Ever felt squeaky clean on the outside yet weighed down inside? We open Leviticus and find a path that deals not just with guilt but with stain, not just with apology but with repair. With Dr Paul Blackham and the Reverend Joseph Steinberg, we move through the sin offering, the guilt offering, and the fellowship offering to see how moral pollution is cleansed, how broken trust is mended, and how peace with God becomes a shared table.

First, we get honest about the difference between unintentional failure and defiant rebellion. Drawing on Numbers 15, we explore the “raised fist” of sin that rejects God, and the grieving heart that longs to be different. That clarity relieves common fears: awareness of sin and sorrow over it signal life, not doom. From Romans 7 to the everyday moments we regret, we uncover how atonement addresses both what we do and what we leave undone.

Then we tackle restitution. Forgiveness reconciles us to God, but love also restores what was harmed. The guilt offering frames justice as restoration: when we wrong others, we make it right. Christ pays our ultimate debt to God—no further price earns salvation—but grace transforms us to act generously, like Zacchaeus returning more than he took. It’s a practical vision for communities hungry for integrity and repair.

Finally, we reach the summit: the fellowship, or peace, offering. After cleansing and justice comes joy—communion, presence, and shared delight with God. This voluntary offering foreshadows the Lord’s Supper and the marriage supper of the Lamb, a picture of the future where peace is not abstract but experienced together. We stitch the five offerings into one portrait: many facets, one cross. Leviticus becomes less a maze and more a map—from stain to washing, from debt to restitution, from distance to a feast of peace.

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