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Leviticus 1-3
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About Leviticus
Leviticus was the third of five books written by Moses that made up the first section of the Old Testament known as the Torah. This third book of the Old Testament documented some of God's procedures necessary to carry out the Law presented in the Book of Exodus. This book was called "Leviticus" because God began with the leaders, the levitical priests.
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Where You Stopped
Leviticus 1
1And Jehovah called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
1And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
Commentary · verse 1
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock.
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
Commentary · verses 3-17
Verses 3-17: the procedure for the burnt-offering.
3If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.
3If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
Commentary · verse 3
A male without blemish offered of his own voluntary will.
4And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
4And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Commentary · verse 4
Laying his hand upon the animal represented the transference of guilt.
Commentary · verses 5-9
Verses 5-9: the procedure for offering a bull as a burnt-offering.
5And he shall kill the bullock before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
6And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire; 8and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 9but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
5And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
6And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
8And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
9But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Commentary · verse 9
God told Moses these details for how to offer an animal from the herd: male, with both hands on it to signify atonement, burned completely.
Commentary · verses 10-13
Verses 10-13: the procedure for offering a sheep or a goat as a burnt-offering.
10And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.
11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
12And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 13but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
10And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
12And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
13But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Commentary · verse 13
God told Moses these details for how to offer an animal from the flock: male, north side of altar, burned completely.
Commentary · verses 14-17
Verses 14-17: the procedure for offering a bird as a burnt-offering.
14And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar; 16and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes: 17and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
14And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
16And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
17And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Commentary · verse 17
God told Moses these details for how to offer birds: turtledoves or young pigeons, feathers to east side of altar, not cut in two, burned completely.
Each of these offerings gave a "sweet savor" to God, which appeased His anger. God alone received these offerings.
Where You Stopped
Leviticus 2
Commentary · verses 1-10
Verses 1-10: the procedure for the meal-offering, also known as grain-offering.
Commentary · verses 1-3
Verses 1-3: the presentation of the meal-offering.
1And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal-offering unto Jehovah, his oblation shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: 2and he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof. And the priest shall burn it as the memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah: 3and that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire.
1And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
2And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
3And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Commentary · verse 3
God explained the details for how to offer grain/meal: fine flour, frankincense, burn a portion, rest goes to priests.
Commentary · verses 4-10
Verses 4-10: Different types of meal-offering.
4And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
5And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
6Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meal-offering.
7And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the frying-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto Jehovah: and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the altar.
9And the priest shall take up from the meal-offering the memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
10And that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire.
4And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
5And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
6Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
7And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
9And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
10And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Commentary · verse 10
Moses was told details for how to offer grain/meal baked in an oven: unleavened, brought to the bronze altar, portion burned.
Commentary · verses 11-16
Verses 11-16: Special instructions regarding the meal-offering.
11No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
11No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
Commentary · verse 11
No meal-offering brought to the Lord was to be made with leaven. They were not to burn leaven or honey. Leaven symbolized sin. Honey symbolized prosperity. Honey is the only food that has no expiration date.
12As an oblation of first- fruits ye shall offer them unto Jehovah: but they shall not come up for a sweet savor on the altar.
12As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
Commentary · verse 12
First-fruits were to be offered. However, the procedure was different in that they would not be burned on the altar.
13And every oblation of thy meal-offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meal-offering: with all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt.
14And if thou offer a meal-offering of first-fruits unto Jehovah, thou shalt offer for the meal-offering of thy first-fruits grain in the ear parched with fire, bruised grain of the fresh ear.
13And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
14And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
Commentary · verse 14
More detail was given on how to offer grain/meal offerings: seasoned with salt, grain, oil, frankincense. Every oblation (offering) should be seasoned with salt. The salt served as a preservative.
15And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meal-offering.
16And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the bruised grain thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
15And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
16And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Commentary · verse 16
Each of these offerings gave a "sweet savor" to God, which made Him happy, except for the offering in verse 12. It appeared these offerings also went to the priests.
Where You Stopped
Leviticus 3
Commentary · verses 1-17
This chapter covered the peace-offerings.
Commentary · verses 1-5
Verses 1-5: Offering a bull or a cow as a peace-offering.
1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Jehovah.
2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 4and 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.
5And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
4And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
5And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Commentary · verse 5
The details for a peace-offering from the herd: male or female, with both hands, at the door of the tent of meeting, burned completely.
Commentary · verses 6-11
Verses 6-11: Offering a sheep as a peace-offering.
6And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before Jehovah; 8and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
9And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 10and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
6And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.
8And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
9And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
10And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Commentary · verse 11
The details for a peace-offering that was a lamb: male or female, with both hands, before the tent of meeting, food offering to the Lord.
Commentary · verses 12-16
Verses 12-16: Offering a goat as a peace-offering.
12And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah: 13and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
14And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 15and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah’s.
12And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
13And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
14And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
15And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.
Commentary · verse 16
The details for a peace-offering that was a goat: this did not specify male or female, with both hands, before the tent of meeting, burned on the altar as food, all the fat was the Lord's.
17It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
17It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
Commentary · verse 17
They were told to eat neither fat nor blood. The herd and goat offering were said to give a "sweet savor." It did not say this about the lamb offering.
This series of offerings was also known as "fellowship offerings." This offering was not to make peace with God, it was to enjoy peace with God, which is fellowship. Some people believe the person who brought the offering and the priests ate of everything except the blood and fat, they had fellowship.
This day's reading covered voluntary Offerings concerned with offenses towards God. The progression went from atoning for sins (Leviticus 1: God alone), recognizing what God had given (Leviticus 2: God and priests), sharing with God (Leviticus 3: God, priests, giver). Salvation, Reward, eternal life: The Gospel.
Verse 1 began the entire book by saying, God called to Moses out of the tent of meeting. A "wild" God had been speaking to Moses from a "wild" setting. Now, God spoke to Moses in fellowship while living among the people. This book showed how God wanted to bring people into fellowship with Him through a covenant. This book was directed towards the priesthood. It could be seen as the job description for the Levites.