# Leviticus 06 š: Instructions for the Priests
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> [[#š¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#š§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#āļø Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#š Key Principles / š Life Application]]
> [[#š¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#āļø Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#š Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#š Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#š Internal Notes]]
## š Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Trespass by Deception and False Oath
[[#Verse 01.]]Ā (5:20)Ā Then theĀ LordĀ spoke to Moses:Ā
[[#Verse 02.]]Ā āWhen a person sins and commits a trespassĀ against theĀ LordĀ by deceiving his fellow citizenĀ in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen,Ā
[[#Verse 03.]]Ā or has found something lost and denies it and swears falselyĀ concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sināĀ
[[#Verse 04.]]Ā when it happens that he sins and he is found guiltyĀ then he must return whatever he had stolen, or whatever he had extorted, or the thing that he had held in trust,Ā or the lost thing that he had found,Ā
[[#Verse 05.]]Ā or anything about which he swears falsely.Ā He must restore it in fullĀ and add one-fifth to it; he must give it to its owner when he is found guilty.Ā
[[#Verse 06.]]Ā Then he must bring his guilt offering to theĀ Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels,Ā for a guilt offering to the priest.Ā
[[#Verse 07.]]Ā So the priest will make atonementĀ on his behalf before theĀ LordĀ and he will be forgivenĀ for whatever he has done to become guilty.ā
### Sacrificial Instructions for the Priests: The Burnt Offering
[[#Verse 08.]]Ā (6:1)Ā Then theĀ LordĀ spoke to Moses:Ā
[[#Verse 09.]]Ā āCommand Aaron and his sons, āThis is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering is to remain on the hearthĀ on the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar must be kept burning on it.Ā
[[#Verse 10.]]Ā Then the priest must put on his linen robe and must put linen leggingsĀ over his bare flesh, and he must take up the fatty ashes of the burnt offering that the fire consumed on the altar,Ā and he must place themĀ beside the altar.Ā
[[#Verse 11.]]Ā Then he must take off his clothes and put on other clothes, and he must bring the fatty ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially cleanĀ place,Ā
[[#Verse 12.]]Ā but the fire which is on the altar must be kept burning on it.Ā It must not be extinguished. So the priest must kindle wood on it morning by morning, and he must arrange the burnt offering on it and offer the fat of the peace offering up in smoke on it.Ā
[[#Verse 13.]]Ā A continual fire must be kept burning on the altar. It must not be extinguished.
### The Grain Offering of the Common Person
[[#Verse 14.]]Ā āāThis is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron are to present itĀ before theĀ LordĀ in front of the altar,Ā
[[#Verse 15.]]Ā and the priestĀ must take up with his hand some of the choice wheat flour of the grain offeringĀ and some of its olive oil, and all of the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and he must offer its memorial portionĀ up in smoke on the altarĀ as a soothing aroma to theĀ Lord.Ā
[[#Verse 16.]]Ā Aaron and his sons are to eat what is left over from it. It must be eaten unleavened in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Meeting Tent.Ā
[[#Verse 17.]]Ā It must not be baked with yeast.Ā I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It is most holy,Ā like the sin offering and the guilt offering.Ā
[[#Verse 18.]]Ā Every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. It is a perpetual allotted portionĀ throughout your generationsĀ from the gifts of theĀ Lord. Anyone who touches these giftsĀ must be holy.āā
### The Grain Offering of the Priests
[[#Verse 19.]]Ā Then theĀ LordĀ spoke to Moses:Ā
[[#Verse 20.]]Ā āThis is the offering of Aaron and his sons which they must present to theĀ LordĀ on the day when he is anointed: a tenth of an ephahĀ of choice wheat flourĀ as a continual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.Ā
[[#Verse 21.]]Ā It must be made with olive oil on a griddle and you must bring it well soaked,Ā so you must present a grain offering of broken piecesĀ as a soothing aroma to theĀ Lord.Ā
[[#Verse 22.]]Ā The high priest who succeeds himĀ from among his sons must do it. It is a perpetual statute; it must be offered up in smoke as a whole offering to theĀ Lord.Ā
[[#Verse 23.]]Ā Every grain offering of a priest must be a whole offering; it must not be eaten.ā
### The Sin Offering
[[#Verse 24.]]Ā Then theĀ LordĀ spoke to Moses:Ā
[[#Verse 25.]]Ā āTell Aaron and his sons, āThis is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered the sin offering must be slaughtered before theĀ Lord. It is most holy.Ā
[[#Verse 26.]]Ā The priest who offers it for sin is to eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Meeting Tent.Ā
[[#Verse 27.]]Ā Anyone who touches its meat must be holy, and whoever spatters some of its blood on a garmentĀ must washĀ whatever he spatters it on in a holy place.Ā
[[#Verse 28.]]Ā Any clay vessel it is boiled in must be broken, and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then that vesselĀ must be rubbed out and rinsed in water.Ā
[[#Verse 29.]]Ā Any male among the priests may eat it. It is most holy.Ā
[[#Verse 30.]]Ā But any sin offering from which some of its blood is brought into the Meeting Tent to make atonement in the sanctuary must not be eaten. It must be burned up in the fire.
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## š¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. In Hebrew Bibles, English 6:1-7 is numbered 5:20-26, so Hebrew chapter 6 begins at English 6:8.
2. The wrongs listed include deceiving a neighbor about a deposit, robbery, extortion, and lying about lost property (6:2-3).
3. Restitution was paid to the wronged person on the day of the guilt offering (6:5).
4. Beginning at 6:8, the instructions are addressed to Aaron and his sons, like a manual for priests.
5. The command to keep the altar fire burning is repeated three times (6:9, 12, 13).
6. The priest wore linen garments and linen undergarments while removing the ashes (6:10).
7. He changed clothes before carrying the ashes outside the camp to a clean place (6:11).
8. The high priest's daily grain offering was half in the morning and half in the evening, and it was completely burned (6:20-23).
9. Whatever touched the meat of the sin offering became holy (6:27).
10. A clay pot used to cook the sin offering had to be broken, while a bronze pot was scoured and rinsed (6:28).
## š§ Chapter Summary
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## āļø Christ in This Chapter
Christ is our ever-living High Priest. The fire on the altar was never to go out (6:13), and Jesus always lives to intercede for those who come to God through Him (Hebrews 7:25).
## š Key Principles / š Life Application
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## š¬ Discussion Questions
1. Cheating a neighbor is called unfaithfulness against the Lord (6:2). Why does God take how we treat others personally?
2. Restitution meant repaying in full plus a fifth (6:5). What does true repentance look like when we have wronged someone (Luke 19:8)?
3. The priest added wood to the fire every morning (6:12-13). What daily habits keep your devotion to God burning?
## āļø Key Verses to Remember
- š verse 2: Wronging a neighbor is unfaithfulness against the Lord.
- š verse 5: The guilty person repays in full and adds a fifth.
- š verse 13: A continual fire must burn on the altar; it must not go out.
## š Related Passages/Cross Reference
- š [[Hebrews 07#Verse 25.|Hebrews 7:25]] - He always lives to intercede for us.
- š [[Matthew 05#Verse 23.|Matthew 5:23-24]] - First be reconciled to your brother.
- š [[Luke 19#Verse 08.|Luke 19:8]] - Zacchaeus repays those he cheated.
- š [[Romans 12#Verse 11.|Romans 12:11]] - Be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.
- š [[2 Timothy 01#Verse 06.|2 Timothy 1:6]] - Rekindle the gift of God.
## š Devotional Reflection
> [!note] š± Still growing. This section is on its way.
## š Internal Notes