The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;
The law required one lamb to be presented in the morning and the other in the evening, so the daily offering was made in two parts as a continual offering. Kept continually upon the altar, it signified an unceasing obligation of gratitude and devotion owed to God. The daily sacrifice pointed to the death of the Saviour. Even in childhood Jesus grasped from it that He Himself was the Lamb of God who would die for the sins of humanity.
In the home this pattern is fulfilled when the father serves as priest of the household, presenting the morning and evening offering to God. Wife and children unite with him in prayer and praise at those times. Such morning and evening worship forms a home in which Jesus delights to dwell.
The law required one lamb to be presented in the morning and the other in the evening, so the daily offering was made in two parts as a continual offering. Kept continually upon the altar, it signified an unceasing obligation of gratitude and devotion owed to God. The daily sacrifice pointed to the death of the Saviour. Even in childhood Jesus grasped from it that He Himself was the Lamb of God who would die for the sins of humanity.
In the home this pattern is fulfilled when the father serves as priest of the household, presenting the morning and evening offering to God. Wife and children unite with him in prayer and praise at those times. Such morning and evening worship forms a home in which Jesus delights to dwell.