The New Covenant sacrifices are far more demanding than the Old Covenant sacrifices. But there are poignant lessons to be learned from animal sacrifices.

We tend to forget how different holy days offerings were under the Old Covenant. However, the important part of giving offerings remains the same.

An offering is a gift given to God. The Bible clearly shows that the requirement for the offering was in force at the time of Adam and Eve.

The offerings of Leviticus, though not necessary under the New Covenant, are invaluable for teaching about Christ in His roles as sacrifice, offerer, and priest.

There must be something to prove we are one with Christ and in union with the Father and the Son. That something is the manner in which we conduct our life.

The burnt offering shows Christ giving Himself completely to God as God's portion. It represents a life fully devoted to God, which is what truly satisfies Him.

The sacrifices teach us about the mind, heart, and character of Jesus. The burnt offering symbolizes complete devotion to God in every aspect of life.

If we want to follow Christ, we must sacrifice, take up our cross, and follow His example of service to God and others.

The peace offering teaches many things, but one of its main symbols is fellowship. Our communion with the Father and the Son obligates us to pursue peace.

The meal offering represents the fulfillment of the second great commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Here is how to understand this offering.

We give peace offerings today through living sacrifice, keeping God's law out of love and to glorify Him rather than just to perform duty.

The most significant offering ever given to a dignitary—gold, frankincense, and myrrh—was given to Jesus Christ by the magi.

God intends that we give ourselves as living sacrifices, mortifying our carnal nature, allowing God to consume our abilities in service.

God is not after our pocketbooks, and those of His servants who emulate Him will not be either. He is interested in our character and our regard for Him.

What God is most interested in is the heart behind the offering, and what is in the heart will be seen in what we are willing to do for the sake of a brother.

God does not do things uselessly, and certainly does not need our physical goods. Being a living sacrifice produces successful living.

How do we, as modern Christians, bear our cross as Jesus commands? Christ meant far more than simply carrying a stake over our shoulders!

The primary function of a priest is to assist people in accessing God so that there can be unity with God. A priest is a bridge-builder between man and God.

The lessons of Abel, Enoch, and Noah in Hebrews 11 are sequential. The lesson of Abel's faith must be understood before Enoch's example can be followed.

God's Word describes the ritual harlot and the sodomite as vile dogs and the basest of people. The wages of sexual immorality would defile any offering.

Whatever the future held, the widow's life with God would always show her love for God, no matter what the circumstances.

What can we give God despite His owning everything? It is not possible to repay what God has done for us, but there are ways we can seek to reciprocate.

Why do so many nominal Christians reject works and obedience to God's law? Largely because they fail to gather God's whole counsel on this subject.

Fear of any kind is never an excuse to break any of God's laws. God wants us to learn the principle of reciprocity- that what we sow we will also reap.

The leavening indicates that the wave loaves speak to this life rather than the resurrection. It is accepted by God only because of the other sacrifices.

In taking undue attention off the self, sacrifice (as an act and as a way of life) creates peace, prosperity, cooperation, and most of all, character.

The widow who gave a mere two mites gave more than all the other contributors combined because she gave out of her poverty with genuine sacrifice.