The Old Testament worshiper brought five main types of sacrifices to the tabernacle's altars (feast after feast, year after year):
• The burnt offering, • The grain offering, • The peace offering, • The sin offering, • The trespass offering
But as we've seen over and over in Hebrews, in God's economy, the Old Covenant has passed away, the New and better Covenant has arrived. But as we've also found in Hebrews, the New Covenant has its own alter, and so we read in 13:10: "We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat." Our altar is Jesus' cross. And the Lamb of God inaugurated His altar with the one sacrifice of His own blood, outside the gates of Jerusalem and its temple. Once is enough! But if Jesus' one sacrifice paid for every sin of all His people, for all time, are there any sacrifices for you to make? Be careful – that might be a trick question!
Turn with me in your New Testament to Hebrews 13:10-16 (our focus is on vv. 15, 16).
God is still pleased with the His people's sacrifices: praise, thankfulness, doing good, and generosity. This warm and wonderful text shows us two ways to worship at the altar of the cross: i.) The sacrifice of thankful lips (v.15; ii.). The sacrifice of thoughtful deeds (v.16).
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