+DEV+ Jesus: The Bloody Sacrifice

Date: July 24, 2012 1:01 AM
Topic: +DEV+  Jesus: The Bloody Sacrifice

Jesus: The Bloody Sacrifice

"The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them."  (Genesis 3:21)
Scripture Focus: Genesis 3:17-24

Although Adam and Eve did not immediately die when they ate of the forbidden tree, their relationship with their Creator was severed. They died spiritually and lost sweet communion with God. Ashamed to appear before Him, they attempted to cover their nakedness with leaves. But God's Word says that "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22). The Bible's first foreshadowing of the principle of substitutionary atonement - that One can die in place of the many - is here in Genesis.

Throughout the Old Testament we read of thousands of animal sacrifices. Their blood runs thick. Yet Hebrews 10:4 says that "...it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." Why then did God require their deaths? To point to the One whose death could atone for sin - the Lord Jesus Christ. Only His blood is effective in dealing with sin - the One for the many. The restoration of sweet fellowship with the Creator is foreshadowed in the death of animals whose skin covered the first couple's nakedness.

Insight: People May Try To Hide From God In Religious Ceremonies And "Good Works." Fellowship With The Creator Is Through The Blood Of Jesus.