In this video listen to Leviticus 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Leviticus 4 we encounter a sacrifice for unintentional sin. And interestingly there is NO sacrifice in the Law for intentional sin. When someone sinned deliberately, such as King David with Bathsheba, there was no outline for what to do. David had to cast himself on the mercy of God with repentance, and we see his prayer outlines in Psalm 51.

We also encounter the idea of collective sin, that of an entire community or nation. This something we rarely think about today, but it's true that entire nations such as Australia, undoubtedly have collective sin and guilt. The answer for this is not sacrifices like in Leviticus, but in Christ where these sacrifices point to. The truth is that there is no group that is completely blameless, and while som ...