His Gruesome Sacrifice, My Gain.

Leviticus is a difficult read for many/most people. In the early chapters I'm struck by the fact that an offending party (someone who has offended God) is instructed to take an animal without defect, place their hand on it's head, and kill the animal. A symbolic transfer of guilt from the person to the animal whose shed blood "covers" the sin of the real guilty party. Was it gruesome? Yes. Was it gory? Yes. Was it graphic? Yes. There was an intentional and powerful illustration of the price paid for personal pardon. Each person graphically realized that the animal received what they deserved. All of this foreshadowed what took place at Calvary. The O.T. sacrificial system was a shadow of which Christ's death is the substance. I have a better grasp of the blessedness of my salvation when I realize more fully that Christ took my place to seal my pardon.