The sin offering reminds the people that sin stops them directly approaching the Lord. Instead, they come to the priest, who makes a sacrifice on their behalf to atone for their sin. The priest must also make sacrifice for his own sins. Christ becomes the great priest who sacrifices himself.
The Lord makes it clear that He defines how He is to be approached and worshipped. When Nadab and Abihu offer 'strange fire' they are consumed and die. Of course, our worship is only made perfect by the sacrifice of Jesus, but, because we desire to be conformed to the image of Christ, so we will desire to worship wholly in spirit and in truth.
Another chunk of this passage covers uncleanness. Just as the sacrifices must be 'without blemish', so the worshippers are to be 'clean'. Sacrifices do not remove accountability from those who come to worship.
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