Moshe told Aharon, “Approach the altar, offer your sin offering and burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and the people. Then present the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as Adonai ordered.”-Leviticus 9:7 In verse 7, Moses tells Aaron to “Approach the altar”. Via the pronouncement of that one little phrase, Moses has […]

 “Then tell the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without defect, for a burnt offering, and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before Adonai; also a grain offering mixed with olive oil — because today Adonai is going to […]

“On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons and the leaders of Israel, and said to Aharon, “Take a male calf for a purification offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before Adonai.”-Leviticus 9:1-2 In verse 1 of Leviticus chapter 9, we’re told that Moses invited the “leaders of […]

“On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons and the leaders of Israel, and said to Aharon, “Take a male calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before Adonai.”-Leviticus 9:1-2 Finally! After much painstaking preparation, the priesthood of Israel is about to begin! And it […]

Today we begin Leviticus Chapter 9. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. As in previous chapters of Leviticus, we’re going to encounter many sacrificial rituals in this chapter. However, as I mentioned in my last post, rather than focusing on the many details of the rites and […]