One of the unique things about the peace offering is that it is the only offering where the worshipper actually shares in the meal (instead of just God and the priests).  Do you think this is significant?  Why or why not?

What is the significance of sharing a meal with someone?  What does it accomplish?  What does it communicate?  Why?

What does it mean to be at enmity with God?  How do a person end up in that state?

What does it mean to be at peace with God?  What must a person do in order to arrive at that state?

The fattiest (best) portions of the peace offering were for the Lord, and were to be burned up on the altar.  (3:16-17, 7:22-25)  Why do you think this was the case?  Why is it significant?  What implications and application might this have for our lives, as Christians today?

The Israelites were not to consume blood.  (3:17, 7:26-27)  This is consistent with commands that we see elsewhere in Scripture.  (Genesis 9:3-4, Leviticus 17:10-14, Deuteronomy 12, Acts 15)  Why do you think that God called for this specific prohibition?

How is the peace offering similar to the Christian sacrament of the Lord’s Supper?  (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)  How is it different?  How can a better understanding of the peace offering help us to better practice the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper?

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