Leviticus 7:37
This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
This is the summary law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the consecrations, and the peace offerings. It is what the Lord commanded Moses at Sinai from the tabernacle, belonging to the ceremonial law given through Moses and distinct from the Ten Commandment moral law spoken directly by God. It was added after transgression of the moral law because of sin, presupposing an already existing law that could be broken, and it distinguishes the law that defines transgression from the law that prescribes the atonement and remedy for sin. Leviticus 1-7 sets out the special offerings individuals brought through the year as part of the continuing daily ministry of the Levitical priesthood in the earthly sanctuary in its yearly round. Made in faith these offerings transferred the penitent’s sins to the sanctuary through blood, expressing faith in the coming Redeemer, and together they are shadows and types fulfilled in Jesus Christ in his sacrifice and priestly ministry, with the yearly process completed on the Day of Atonement.
Ceremonial Law Distinguished
This is the summary law of the burnt offering, of the grain or meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass or guilt offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings. It gathers up the laws concerning those offerings and consecration rites as that which the Lord commanded Moses in Mount Sinai in the wilderness of Sinai, in the day He commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations, spoken by the Lord out of the tabernacle of the congregation and made known through Moses. These sanctuary-service instructions belong to the teaching about God's way and were given for the instruction of His people.
It belongs to the ceremonial law spoken by Moses, distinct from the ten-commandment moral law proclaimed directly by God. It was instituted after humanity transgressed the moral law, in consequence of sin. Its law of the sin offering presupposes an already existing law that could be transgressed, for without such a law there would be no sin and no need for a sin offering. It thus distinguishes the law that identifies transgression from the law that directs the prescribed atonement and remedy for sin, including the sin offering with its detailed directions for offerings and consecration rites.
Sanctuary Service and Fulfillment
Leviticus 1-7 sets forth the special offerings individuals brought during the year as part of the priests' continuing daily ministry in the earthly sanctuary through the Levitical priesthood, in its yearly round of service. The summary in Leviticus 7:37 belongs to the laws governing those offerings and consecrations.
The details of these sacrifices had meaning, and their fuller meaning is found in Christ's sacrifice, life, and work. The law governing the offerings connects with the peace offering, whose flesh was eaten. These sacrifices cost the worshiper something, with the cost varying according to wealth or position, showing that worshiping God was not meant to be cost-free.
Cited together with chapters 5 and 6, the verse shows that a soul can bring an offering to the Lord, find a lost article, take something by violence, deceive a neighbor, and make amends for harm. These sanctuary-service instructions belong to teaching about God's way and were given for the instruction of God's people. The offerings and their service formed part of the earthly sanctuary's pattern and type, teaching about God's heavenly sanctuary and Christ's priestly work there, so that studying them helps clarify that work.
These offerings teach that God hates sin and that sin demands a penalty. When made in faith, the offerings described in the first seven chapters represented the transfer of a penitent's sins to the sanctuary through sacrificial blood or the priest, expressing faith in the coming Redeemer. This yearly process was completed on the Day of Atonement, when the sanctuary was cleansed. Together the offerings of the year are shadows and types pointing forward to their fulfillment in Jesus Christ, in his sacrifice, life, work, and priestly ministry, and to the antitypical day of atonement, containing types of the work of Jesus Christ.