As we continue to make sense of the Sacrificial system of the Book of Leviticus, today we turn to Leviticus 3 to unpack the idea of Peace Offerings and we'll see that these are extremely relevant to our lives today. Peace offerings point us to the fellowship we have with God once atonement and consecration has occurred, and although we may not still offer these sacrifices to the Lord, these still teach us spiritual principles in that go into walking in peace with God. Join us!

DISCUSSION AND THOUGHT QUESTIONS:

1. What was the “nutshell” description of a peace offering that was given in the podcast?

2. The word “peace” was based on the Hebrew word “Shalom”. Shalom meant wholeness, completeness and health. How is that a helpful understanding of the peace with now have with God?

3. The podcast mentioned several formal times when “Peace Offerings” were offered to the Lord (Feast of Weeks, the Nazarite Vow, the installation of priests). How did these events demonstrate the gratitude of God’s people, or the fellowship they had with the Lord, or the desire to seek Him?

4. Verse 1 doesn’t specify what kind of animal was to be offered, nor what gender it was to be, but it does require something for this animal? What was required and what did this reflect in the heart of the worshipper?

5. What were some of the reasons given in the podcast for the specificity of these sacrifices?

6. When you think about how the animal innards went to God and the meat went to the worshipper, how does this reflect the Lord’s graciousness towards us?

7. Verse 5 tells us that the “Peace Offering” was to be “on top of” the other offerings (ESV/NIV). How does this help us understand the stages of worship and the subsequent peace the worshipper had with God?

8. How does Romans 5:1-2 help us understand the peace with have with God through Jesus? In what ways was Jesus an offering for us?

9. The podcast described the lengthy process that would go into the Old Testament process of reestablishing peace with God. How would this have given the worshiper time to reflect on their situation with the Lord? How can we incorporate a similar kind of contemplation into our relationship with God?

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