And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. Exodus 29:10
Interesting scene: a large, magnificent bullock, the finest most of the spectators have ever seen, is led to the door of the Tabernacle. Five men, dressed in beautiful and ornate priestly garments, approach that bullock, gather around his head, and each man places a hand on that head. It is a brief ceremony, just a few seconds, the bullock shakes off their hands, and the priests withdraw. The bullock is then killed in a bloody but careful ceremony. Why did those priests place their hands on that bullock’s head?
We are told that the placing of the hand on the bullock’s head representing being identified with the sacrifice, and acknowledging that the animal was taking our sins on itself. In the same way, when we are saved we acknowledge that Jesus Christ took our sins on Himself as He died on the cross. But the Old Testament picture is far from perfect. As an old farm boy, I know that no bull was ever born that liked to have anyone put a hand on his head; he would quickly wag his head and shake the hand off. Try it sometime. Also, that bullock was led to the door of the tabernacle; it would never have gone there willingly.
Take a moment to consider how far the sacrifice of Christ at Calvary exceeded the Old Testament sacrifices. Our Saviour would never ‘shake off our hands’ as we identify with His sacrifice, but lovingly calls us to come unto Him. And He went to His death willingly and in full knowledge of every detail of suffering. What a Christ! -Jim MacIntosh
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