Read: Leviticus 6:1-7:27; Mark 3:7-30; Psalm 37:1-11a; Proverbs 10:3-4
Today we will talk about the trespass offering and the fellowship offering. The trespass offering is given when someone sins against another person and then feels guilty and wants to make things right. He starts by making restitution to the person by returning what has been stolen or whatever the restitution requires. Then either a burnt offering or a grain offering must be offered.
The difference between a sin offering and a trespass offering is the sin offering is when they sinned against God and the trespass offering is when they sinned against men.
The fellowship offering is a voluntary offering and is an expression of thankfulness. Jesus prayed in the Lord’s Prayer: “Lord, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Our forgiveness is tied up in how we forgive others.
In Mark, Jesus was becoming more and more popular with the crowds because he healed them and taught them and cast out their demons. Even the demons identified him as the son of God but Jesu had to silence them.
Jesus named his twelve disciples and Mark makes sure we know that Judas Iscarot was his betrayer.
The Torah-teachers had to make a statement about Jesus because so many were coming to believe he was the Messiah so they claimed that he got his power from Satan. Jesus explained insights into the devil’s kingdom. If he was getting his power from Satan, then why would he be casting Satan’s demons out of all these people. Their logic made no sense.
Lord, show us our sins against you and others so we can repent and be set free.
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