18 “You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the Lord: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord.
I think we really skim over how offensive our sin is to God. This whole chapter is about the job of the priests to offer sacrifices for sin for Israel. In Romans Paul talks about how God was able to overlook the sins of the past, partially because of the sacrifices of sin that forestalled God's judgment. What really captures it for me is the soothing nature of the smell of burning flesh to God. To me, that is a graphical description of the odiousness of sin. Once again, Exodus helps us to understand the extent that sin is to be avoided and rejected. It just smells to high heaven. Today, we claim the forgiveness of Christ, and that is true. But as we talked about on Good Friday, oh the cost! Let us not forget, and may we be pleasing in His sight by our obedience and commitment to His glory, and not put God in the place of having to remember the crucification of His Son so that our sins may be covered over.
10 minute run.
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