The Application of Leviticus 3
(Isa. 9: 6-7)
For a Universal Peace to Occur, there must be a Universal Sacrifice.
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace will have no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, everlasting and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord will accomplish this."
Christ Jesus was going to bring in a reign of peace, (put and end to the enmity between man and God) that was to last forever. We must continue to follow the story in Isaiah. In Isaiah 53, starting with verse 5, we are told that Jesus was to be the lamb that was led to slaughter. Thus, by his death (offering), we might have peace with God (fellowship).
Third passage is found in Zechariah 6:12-13:
"Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build a Temple of the Lord (Ist Cor. 3:16 is plural). It is he who will build the Temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be Harmony (peace in Hebrew)."
In Prophecy, the Messiah is often called the Branch. In Isaiah 11:1, he is the "Branch of the Lord" which tells us about his divine nature. He is also called "the Branch of Jesse" which tells us about his human nature. It is the "Branch" who will build the Temple (see Eph. 2:21) and there will be peace between the positions of King and Priest. The person who gives law will be the same person who forgives.
The Offices of King and Priest Combined in One. Zechariah 9: 9-10
"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey...He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Christ Prepares the Feast!
In the Peace Offering, the culminating stage of the sacrifice was a banquet hosted by God. This banquet took place in the court yard of the Tabernacle. This means that peaceful relationships and perfect fellowship was restored by the peace offering of the Lamb. The Peace Offering in the OT was only a shadow for the work of the Messiah. Many passages in the NT speak of this restoration of fellowship by the Messiah.
The Prodigal Son as an Example! Luke 15
"Bring the fattened calf and let us kill it." The father takes great joy in the restoration of fellowship with his children.
The Marriage Feast of the King's Son Matthew 22:1-14.
"My oxen and my fatted calf have been butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet." God wants his wedding hall to be filled with guests (probably the nedebah).
The Great Supper Luke 14: 15-24
A great banquet has been prepared for the Lord's people. Do not slight the invitation of God or you will be denied access to the feast.
We are to eat and drink at the Lord's Table in the Lord's Kingdom: Luke 22: 24-30.
This is not the Lord's supper but the Peace Offering of Leviticus 3.
"For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? You are those who have stood by me in my trials. And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom (verses 27-30).
God has prepared for His people a banquet through the body of Christ.
Again, In Luke 12:37
"It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them."
The Altar at the Tabernacle has been replaced by the Cross Hebrews 13:10.
"We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat."
The cross has replaced the Tabernacle........The New Peace Offering took place at the cross of Christ.
The Festive Celebration in the Courtyard of the Tabernacle
The body of the Peace Offering Victim was given to the worshiper and his family from God, and was to be eaten in the courtyard of the Tabernacle.
The same body that restored fellowship is the same body that shed his blood for atonement.
That Sacrificial Body is Called "Bread of God" or Food of God"
The body of the peace offering is called "the bread of God" or "the food of God." (Leviticus 21:17). It is Jesus who became the "bread of God." Through Christ we have a new relationship.
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20.
So then, Christ is our real peace! Eph. 2: 11-17.
"He came and preached peace to us who were far away. "(Eph. 2:17).
From
Kellogg concerning John 6
The Peace offering is God inviting us to feast to eat the bread of God or the food of God. After we investigate those terms in Leviticus, we find that the bread of God was the flesh of the slain victim. The same victim whose blood was shed and sprinkled on the altar is now being given back to Israel as food, so their life is sustained. The Victim on the altar and the food are one in the same. We now are alive by “eating the flesh of the slain victim.”
Please read John 6: 51. “The bread which I now give you is My flesh for the life of the world.” Verses 33, 55,57. “The bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.....My flesh is meat indeed and My blood is drink indeed. Jesus was the Peace Offering.
Jesus is the true Bread of the Peace Offering!!!
We must read John Chapter six in light of the language of Leviticus Chapter 3 and Leviticus chapter 21. Jesus is the food and bread of God.
1) John 6:15ff. Jesus feeds five thousand. Those he fed try and make him king. Jesus moves to the other side of the lake but they find him (v. 25). They want another sign, so they say, but what they really want is more bread to eat (v. 26).
2) Now they compare Jesus to Moses. They claimed that Moses fed the people manna in the wilderness. They now are putting a challenge to Jesus. "Are you able to do better than Moses?" Or that at minimum seems to the the proposition they are working on (vs.32-33). No, Jesus will tell them they are wrong, on two counts!
a) It wasn't Moses who feed you manna in the wilderness but the Father.
b) You have confused what bread from heaven we are speaking about. We are not talking about the manna that fell in the wilderness.
c) "I am the TRUE bread from heaven." v.32
d) Jesus then claims that HE is the bread of life v. 35.
e. The Jews do not like that response v. 42.
f. Verse 51, Jesus tries to correct them as to what kind of bread he is speaking of and it isn't the bread from the wilderness. It is the "bread" of the peace offering. Notice, "this bread is my flesh."
John the 6th chapter is not the Lord's supper but the peace offering. It is at the cross that Jesus gave His flesh and blood to bring us back into fellowship God It is this idea that we find in Leviticus chapter 3 and chapter 21. To have fellowship with God we must in a symbolic sense, "eat the flesh and drink the blood" (v.53) with Christ as our peace offering. God has prepared a banquet at the cross and we are all invited.