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L EVITICUS 3
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flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.
6 Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is
a grain offering. 7 If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour
and olive oil.
8 “No matter how a grain offering for the Lord
has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who
will present it at the altar. 9 The priest will take a
representative portion of the grain offering and
burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 10 The rest of the grain
offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons
as their food. This offering will be considered
a most holy part of the special gifts presented
to the Lord.
11 “Do not use yeast in preparing any of the
grain offerings you present to the Lord, because
no yeast or honey may be burned as a special
gift presented to the Lord. 12 You may add yeast
and honey to an offering of the first crops of
your harvest, but these must never be offered on
the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 13 Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind
you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to
add salt to your grain offerings.
14 “If you present a grain offering to the Lord
from the first portion of your harvest, bring
fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted
on a fire. 15 Put olive oil on this grain offering,
and sprinkle it with frankincense. 16 The priest
will take a representative portion of the grain
moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented
to the Lord.
Procedures for the Peace Offering
“If you present an animal from the herd as a
peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male
or a female, but it must have no defects. 2 Lay
your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle.* Then
Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood
against all sides of the altar. 3 The priest must
present part of this peace offering as a special
gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around
the internal organs, 4 the two kidneys and the fat
around them near the loins, and the long lobe of
the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, 5 and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top
of the burnt offering on the wood burning on
the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma
to the Lord.
6 “If you present an animal from the flock as
a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male
or a female, but it must have no defects. 7 If you
present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the
Lord, 8 lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons
will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all
sides of the altar. 9 The priest must present the
3
3:2 Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in 3:8, 13.
fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the
Lord. This includes the fat of the broad tail
cut off near the backbone, all the fat around
the internal organs, 10 the two kidneys and the
fat around them near the loins, and the long
lobe of the liver. These must be removed with
the kidneys, 11 and the priest will burn them on
• Sin
LE V I TI C U S 1:1-13
Few things would be as repulsive as
the bloody slaughter of animals for
the purpose of religious ritual. We are
tempted to avoid studying or thinking
about this practice, which is so foreign
to us. But we need to look at the reason
for the sacrifices. Human sin violates
the holiness of God and is so offensive
that it is worthy of death. The sacrificial
system was a constant reminder to
God’s people of the seriousness of sin
before their holy God. How seriously
do we take our own sin? What can we
do that might remind us regularly of the
importance of our behavior before our
holy God?
• Peace
LE V I TI C U S 3:1-17
What was the significance of the peace
offering? To be at peace with God means
to be reconciled to him, to have sins
forgiven, and to enjoy wonderful fellowship
with him. The peace offering (sometimes
called the “fellowship offering”) was given
to express gratitude to God and seek to
restore greater fellowship with him. The
peace offering and burnt offering were
often given together. While the burnt
offering focused on the seriousness of
sin and the cost of obedience, the peace
offering focused on the joy and happiness
of fellowship that came as a result of
obedience and restoration.
Peace with God and others is the
greatest gift we could hope for because
it affects how we live now, as well as for
all eternity. And we can receive this gift of
peace by believing that Jesus’ ultimate
sacrifice on the cross paid the penalty for
our sins so that we can come into the very
presence of God and be in relationship
with him. Then we can live every day with
joy and gratitude for what he has done
for us.