YAHWEH COMMENCES INSTRUCTING MOSES CONCERNING OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES (LEVITICUS 1:1). Leviticus 1:1 ‘And Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the tent of meeting, saying,' Notice the ‘and' at the beginning. This connects the verse to the last verses in Exodus, where ‘the tent of meet... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OFFERING OF A BULL-OX (LEVITICUS 1:3). The bull-ox was the most costly of offerings, and would be made by the very wealthy offerer or when the offering was to be of supreme importance, e.g. when it was for a priest or for the community. But God in His goodness will later make provision for less... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OFFERING OF A RAM OR A HE-GOAT (LEVITICUS 1:10). Much in these next three verses is summarised because it is the same procedure as for the offering of the bull-ox. The three things emphasised are the death with the offering of the blood, the offering of the remainder by burning on the altar, and... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ALTERNATIVE OFFERING OF BIRDS (LEVITICUS 1:14). A further offering was available as an alternative for the poorer members of the community. It differs in presentation because of the nature of the offering but for all practical purposes it follows the pattern already described. Only the differen... [ Continue Reading ]