_ e-Sword Edition Note: _ This material was originally presented at the end of Leviticus Chapter 7. To make these summary-style comments more visible within the e-Sword edition, these comments have also been included here: FINAL SUMMARY. We will now very briefly draw together the strands of what w... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAW OF THE GUILT OFFERING. (LEVITICUS 7:1). The overwhelming sense of the holiness of the purification for sin offering now carries over into the consideration of the Guilt Offering. Its holiness is immediately emphasised. And we are also now informed that the priests can partake of the meat of... [ Continue Reading ]
BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT THE WHOLE BURNT OFFERING AND THE GRAIN OFFERING (LEVITICUS 7:8). Spurred on by reference to the guilt offering meat as being the priest's portion, this summary concludes by describing what belongs to the priests of the other offerings. Leviticus 7:8 ‘And the priest who offers... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAW OF THE SACRIFICE OF THE PEACE OFFERINGS (LEVITICUS 7:11). Finally the peace or wellbeing sacrifices are dealt with. These are of three types, the thanksgiving offering, which was a way of expressing thanks to God for particular blessings received, the votive offering or offering in respect... [ Continue Reading ]
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE FAT AND THE BLOOD OF OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES (LEVITICUS 7:22). Further emphasis is now placed on the fat and the blood of animals. As we have already seen the fat of sacrificial animals has to be offered on the altar to God, and the blood must be applied accordi... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT PERTAINS TO THE PRIESTS FROM THE PEACE OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES (LEVITICUS 7:28). Leviticus 7:28 ‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,' Once again it is said to be a matter of divine revelation through Moses. Leviticus 7:29 ‘Speak to the children of Israel, saying, He who offers the sacrifi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COLOPHON (LEVITICUS 7:37). These final verses read like a colophon, the ‘title' regularly put at the end of a clay tablet to identify it and date it. The traces of a number of such colophons, and of the catch phrases which open a tablet, can be found in Genesis, for example where it is regularly... [ Continue Reading ]