CHAPTER 9 THE PRIESTS PARTICIPATE IN THEIR FIRST OFFERINGS AND THE GLORY OF YAHWEH IS REVEALED. The seven days of consecration now being completed the priests are called on to conduct their first series of offerings in order to sanctify the people to Yahweh. It is noteworthy that the Priest's purif... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 9 THE PRIESTS PARTICIPATE IN THEIR FIRST OFFERINGS AND THE GLORY OF YAHWEH IS REVEALED. The seven days of consecration now being completed the priests are called on to conduct their first series of offerings in order to sanctify the people to Yahweh. It is noteworthy that the Priest's purif... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he said to Aaron, “Take a calf of the herd for a purification for sin offering, and a ram for a whole burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before Yahweh.” ' It is noteworthy that instead of the mature bull ox (Leviticus 4:3) Aaron is to offer a bull calf for his own purification for... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And to the children of Israel you will speak, saying, “Take a he-goat for a purification for sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a whole burnt offering, and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a grain offering mingled with oil,... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And they brought what Moses commanded before the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before Yahweh.' The priests and the elders brought to Moses in front of the tent of meeting all that he had commanded. Then all Israel gathered and ‘stood before Yahweh'. That is they sto... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh commanded that you should do, and the glory of Yahweh shall appear to you.” ' Moses then informed them that in some way Yahweh intended to manifest Himself to them. As long as they followed his instructions closely, the glory of Yahweh would appear t... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar, and offer your purification for sin offering, and your whole burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself, and for the people, and offer the oblation of the people, and make atonement for them, as Yahweh commanded.” ' Then Moses commands Aaron t... [ Continue Reading ]
‘So Aaron drew near to the altar, and slew the calf of the purification for sin offering, which was for himself.' Aaron accordingly drew near to the altar and as the suppliant slew the calf of purification for sin, which was for himself. He first had to be purified... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, but the fat, and the kidneys, and the covering from the liver of the purification for sin offering, he burnt on the altar... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And the flesh and the skin he burnt with fire outside the camp.' The remainder of the purification for sin offering was then taken outside the camp (to a clean place) and burned so as to take it out of reach of earth. It was so holy that it went up to God outside the camp.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he slew the whole burnt offering, and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, and he sprinkled it on the altar round about.' Then similar procedures were observed for the whole burnt offering. It was for his atonement and dedication, as well as that of the people. Aaron slew it, his sons caug... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And they delivered the burnt-offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burnt them on the altar.' Then his sons handed him ‘piece by piece' the parts of the sacrifice, including the head. It is clear that the task of skinning it and cutting it up had been left to them due to the necessi... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he washed the innards and the legs, and burnt them on the whole burnt offering on the altar.' Then Aaron washed the innards and the legs and burnt them also on the altar. Thus was purification and atonement made for him. In the same way Jesus too was offered ‘piece by piece' as through His ear... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he presented the people's oblation, and took the goat of the purification for sin offering which was for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.' Now he was in a position to offer the people's oblation (gift which they were obliged to make). The elders mentioned in Levit... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he presented the whole burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance.' Then he presented their whole burnt offering and offered it ‘according to the ordinance', that is, as laid down in the Law.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he presented the grain offering, and filled his hand from it, and burnt it on the altar, besides the whole burnt offering of the morning.' After this he took a handful of the grain offering as a memorial and burned it on the altar ‘besides the whole burnt offering of the morning'. This presuma... [ Continue Reading ]
‘He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people, and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled on the altar round about, and the fat of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cove... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ And Aaron lifted up his hands towards the people, and blessed them, and he came down from offering the purification for sin offering, and the whole burnt offering, and the peace offerings.' Then having satisfactorily completed the offerings and sacrifices Aaron lifted up his hands and blessed the... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the people.' Moses and Aaron, the veteran and the new boy, then went into the Holy Place through the entrance curtain. But we are told nothing of what they did. Perhaps... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And there came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed on the altar the burnt-offering and the fat. And when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.' God then sent forth a streak of fire from the tabernacle and consumed on the altar the whole burnt offering and the fat. O... [ Continue Reading ]