Exodus 29: 38-46, “Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.”
Even though the priests had to be supported on a regular basis, the entire ceremonial process also had to be followed on a daily basis as well. A lamb had to be offered in the morning and another one in the evening. The priests even had to do this on the day of rest (compare Matt 12: 5, “Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”). The offering of sacrifices was important enough to supersede the Sabbath Law because sin was all pervading and had to be dealt with every day. While this was occurring the people were able to meet with the Lord at the door of the Tabernacle. However, the Lord Jesus Christ was able to offer the perfect sacrifice when He was “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1: 29) There is great comfort in knowing that the Lord Jesus Christ is the perfect Saviour, Who has offered the perfect sacrifice and has given us perfect salvation. He, alone, is sufficient for every person under ever circumstance.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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