# Leviticus 01 📖: The Burnt Offering [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Leviticus Overview]] | [[Leviticus 02]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ## Procedures for the Burnt Offering [[#Verse 01.]] Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Meeting Tent: [[#Verse 02.]] “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When someone among you presents an offering to the Lord, you must present your offering from the domesticated animals, either from the herd or from the flock. [[#Verse 03.]] “‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he must present it as a flawless male; he must present it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent for its acceptance before the Lord. [[#Verse 04.]] He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf. [[#Verse 05.]] Then the one presenting the offering must slaughter the bull before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must present the blood and splash the blood against the sides of the altar, which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. [[#Verse 06.]] Next, the one presenting the offering must skin the burnt offering and cut it into parts, [[#Verse 07.]] and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. [[#Verse 08.]] Then the sons of Aaron, the priests, must arrange the parts with the head and the suet on the wood that is in the fire on the altar. [[#Verse 09.]] Finally, the one presenting the offering must wash its entrails and its legs in water, and the priest must offer all of it up in smoke on the altar—it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. [[#Verse 10.]] “‘If his offering is from the flock for a burnt offering—from the sheep or the goats—he must present a flawless male, [[#Verse 11.]] and must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, will splash its blood against the altar’s sides. [[#Verse 12.]] Next, the one presenting the offering must cut it into parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest must arrange them on the wood that is in the fire on the altar. [[#Verse 13.]] Then the one presenting the offering must wash the entrails and the legs in water, and the priest must present all of it and offer it up in smoke on the altar—it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. [[#Verse 14.]] “‘If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons. [[#Verse 15.]] The priest must present it at the altar, pinch off its head and offer the head up in smoke on the altar, and its blood must be drained out against the side of the altar. [[#Verse 16.]] Then the priest must remove its entrails by cutting off its tail feathers, and throw them to the east side of the altar into the place of fatty ashes, [[#Verse 17.]] and tear it open by its wings without dividing it into two parts. Finally, the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is in the fire—it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overview. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. The Hebrew title of the book is its first word, *wayyiqra*, meaning "and He called." 2. The English name Leviticus comes through the Greek and Latin translations and means "matters relating to the Levites." 3. The Lord speaks from the tent of meeting (1:1), picking up right where Exodus ended, with God's glory filling the tabernacle (Exodus 40:34-35). 4. The Hebrew word for burnt offering, *olah*, comes from a root meaning "to go up," because the whole offering went up in smoke. 5. The whole animal was burned on the altar except the skin, which went to the priest (7:8). 6. The worshiper, not the priest, slaughtered the animal (1:5). The priests handled the blood and the altar. 7. The phrase "a soothing aroma to the Lord" closes each of the three sections of this chapter (1:9, 13, 17). 8. Turtledoves and young pigeons were allowed for those who could not afford a larger animal (1:14). 9. A burnt offering was made every morning and evening on behalf of the whole nation (Exodus 29:38-42; Numbers 28:3-4). 10. Burnt offerings were made long before the Law was given, by Noah (Genesis 8:20) and by Abraham (Genesis 22:13). ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the perfect offering wholly given to God. The burnt offering went up as a soothing aroma to the Lord (1:9), and Christ gave Himself for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God (Ephesians 5:2). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. The worshiper laid a hand on the animal's head so it would be accepted to make atonement for him (1:4). What does this picture teach about substitution? 2. The offering had to be a male without defect (1:3). Why does God call for our best rather than our leftovers? 3. God allowed a bull, a sheep or goat, or birds (1:3, 10, 14). What does that say about God's heart toward those who have little? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 3: The burnt offering must be a male without defect, offered at the entrance of the tent of meeting. - 📖 verse 4: The worshiper lays a hand on the animal's head, and it is accepted to make atonement for him. - 📖 verse 9: The whole offering is burned on the altar as a soothing aroma to the Lord. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[Ephesians 05#Verse 02.|Ephesians 5:2]] - Christ gave Himself as a fragrant offering to God. - 🔗 [[Hebrews 10#Verse 01.|Hebrews 10:1-10]] - The once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus' body. - 🔗 [[Genesis 22#Verse 13.|Genesis 22:13]] - God provides a ram as a burnt offering in Isaac's place. - 🔗 [[Romans 12#Verse 01.|Romans 12:1]] - Offer your bodies as living sacrifices. - 🔗 [[John 01#Verse 29.|John 1:29]] - Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 📂 Internal Notes