Leviticus 6:1-7
OF TRESPASS-OFFERINGS.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF TRESPASS-OFFERINGS.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
if a soul sin and commit a trespass against the Lord, break faith over against the Lord in some sin against his neighbor, for the one included the other, AND LIE UNTO HIS NEIGHBOR IN THAT WHICH WAS DELIVERED HIM TO KEEP, if he denies altogether having received anything of his neighbor in trust, OR I... [ Continue Reading ]
or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely, if he adds perjury to the sins which he has already committed against the Seventh Commandment; IN ANY OF ALL THESE THAT A MAN DOETH, SINNING THEREIN,... [ Continue Reading ]
then it shall be, because he hath sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, whether the sin was done secretly or openly, whether extortion or... [ Continue Reading ]
or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, as a penalty or forfeit, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass-offering. The unlawfully gotten gain having been restored to his neig... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass-offering unto the priest;... [ Continue Reading ]
and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord; and it shall be forgiven him for anything of all that he hath done in trespassing therein, as in the trespass-offering which was concerned exclusively with the Lord, Leviticus 5:14; for these verses really belong to that paragraph and a... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
OF BURNT OFFERINGS... [ Continue Reading ]
Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. All the paragraphs following contain special instructions for the priests with rega... [ Continue Reading ]
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, Exodus 28:40, AND HIS LINEN BREECHES SHALL BE PUT UPON HIS FLESH, AND TAKE UP THE ASHES WHICH THE FIRE HATH CONSUMED WITH THE BURNT OFFERING ON THE ALTAR; the sacrifices having been turned to ashes in the burning, the officiating priest was to remove al... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. This duty was afterward performed by such members of the priestly family as were excluded from officiating at the altar by some bodily defect, Leviticus 21:16. During the wild... [ Continue Reading ]
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out, even when there were no sacrifices to be burned; AND THE PRIEST SHALL BURN WOOD ON IT EVERY MORNING, build up a great, glowing fire from the embers that had kept the fire going during the night, AND LAY THE BURNT OFFERING I... [ Continue Reading ]
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. It signified the continual, uninterrupted fellowship of the children of Israel with the covenant God. In the heart of the Christians the flame of love toward God should burn at all times with unabated vigor, until the worshiper pa... [ Continue Reading ]
And this is the law of the meat-offering, as far as the priests were concerned: THE SONS OF AARON SHALL OFFER IT BEFORE THE LORD, BEFORE THE ALTAR. Cf Leviticus 2:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF MEAT-OFFERINGS.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he, the officiating priest, SHALL TAKE OF IT HIS HANDFUL, OF THE FLOUR OF THE MEAT-OFFERING, as much as his hand would hold, AND OF THE OIL THEREOF, AND ALL THE FRANKINCENSE WHICH IS UPON THE MEAT-OFFERING, AND SHALL BURN IT UPON THE ALTAR, of burnt offering, FOR A SWEET SAVOR, EVEN THE MEMORIAL... [ Continue Reading ]
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat, this ordinance being an addition to the directions which had been given before; WITH UNLEAVENED BREAD, or as unleavened bread, SHALL IT BE EATEN IN THE HOLY PLACE, no leaven or yeast being permitted in the preparation of this bread; IN THE COUR... [ Continue Reading ]
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin-offering and as the trespass-offering. The entire offering was consecrated to the Lord, and He chose to give the greater portion of it to the priests for their... [ Continue Reading ]
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, even such as were too young or too old to be actively engaged in the priestly functions. IT SHALL BE A STATUTE FOREVER IN YOUR GENERATIONS CONCERNING THE OFFERINGS OF THE LORD MADE BY FIRE; EVERY ONE THAT TOUCHETH THEM SHALL BE HOLY. Only th... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OFFERING OF CONSECRATION... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed, when he was ordained and inducted into office, it being his daily sacrifice: THE TENTH PART OF AN EPHAH OF FINE FLOUR FOR A MEAT-OFFERING PERPETUAL, HALF OF IT IN THE MORNING AND HALF T... [ Continue Reading ]
In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in, roasted or fried; AND THE BAKEN PIECES OF THE MEAT-OFFERING SHALT THOU OFFER FOR A SWEET SAVOR UNTO THE LORD, the sacrifice in its finished form being broken in pieces in the act of offering.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it, this solemn ceremony being one of the first acts of every new high priest; IT IS A STATUTE FOREVER UNTO THE LORD; IT SHALL BE WHOLLY BURNED, for it was considered a part of a burnt offering, and in those the worshiper had no pa... [ Continue Reading ]
For every meat-offering for the priest shall be wholly burned; it shall not be eaten. The priest himself being the worshiper, the entire oblation went to the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
OF SIN-OFFERINGS.... [ Continue Reading ]
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, on the north side of the altar, in the court of the Tabernacle, SHALL THE SIN-OFFERING BE KILLED BEFORE THE LORD; IT IS MOST HOLY, set apart for the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it, that is, all but the fat of the abdominal cavity and the kidneys, unless it was specifically ordered that the entire animal had to he burned outside the camp; IN THE HOLY PLACE SHALL IT BE EATEN, IN THE COURT OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy (Cf v. 18); AND WHEN THERE IS SPRINKLED OF THE BLOOD THEREOF UPON ANY GARMENT, THOU SHALT WASH THAT WHEREON IT WAS SPRINKLED IN THE HOLY PLACE. So strict was the Law in this case that the priest had to have the dress of the worshiper washed befo... [ Continue Reading ]
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken, since the blood and the juices of the flesh would he absorbed by the unglazed material; AND IF IT BE SODDEN IN A BRAZEN POT, IT SHALL BE BOTH SCOURED AND RINSED IN WATER, so that no particle of the sacrifice would cling to it.... [ Continue Reading ]
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof; it is most holy.... [ Continue Reading ]
And no sin-offering whereof any of the blood is brought in to the Tabernacle of the Congregation to reconcile withal in the Holy Place, as in the sin-offering for the priest and for the entire congregation, also on the Day of Atonement, Leviticus 4; Leviticus 16:27, SHALL BE EATEN; IT SHALL BE BURNT... [ Continue Reading ]