Leviticus is often overlooked or misunderstood, but hidden in its rituals and offerings is a beautiful story of a holy God drawing near to His people. Over 21 days, you’ll dive into Scripture, pray, and prepare your heart as you see how these sacrifices enrich every story they touch in the Bible. This journey will help you discover the miracle in the mundane and step into the ReFocus Conference prepared and inspired.
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Cleansing the Leper
(Feb 22)
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Leviticus 14:10-20; Mark 1:40-45
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In Leviticus 14, the cleansing of a leper required both a sin offering and a guilt offering, acknowledging that leprosy functioned not only as a physical disease but as a visible illustration of corruption, separation, and the devastating effects of sin. While not every case of leprosy was caused by personal sin, its presence symbolized humanity’s deeper need for repentance and restoration before God. The sacrifices addressed this broader brokenness, allowing the healed person to be fully restored to worship and community life. In Mark 1, Jesus confronts this imagery directly—not by avoiding the unclean man, but by being moved with compassion and touching him. Where the Law required distance, Jesus brings nearness; where ritual sacrifice was necessary for cleansing, Jesus embodies the power to cleanse. Yet even then, He sends the man to the priest, honoring the sacrificial system and showing that true cleansing—spiritual and physical—leads to restoration, obedience, and renewed belonging.
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Why do you think leprosy became such a powerful visual picture of sin and its effects?
What stands out about Jesus’ response to the leper compared to how others treated him?
How does this story help connect repentance, compassion, and restoration?
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The Golden Calf – A Broken Covenant Restored
(Feb 23)
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Exodus 32–33
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While Moses is on the mountain receiving God’s law, Israel makes a golden calf and worships it, breaking the covenant almost immediately. The sin is communal and devastating, yet God provides a path toward restoration through Moses’ intercession. The principles behind the sin offering are clear: sin must be confronted, confessed, and dealt with—but God’s desire is not abandonment, it’s reconciliation. Repentance reopens the relationship that sin tried to destroy.
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Why do you think Israel turned to the golden calf so quickly?
Where do you see both God’s justice and mercy in this story?
What does genuine repentance look like after serious failure?
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The Day of Atonement – Cleansing the Community
(Feb 24)
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Leviticus 16
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Once a year, the high priest offers sin offerings to atone for the sins of the entire nation, cleansing both the people and the sanctuary. This ritual acknowledges that sin accumulates and affects more than individuals—it impacts the whole community. Forgiveness is not ignored or minimized; it is intentionally addressed so the relationship between God and His people can be renewed.
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Why was it necessary to deal with sin on a national level?
What does this teach us about the ongoing impact of unaddressed sin?
How does God’s provision for forgiveness reveal His desire for relationship?
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Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple
(Feb 25)
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2 Chronicles 29
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After years of neglect, Hezekiah leads the people in offering sin offerings to cleanse the temple and renew worship. Repentance clears away what has been defiled so God’s presence can return. Forgiveness is not rushed—it is intentional, thorough, and communal. Renewal follows repentance.
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Why is cleansing necessary before worship is restored?
Notice the order of the offerings. What does the sequence—sin offering (repentance) followed by burnt offering (devotion)—teach us about how we approach and worship God?
How does repentance prepare space for renewal?
What parallels do you see between this story and spiritual renewal today?
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Jesus as the Final Sin and Guilt Offering
(Feb 26)
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Isaiah 53:10; Hebrews 9–10
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Isaiah foretells that the Messiah would be offered as a guilt offering, and Hebrews explains how Jesus fulfills and completes the sacrificial system. Sin offerings temporarily covered sin, but Jesus removes it entirely. Forgiveness is no longer repeated—it is received. Through Christ, repentance leads not just to pardon, but to reconciliation with God once and for all.
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Why was it necessary for Jesus to fully fulfill the sin and guilt offerings?
How does knowing forgiveness is complete change the way we repent?
What does reconciliation with God mean for daily life?
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Job’s Regular Sin Offerings
(Feb 27)
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Job 1:1-8
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Job regularly offered sacrifices on behalf of his children, acknowledging that even unintentional or unseen sin mattered before God. This practice revealed a posture of humility, intercession, and seriousness about holiness. Rather than assuming innocence, Job entrusted his family to God’s mercy through sacrifice.
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What does Job’s practice reveal about his understanding of sin?
How does this shape the idea of spiritual responsibility?
What might intentional confession look like in family or community life today?
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Nadab & Abihu – Treating God Casually
(Feb 28)
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Leviticus 10:1–7
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Nadab and Abihu offer “unauthorized fire” before the Lord and are struck down instantly. This sobering moment highlights the seriousness of approaching God without regard for His holiness. Sin offerings existed to deal with unintentional sin so that worship could continue safely. This story shows what happens when repentance is bypassed and God’s grace is presumed rather than honored.
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What does this story teach us about God’s holiness?
How can familiarity with God turn into carelessness?
How is repentance a gift rather than a punishment?
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