Leviticus 7:1-10

THE TRESPASS OFFERING 7:1-10
TEXT 7:1-10

1

And this is the law of the trespass-offering: it is most holy.

2

In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the trespass-offering; and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon the altar round about.

3

And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, the fat that covereth the inwards,

4

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away;

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and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: it is a trespass-offering.

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Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.

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As is the sin-offering, so is the trespass-offering; there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it.

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And the priest that offereth any man's burnt-offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered.

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And every meal-offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying-pan, and on the baking-pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.

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And every meal-offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as well as another.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 7:1-10

127.

At what particular place was the burnt offering slain?

128.

What additional words are found here concerning the use of the blood in the trespass offering?

129.

The instructions here concerning the fat of the trespass offering were formally given concerning other offerings (see Chapter s 3 and 4). Why are they here referred to the trespass offerings?

130.

Were not the people weary who heard again and again the same instructions? Discuss.

131.

What is meant by the expression one law in Leviticus 7:7? To what does it refer?

132.

Of what use would the skin of the animal be to the priest?

133.

Why the need to repeat the fact that the meal or grain offering belongs to the priests?

PARAPHRASE 7:1-10

Here are the instructions concerning the most holy offering for guilt: The sacrificial animal shall be killed at the place where the burnt offering sacrifices are slain, and its blood shall be sprinkled back and forth upon the altar. The priest will offer upon the altar all its fat, including the tail, the fat that covers the insides, the two kidneys and the loin-fat, and the gall bladderall shall be set aside for sacrificing. The priests will burn them upon the altar as a guilt offering to the Lord. Only males among the priests may then eat the carcass, and it must be eaten in a holy place, for this is a most holy sacrifice. The same instructions apply to both the sin offering and the guilt offeringthe carcass shall be given to the priest who is in charge of the atonement ceremony, for his food. (When the offering is a burnt sacrifice, the priest who is in charge shall also be given the animal's hide.) The priests who present the people's grain offerings to the Lord shall be given whatever remains of the sacrifice after the ceremony is completed. This rule applies whether the sacrifice is baked, fried, or grilled. All other grain offerings, whether mixed with olive oil or dry, are the common property of all sons of Aaron.

COMMENT 7:1-10

Leviticus 7:1-2 The north side of the altar of burnt offering is where all the animals were slain. The blood of the trespass offering like that of the sin offering is to be generously sprinkled on the sides of the altar. If our reader has not considered Kellogg's splendid article on the sprinkling of blood we suggest that you do so. Blood is such an important part of the worship of God. The power of forgiven sin is the power of the blood.

Leviticus 7:3-6 What we learned in Chapter s 3 and 4 concerning other offerings is now also made applicable to the trespass offering. The priest is here especially instructed in the removal of the Lord's portion to be burned upon the altar. But he is equally instructed in the eating of his portion in the holy place of the tabernacle. The words of C. H. MacKintosh are very good here: Again, my reader should seek to apprehend the meaning of the expression, -all the males among the priests shall eat thereof.-' The ceremonial act of eating the sin offering, or the trespass offering, was expressive of full identification. But, to eat the sin offeringto make another's sin one's own, demanded a higher degree of priestly energy, such as was expressed in -the males among the priests.-'

Leviticus 7:7 There is one law uniformly applied to both sin and trespass offerings concerning the use of the carcass after it has been killed, the blood sprinkled, the fat removed and burnedit belongs to the priests. What a wonder to contemplate the truth that our Lord as our priest offers Himself and claims His people for His own.

Leviticus 7:8 We learn from this verse the source of some clothing for the priests. He was given the skin of the animals slain. The words of Bonar are almost quaint, but they speak eloquently to us. He reminds us that God Himself provided the skins for Adam and Eve in Eden's garden. To get them, animals must be slain. He says, If Jesus, at the gate of Eden, acting as our Priest, appointed sacrifice to be offered there, then He had a right to the skins, as priest; and the use to which He appropriated them was clothing Adam and Eve. He has clothing for the naked soul-fine raiment-' (Revelation 3:18)obtained from His own sacrifice. Even at the gate of Eden He began to -counsel us to buy of Himself fine raiment, that we might be clothed.-' And this is His office still (Revelation 3:18).

Leviticus 7:9-10 The use of the meal offering from the priest's viewpoint does not add anything to what we learned in Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 2:9. We are sure there were to be no exceptions either in the way the offering was prepared or in the use made of it by the Priest.

FACT QUESTIONS 7:1-10

167.

What is the power of the blood?

168.

What is significant about all the males eating of the trespass offering?

169.

What is the one law uniformly applied to both sin and trespass offerings?

170.

What was the reason for giving the skin of the animal to the priest?

171.

How does this relate to us?