Leviticus 3: 1-5, “And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.”
When Adam and Eve sinned they were no longer at peace with the Lord. After the Lord delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt He made peace possible through the keeping of the Law. However, people would sin from time to time so it was necessary to restore this peace by dealing with sin. The peace offering was made by an individual to restore his place of peace with God. In order for this to proceed in the proper way the person would put his hand on the head of his sacrifice. In this way, that person would identify with his sin, making peace possible. The same is true today, if we want to make peace with God then we have to identify with our sin and confess that we have sinned. There is no other way to make peace with God.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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