we need to make a thorough confession of all our shortcomings, (Acts 24:16)
（Please give examples to illustrate that Thorough confession, we are filled with the Spirit within ）
D2
T1Minister Christ to the dear ones who are in sin. (1John5:16)
(We may know of some saints who have been committing sins and still come to the Lord’s Table.
What shall we do?)
T2The trespass offering eventually becomes the sin offering (Lev. 5:6-8, 11-12)
(Please illustrate what does it signify that the trespass offering eventually becomes the sin offering.)
D3
T1Two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, form the trespass offering (Lev5:7)
（Please illustrate that in Leviticus 5:7 we can see the source of a trespass and also the reason for a trespass. ）
T2 Leviticus 5 speaks of four particular items that need the trespass offering (Lev5:1-4)
（Please illustrate that Leviticus 5 speaks of four particular items that need the trespass offering, What is the purpose of this?）
D4
T1 to touch the uncleanness of spiritual death is the most serious thing in the eyes of God (Lev. 5:2):
（Please illustrate that If we are to live a holy life separated from death, we need to exercise care concerning our contact with people.）
T2The carcasses of these three kinds of animals signify three kinds of death.（Lev11:31）
（Please illustrate death is more defiling than sin according to the type of the old testament.）
D5
T1With the natural man there is uncleanness.（Lev5:3）
（Please give examples to illustrate that Everything that is discharged from the natural man and the natural life is unclean.）
T2To speak rashly before God, indicates that we do not live for God and do not fear God (Lev.5:4)
（Please illustrate what attitude does the one who fears the Lord should have on speaking and on the views of the things.）
D6
T1in His humanity Jesus has no sin in Him (Lev5:11)
（Please illustrate that we commit sins because we are short of the humanity of Jesus）
T2The issue of the “marriage” of David’s transgression and repentance with God’s forgiveness was Solomon (2 Sam. 7:12-14)
（Please illustrate that When we experience the marriage of our transgression and repentance with God’s forgiveness, we become very useful in the building up of the church.）
