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The Burnt Offering

1 Now the Lord acalled to Moses, and spoke to him bfrom the tabernacle of meeting, saying,  
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: a‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.  
3 ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male awithout blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord.  
4 aThen he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be baccepted on his behalf cto make atonement for him.  
5 He shall kill the abull before the Lord; band the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood cand sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.  
6 And he shall askin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.  
7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put afire on the altar, and blay the wood in order on the fire.  
8 Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;
9 but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a asweet aroma to the Lord.  
10 ‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male awithout blemish.  
11 aHe shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.  
12 And 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 upon the altar;
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Leviticus 1:3

a burnt sacrifice—so called from its being wholly consumed on the altar; no part of it was eaten either by the priests or the offerer. It was designed to propitiate the anger of God incurred by original sin, or by particular transgressions; and its entire combustion indicated the self-dedication of the offerer—his whole nature—his body and soul—as necessary to form a sacrifice acceptable to God (Romans 12:1; Philippians 1:20). This was the most ancient as well as the most conspicuous mode of sacrifice.

a male without blemish—No animal was allowed to be offered that had any deformity or defect. Among the Egyptians, a minute inspection was made by the priest; and the bullock having been declared perfect, a certificate to that effect being fastened to its horns with wax, was sealed with his ring, and no other might be substituted. A similar process of examining the condition of the beasts brought as offerings, seems to have been adopted by the priests in Israel (John 6:27).

at the door of the tabernacle—where stood the altar of burnt offering (Exodus 40:6). Every other place was forbidden, under the highest penalty (Leviticus 17:4).




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Leviticus 1:3:

Leviticus 22:19
Deuteronomy 17:1
1 Samuel 6:14
Malachi 1:14

 

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