Lesson Five - The Burnt Offering
Leviticus 1:1-5
And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, [2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. [3] If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. [4] And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. [5] And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus 6:8-13
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [9] Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. [10] And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. [11] And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. [12] And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. [13] The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
The sacrificial worship of Israel is detailed in the first seven chapters of Leviticus. Every step was minutely revealed to Moses concerning the five offerings, from the animals to be offered to the duties of the priests who functioned as mediators between God and Israel.
From sunup to sundown, every day of the year, thousands of animals were paraded before the priests, killed and their blood sprinkled on the altar. There is no significance to the order in which the offerings appear in Leviticus. The first offering listed, the burnt offering, should follow the sin offering, but a number of reasons have been presented for the burnt offering being given first.
The burnt offering was the first offering mentioned in Scripture.
Genesis 8:20
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
The patriarchs most frequently presented the burnt offering long before the Mosaic Law stipulated the specific sacrifices to be offered. Most likely the burnt offering encompassed the sin offering in the patriarchal period. The Lord instructed Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering (Gen. 22:2). It was the offering Moses performed in the desert after leaving Egypt (Ex. 5:3); both Jethro (Ex. 18:12) and Job (Job 1:5) offered it long before the giving of the law at Sinai.
Genesis 22:2
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Exodus 5:3
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Exodus 18:12
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.
Job 1:5
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
It was continually offered as a perpetual sacrifice, night and day, on major feast days and at new moons in Israel. The term burnt sacrifice comes from the Hebrew word olah, meaning, “ascend upwards,” and refers to the whole offering that was consumed on the altar and ascended to God.
Finally, since the whole sacrifice was consumed on the altar, it represented the fullest form of Israel’s consecration and worship.
One of five animals could be selected for the burnt offering. The first three were bulls, male sheep and male goats.
Leviticus 1:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
Leviticus 1:10
And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
The burnt offering demanded a MALE rather than a female animal, although there was no such stipulation made during the patriarchal period. In fact, during the confirmation of the Abrahamic Covenant, a heifer was chosen for the burnt offering (Gen. 15:9).
Genesis 15:9
And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Most likely the male animal was chosen under the law because its strength and horns were symbols of power, picturing CHRIST, who was selected from the flock of His people and crucified in the strength of His youth as a perfect sacrifice making reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 2:17
Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
The fourth and fifth offerings were turtledoves or young pigeons. These were poor people’s offerings.
Leviticus 1:14
And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
Leviticus 12:8
And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Mary and Joseph’s poverty was evident when they offered birds for a sacrifice at Jesus’ dedication.
Luke 2:21-24
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. [22] And when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; [23] (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) [24] And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
These birds were probably chosen because of their abundance and easy acquisition in the land of Israel. There was no sex distinction in the birds, like that of the animals. It was mandatory that two birds be offered, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.
Leviticus 5:7
And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
Leviticus 12:8
And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Leviticus 14:22
And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
Nowhere in the sacrificial system was a hen or a rooster ever used a sacrifice, yet an old Orthodox Jewish custom prescribed that a hen or rooster be killed on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) because there was no Temple in which to sacrifice. The bird would be held by the legs and swung over a person’s head nine times as the person read, “This instead of me, this is an offering on my account, this is an expiation for me; this rooster, or hen, shall go to his, or her, death…and may I enter a long and healthy life” (Hayyim Schuass, Guide to the Jewish Holy Days, p. 150)
Only clean, domesticated animals, as stipulated in the law, could be used as sacrifices. The docile animals pictorially represented Christ in His first advent, “meek and lowly in heart.”
Matthew 11:29-30
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. [30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
The types of animals offered by the Israelites were in accordance with what they could afford. Rich people brought bulls; the middle class brought sheep or goats; and the poor brought turtledoves or pigeons.
If a rich person brought a poor person’s offering, God was robbed of His rightful due. Often the priests would not accept a sacrifice if it was beneath what the person could afford. God wants believers to give their best, whether it is a talent or treasure. If the wealthy give meager offerings when they have great possessions, they are robbing God.
Often Christians bring gifts of no value to the church. God does not want us to offer that which costs us nothing, as many did in Israel.
Malachi 1:7-8
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. [8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 1:13
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.
Believers are to give according to the way God has prospered them and in a cheerful manner.
1 Cor. 16:1-2
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. [2] Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.
The Israelites personally, of their own voluntary will, presented their offerings at the door of the tabernacle.
Leviticus 1:3
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord.
Gazing into the Tabernacle court, the offerers could see the bloodstained brazen altar from which their burnt offerings would ascend to God. They must have been impressed with the meaning of the sacrifice – God could be approached only through the shedding of blood. The same is true with believers today. They must voluntarily come through Jesus, who is the only door into the presence of God.
John 10:7-9
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. [8] All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. [9] I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The word offering (Heb. Qorban) means something that is brought near to the altar and speaks of the sacrificial gifts that were voluntarily presented. By presenting their sacrifices, the offerers were acknolweding a number of things: They believed in the true and living God; they believed God had to be approached properly in worship according to the pattern given by Moses; they desired to follow the Lord in complete consecration through obedience to His will. The same is true for believers today – we are instructed to VOLUNTARILY offer our lives to the Lord in service.
The voluntary nature of the burnt offering speaks of Christ’s willingness to leave the glories of heaven, be born and live in humility as a man, freely give Himself to die on the cross for the sins of the world.
Philip. 2:5-8
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: [6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: [7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: [8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Hebrews 10:5-7
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: [6] In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. [7] Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
The Substitute
When the Israelites pressed their hands on the heads of the burnt offerings, a meaningful identification took place.
Leviticus 1:4
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
The offerers identified with the sacrifices as their substitutes – the animals were substituting their lives for those of the Israelites. A double identification took place: The sinful lives of the Israelites were committed to the animals, and the acceptability of the offerings was transmitted to the Israelites. The shed blood of the animals symbolically represented the offerers’ lives freely surrendered. Thus, God accepted the sacrifices as atonement for the offerers, protecting them from divine wrath.
Leviticus 1:4
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Although it is not stated the offerers confessed their sins during the presentation of burnt offerings, laying hands on the animals to be sacrificed implied it. This is a graphic illustration of what occurred on the Day of Atonement when the high priest laid his hands on the live goat and confessed Israel’s sins over it (Lev. 16:21-22).
Leviticus 16:21-22
And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: [22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
The priest led the sin-burdened goat out through Solomon’s Porch and the East Gate, which led directly to the Mount of Olives. At the top of the mount, a Gentile led the goat into the wilderness of Judea and freed it, signifying that the sins of Israel, which had been forgiven by God, were carried away.
Leviticus 16:20-22
And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: [21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: [22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
The identification with the sacrificial animal is a picture of the Christians’ identification with Christ.
Romans 4:5
But to him that works not, but believeth on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Romans 6:3-11
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? [4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. [5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: [6] Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. [7] For he that is dead is freed from sin. [8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: [9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. [10] For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. [11] Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2 Cor. 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
The Slaying
The Israelites killed the bullocks, sheep, or goats on the north side of the brazen altar.
Leviticus 1:11
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
When they drew the sharp knives across the animals’ throats, killing them, their responsibility was fulfilled concerning the burnt offering. This act left an indelible impression on their minds concerning the significance of the sacrifice. They realized that innocent animals were suffering the death they deserved. It presented an unforgettable picture of the horror of sin and the price that had to be paid to atone for it. The meaning of commitment lingered in their minds; every time they saw a bull, sheep, or goat, this act of commitment would be brought to remembrance.
Today, the Holy Spirit, through the Word of God, impresses on believers the meaning of Christ’s vicarious death on their behalf. Like the Israelites who killed the offerings, we as believers must remember that in their unregenerate state, it was our sins that crucified CHRIST! We are ALL guilty of killing Him and thus the need for us ALL to find a place of repentance and forgiveness before God.
Acts 4:27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
The Officiating Priests
The Mosaic Law detailed the specific functions required of the priests for each sacrifice.
First, they caught the blood that gushed from the slain animals and sprinkled it “round about upon the altar” making it possible for God to show mercy to the ones offering the sacrifices.
Leviticus 1:5
And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
The priests functioned as mediators between God and the people when they sprinkled the blood on the altar. Likewise Christ, who is the believers’ mediating high priest, offered His own blood once to put away sin.
Hebrews 9:11-15
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; [12] Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. [13] For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies to the purifying of the flesh: [14] How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? [15] And for this cause he is the mediator of the New Testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 10:26
For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
The priests taking the sacrifices from the Israelites presented a picture of Christ giving Himself over to the Father’s will. During His agonizing time in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed, “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26:39). While hanging on the cross, He committed His destiny into the hands of the Father.
Luke 23:46
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
The second step for the priests was to flay the animals. The skin went to them, but the remainder of the animals was offered to God.
Leviticus 1:6
And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
Leviticus 7:8
And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering, which he hath offered.
The sacrifices were meticulously divided into the proper pieces, and each piece was examined for signs of blemish or disease.
An offering of fowl was handled somewhat differently. The offerers were not required to lay hands on the heads of the birds, nor were they to kill them; that was the priests’ ministry.
Leviticus 1:14-15
And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. [15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
The priests killed the birds by wringing off their heads, and the blood was then wrung out at the side of the altar. The birds were not divided like the animals, but were cut down the center, spreading them open and the insides were removed.
Leviticus 1:16-17
And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: [17] And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
The third step was to prepare the altar by putting fire and wood on it, indicating that more fuel was added for each new sacrifice. Once the fire on the altar was initially kindled, it was kept burning perpetually by the priests.
Leviticus 6:13
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
Fire mentioned in connection with the altar speaks of God’s holiness (Heb. 12:29) and judgment (Lev. 10:1-2). Fire mentioned in connection with the sacrifices of the altar symbolizes God’s judgment on the animals for the sake of the offerers. The perpetual fire on the altar speaks to us two things. First, God’s standards of holiness and justice are unchangeable. Second, by means of the altar, God was always ready to receive the Israelite’s sacrificial worship wherever they presented. He receives us today as believers – not because of our works – but based upon the same altar – CALVARY!
Hebrews 12:29
For our God is a consuming fire.
Leviticus 10:1-2
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. [2] And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
On Jesus the fires of God’s judgment fell to assuage His justice and righteous degree that the wages of sin were death. When we believe in Jesus, we are now “accepted in the beloved” because of Jesus. Praise God, praise God for His magnificent grace and mercy.
The fourth step was to wash the organs and the legs of the animals before placing the pieces on the altar, because these parts were subject to defilement. This act symbolized the inward and outward cleansing of the sacrifices to be offered and presented a two-fold picture of the inward and outward walk of Christ and the believer. Christ was the PERFECT sacrifice, “who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.” (1 Peter 2:22). We as believers must be cleansed inwardly for service because are NOT the perfect sacrifice. That washing is done through one main means – the “washing of water by the word” of God. (Eph. 5:26), which always manifests itself outwardly in a holy walk. In washing the disciples’ feet, Jesus symbolized the need for daily cleansing in order to have unbroken fellowship with God.
The fifth step for the priests was to offer the washed pieces, in the same order in which they appeared in the animals’ bodies, on the altar.
Leviticus 1:8
And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
The burnt sacrifices then ascended in a smoky vapor as a “sweet savor unto the Lord,” (v.9).
Leviticus 1:9
But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
The burnt, meal and peace offerings were all called “sweet savor” because they were not offered for sin. “Sweet savor” means that the offering “pleased God.”
Paul spoke of Christ’s finished sacrificial work at a “sweet-smelling savor,” referring to His voluntary obedience to the will of the Father and His death ascending as a sweet aroma before God. The lives and testimonies of those who have put their trust in that finished work are a sweet savor unto the Lord as well.
Ephes. 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
2 Cor. 2:15-16
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: [16] To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
The final step for the priests, after completing the sacrifices, was to set aside their priestly garment, put on linen attire, carry the ashes outside the camp, and put them in a clean place.
Leviticus 6:10-11
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. [11] And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
Disposing of the remains pictured Christ’s burial. After His sacrifice had been completed, He was taken from the cross by Joseph of Arimathaea, wrapped in clean linen cloth, and laid in a new tomb.
Matthew 27:57-60
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: [58] He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. [59] And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, [60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.
When Jesus went to glory, He didn’t take His garments of beauty and glory, He took His pure white righteousness before the Father and gained eternal salvation for us who believe because of His sacrifice. Calvary was not a pretty picture but because of His death we have been clothed with that righteousness today. Praise God, praise God from whom all blessings flow. I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit as I write these words.
I can almost see our Lord standing before the Father after His death declaring to heaven that the ashes of our sin had been carried outside the camp – never to be remembered ever again, cast into the sea of God’s forgetfulness. I can see the Father looking down upon the Son with a smile knowing that all the sacrifices of Israel’s Old Covenant economy were no longer needed now because THE SACRIFICE had been made to pay for man’s redemption forever and forever – from generation to generation. Neighbor that should make us shout!
The message of the burnt offering is complete consecration. It is a type of the Lord’s complete consecration to the Father’s will by giving Himself totally for the sins of mankind. Christ’s consecration can be seen through His birth, walk, agony in the garden, and death.
Hebrews 10:5-7
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: [6] In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. [7] Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
John 8:29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
Matthew 26:59
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Philip. 2:8
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
The Father not only received this consecration, but was GLAD to receive it from the Son. Peter said the Father spoke from the “excellent glory,” that Jesus was His beloved SON. Only the SON gets such an ovation from heaven neighbor! Glory to God!
2 Peter 1:17
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
We as believers are called to the same consecration today. We are to count ourselves DEAD to sin but ALIVE TO GOD through this sacrifice of the BURNT OFFERING. The burnt offering was a DAILY sacrifice and a continual reminder to the Israelites of their consecration to God. Likewise, we too must DAILY yield ourselves to daily consecration and service to the Lord. Our choice in this will determine our eternal destinies and in the final analysis our eternal destination.
Romans 6:11
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Leviticus 6:12
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.