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sin offering
Definition:
The "sin offering" was one of several sacrifices that God required the Israelites to offer.
- This offering involved sacrificing a bull, burning its blood and fat on the altar, and taking the rest of the animal's body and burning it on the ground outside the Israelite camp.
- The complete burning up of this animal sacrifice shows how holy God is and how terrible sin is.
- The Bible teaches that in order for there to be a cleansing from sin, blood must be shed to pay the cost for the sin that was committed.
- Animal sacrifices could not permanently bring about forgiveness of sin.
- Jesus' death on the cross paid the penalty for sin, for all time. He was the perfect sin offering.
(See also: ../other/altar.md, ../other/cow.md, ../kt/forgive.md, ../other/sacrifice.md, ../kt/sin.md)