The Peace-Offering of the Old Testament

The subject with which we are here concerned is the Old Testament peace-offering. To the New Testament Christian, Who no longer relies for his salvation upon ritual sacrifices, but rather trusts in the atoning work of Christ, that subject may seem of little value. But to a Christian who realizes that his faith is founded in the Word of God in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, any inquiry into the subject matter of that Book becomes important. As the apostle says, “These things were written for our learning.