In the Old Testament, the priests offered sacrifices for their sins and for the sins of the people. However, in the New Testament, Jesus comes and offers himself as a sacrifice for us for once and for all. He is perfect and through his death, we are forgiven of our sins and brought into a right relationship with God. What a gift!
God promises to send a forerunner to the Messiah, who will prepare the way by cleansing the people as a refiner would use fire...
Open the gates that the Lord may enter. When I read this I immediately think of the gates on the farm I grew up...
Moses reminds the people of God that thier god is one who is always near when we call on him. God is with us...