“All the tenth given from the land, whether from planted seed or fruit from trees, belongs to Adonai; it is holy to Adonai.  If someone wants to redeem any of his tenth, he must add to it one-fifth.”-Leviticus 27:30 We now come to the last method discussed in Leviticus 27 for offering or setting apart for the […]

“Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord.  No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death.”-Leviticus 27:28-29 Verse […]

“However, the firstborn among animals, since it is already born as a firstborn for Adonai, no one can consecrate — neither ox nor sheep — since it belongs to Adonai already.“-Leviticus 27:26 We’re in the thick of discussing the offerings that accompany the vows when they’re made. However, with the next type of offering, we encounter an interesting […]

“All your valuations are to be according to the sanctuary shekel [two-fifths of an ounce], twenty gerahs to the shekel.”-Leviticus 27:25 Verse 25 is an interesting footnote that just kind of sticks out like a sore thumb when reading through Leviticus chapter 27. We’re told that the standard for paying the redemption money will be the Sanctuary Shekel. There […]

“If the animal is an unclean one, such as may not be used in an offering to Adonai, he must set it before the cohen; and the cohen is to set a value on it in relation to its good and bad points; the value set by you the cohen will stand. But if the person making the vow wishes to redeem the […]