Leviticus 4 - 7 | Sin Lists and Offering Types
Leviticus 4
God explained to Moses how sin offerings worked, detailing the procedures for when:
- the high priest sins (Lev. 4:3-12);
- the entire Israelite community sins by violating a command (Lev. 4:13-21);
- when one of Israel's leaders becomes aware of a sin he accidentally committed (Lev. 4:22-26);
- when any of the Israeli Regular Folk become aware of a sin he or she accidentally committed (Lev. 4:27-31).
Sheep as sin offerings must be female with no defects. The sheep have to be disassembled like so (again, if you care what "like so" means, click here).
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Leviticus 5
LIST OF SINS THAT REQUIRE A SIN OFFERING
1. If you are called to testify about something you've seen or know about, it's sinful to refuse to testify and you'll be punished for your sin.
2. If you touch something that's not ceremonially clean, like a rotting fetid animal corpse, you's a sinner. Even if you touch it without knowing you touched it. You must admit your defilement and guilt* once you realize what you've done.
3. Unknowingly touching something that makes a person unclean.
4. Let's say you make a stupid vow, good or bad. When you realize you are a moron, admit your guilt.
"When you become aware of your guilt," God told Moses, "you have to confess your sin." God then outlined the procedure for slaughtering innocent turtledoves because of the sin of man.
"If you can't afford two turtledoves, bring two quarts of your best flour for the sin offering." The bread had to be awesome and made of pure happiness and whatnot.
God continued to explain to Moses how to prepare a guilt offering for unintentionally defiling the LORD's sacred property. The short and skinny is this:
"Bring your own perfect ram or pay for one with no defect. You must make restitution for the sacred property by paying for the loss plus 20%. When you pay the priest, he'll set you right with me."
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* Sometimes, the Bible is so messed-up that I have to explain that yes, in fact, it is really in there. You are to admit your defilement and guilt, according to Leviticus, for something you did not intentionally do.
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Leviticus 6
This chapter lists sins that required a guilt offering. I like the explanation given by N. H. Snaith in Vetus Testamentum [1965] which tries to distinguish between the "sin offering" and the "guilt offering" like this:
"...the difference between the two terms [sin offering and guilt offering] is that the sin offering is concerned with unwitting offences, whilst the guilt offering is concerned with offences where damange has been done and loss incurred, which in most cases can be assessed."
It also lays out further instructions for offerings. If you're interested, hit it up here or in an actual Bible.
Here's hoping Leviticus 7 is somewhat interesting.
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Leviticus 7
No such luck. Still more instructions for the guilt offering and the peace offering.
God does, however, tell Moses to tell the Israelites yet again not to eat blood or fat because if they do they'll be cut off from Israel. He also went on to say that in these offerings a portion is to be given to the priests.
God explained to Moses how sin offerings worked, detailing the procedures for when:
- the high priest sins (Lev. 4:3-12);
- the entire Israelite community sins by violating a command (Lev. 4:13-21);
- when one of Israel's leaders becomes aware of a sin he accidentally committed (Lev. 4:22-26);
- when any of the Israeli Regular Folk become aware of a sin he or she accidentally committed (Lev. 4:27-31).
Sheep as sin offerings must be female with no defects. The sheep have to be disassembled like so (again, if you care what "like so" means, click here).
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Leviticus 5
LIST OF SINS THAT REQUIRE A SIN OFFERING
1. If you are called to testify about something you've seen or know about, it's sinful to refuse to testify and you'll be punished for your sin.
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| I don't know the Hebrew word for "crapola." I kinda wish I did. |
3. Unknowingly touching something that makes a person unclean.
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| "The Floor is Lava" trains children for parkour. "The Floor is Unclean" trains children for washing their feet in bronze basins. |
"When you become aware of your guilt," God told Moses, "you have to confess your sin." God then outlined the procedure for slaughtering innocent turtledoves because of the sin of man.
"If you can't afford two turtledoves, bring two quarts of your best flour for the sin offering." The bread had to be awesome and made of pure happiness and whatnot.
God continued to explain to Moses how to prepare a guilt offering for unintentionally defiling the LORD's sacred property. The short and skinny is this:
"Bring your own perfect ram or pay for one with no defect. You must make restitution for the sacred property by paying for the loss plus 20%. When you pay the priest, he'll set you right with me."
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* Sometimes, the Bible is so messed-up that I have to explain that yes, in fact, it is really in there. You are to admit your defilement and guilt, according to Leviticus, for something you did not intentionally do.
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Leviticus 6
This chapter lists sins that required a guilt offering. I like the explanation given by N. H. Snaith in Vetus Testamentum [1965] which tries to distinguish between the "sin offering" and the "guilt offering" like this:
"...the difference between the two terms [sin offering and guilt offering] is that the sin offering is concerned with unwitting offences, whilst the guilt offering is concerned with offences where damange has been done and loss incurred, which in most cases can be assessed."
It also lays out further instructions for offerings. If you're interested, hit it up here or in an actual Bible.
Here's hoping Leviticus 7 is somewhat interesting.
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Leviticus 7
No such luck. Still more instructions for the guilt offering and the peace offering.
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| This stuff is as scattered as body parts in Mortal Kombat fatalities. |
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