burnt offerings (Lev. 1:1-17)

From the herd or the flock (bovine or goats/sheep), without defect, male

Door way of the tent of meeting

That he may be accepted

The man shall lay hand on the head that it may be accepted for him

(Assuming from the herd:)

the man shall slay it before the Lord

priests offer up the blood and sprinkle it around altar

the man shall skin it and cut into pieces

priests make fire on altar

priests put head and suet on fire

he (priest?) shall wash entrails and legs

soothing aroma to the Lord

But if from the flock (goat or sheep)

male without defect

he shall slay in on the north side of altar before the Lord

priests sprinkle blood around altar

priests put head and suet on fire

he (priest?) shall wash entrails and legs

priest offers all of it up in smoke on the altar

soothing aroma to the Lord

But if from the birds (turtledove or young pigeons)

priest shall wring off its head

offer it up in smoke

blood drained out on the side of the altar

crop and feathers are cast beside the altar eastward, "to the place of the ashes"

tear it by its wings, but not server it

offer it up in smoke on the altar

soothing aroma to the Lord

grain offerings (Lev. 2:1-15)

Fine flour

Pour oil on it and put frankincense on it

Bring it to priests

Take handful

Priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion

Soothing aroma to the Lord

Remainder belongs to priests, a thing most holy

baked in an oven

cakes, unleavened, mixed with oil

on the griddle

unleavened, mixed with oil, break into bits

in a pan

with oil

Repetition of information about memorial portion and remainder

Repetition of prohibition of leaven, honey added as prohibited item in offering

leavened bread, honey may be offered as first fruits, but not up in smoke before the Lord

Salt required with every grain offering

Early ripened grains offered with oil and incense, memorial portion offered by priests in fire to the Lord.

peace offerings (Lev. 3:1-17)

If from the herd

male or female, without defect

lay hand on head

slay it at door way of tent of meeting

priests sprinkle blood around on the altar

offer by fire the fat covering entrails, the kidneys with fat, and the lobe of the liver

soothing aroma to the Lord

If from the flock

male or female, without defect

if a lamb
lay hand on head
slay it at door way of tent of meeting
priests sprinkle blood around on the altar
offer by fire the fat tail, the fat covering entrails, the kidneys with fat, and the lobe of the liver
as food, an offering to the Lord
if a goat
lay hand on head
slay it at door way of tent of meeting
priests sprinkle blood around on the altar
offer by fire the fat covering entrails, the kidneys with fat, and the lobe of the liver
as food, an offering for a soothing aroma, all fat is the Lord's

Perpetual statue: you shall not eat any fat or any blood

sin offerings (Lev. 4:1-35)

Unintentional Sin

if a priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people (Lev. 4:3-12)

bull without defect
door way of the tent of meeting
lay hand on the head
slay the bull before the Lord
take blood into the tent of meeting
sprinkle seven times in front of the veil
put some on the horns of the altar of incense
pour rest out at base of the altar of burnt offering
offer up in smoke the fat covering entrails, the kidneys with fat, and the lobe of the liver
hide, flesh, head, legs, entrails, refuse to be burnt on wood at a clean place outside the camp where ashes are poured out

if the whole congregation commits error (Lev. 4:13-21)

offer a bull

elders lay hands on the head

shall be slain before the Lord

priest takes blood to the tent

sprinkle seven times in front of the veil

put some on the horns of the altar before the Lord in the tent of meeting (altar of incense)

pour rest out at base of the altar of burnt offering

remaining procedure is same as in previous case

when a leader sins (Lev. 4:22-26)

offer a goat

a male without defect

lay hand on the head

slay the bull before the Lord

priest takes blood and puts some on the horns of the altar of burnt offering

pours rest out at base of the altar of burnt offering

offers up in smoke all the fat

thus the priest shall make atonement and he shall be forgiven

if anyone of the common people sins (Lev. 4:27-35)

offer a goat

a female without defect
lay hand on the head
slay it
priest takes blood and puts some on the horns of the altar of burnt offering
pour rest out at base of the altar of burnt offering
offer up in smoke all the fat for a soothing aroma to the Lord
thus the priest shall make atonement and he shall be forgiven

but if a lamb

a female without defect

lay hand on the head

slay it

priest takes blood and puts some on the horns of the altar of burnt offering

pour rest out at base of the altar of burnt offering

offer up in smoke all the fat for a soothing aroma to the Lord

thus the priest shall make atonement and he shall be forgiven

guilt offerings (Lev. 5:1-6:7)

In the event... (Lev. 5:1-4)

a person fails to testify truthfully

a person touches anything unclean

a person swears thoughtlessly

He shall confess and bring a guilt offering (Lev. 5:5-13)

a female from the flock, lamb or goat as a sin offering

if he cannot afford a lamb, two turtledoves or two young pigeons

one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering

priest offers sin offering first

nips its head at the front but does not sever it

sprinkle some of the blood on the side of the altar

priest offers second as burnt offering according to the ordinance

thus the priest shall make atonement and it shall be forgiven him

if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, he brings a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering

no oil, no incense, for it is a sin offering

priest takes handful as memorial portion and offers it up in smoke on the altar with the offerings of the Lord by fire

thus the priest shall make atonement and it shall be forgiven him

the rest becomes the priest's, like the grain offering

If a person sins unintentionally against the Lord's holy things he brings a guilt offering (Lev. 5:14-16)

a ram without defect

according to valuation in silver by shekels, the shekel of the sanctuary

makes restitution

adds a fifth part of it and gives it to the pirest

the priest shall make atonement with the ram of the guilt offering, and it shall be forgiven him

If a person does any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, though unaware, he is still guilty and shall bear his punishment (Lev. 5:17-19)

brings to the priest a ram without defect according to valuation for a guilt offering

thus the priest shall make atonement and it shall be forgiven him

It is a guilt offering, he was certainly guilty before the Lord

When a person deceives a companion by malfeasance, robbery, extortion, etc. (Lev. 6:1-7)

he shall make restitution

add one fifth more

on the day he presents his guilt offering

brings to the priest a ram without defect according to your valuation for a guilt offering

thus the priest shall make atonement and it shall be forgiven him

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO PRIESTS CONCERNING THE OFFERINGS (and also to the people) (Lev. 6:8-7:38)

The Burnt Offering (Lev. 6:9-13)

remains on the hearth on the altar all night until morning while the fire is kept burning

priest wears linen robe, undergarments

priest takes offering reduced to ashes from the fire and places them beside the altar

takes of his garments and puts on other garments

carries the ashes outside the camp to a clean place

fire is kept burning on the altar all the time

burn wood every morning

The Grain Offering (Lev. 6:14-23)

priests present it before the Lord in front of the altar

one priest lifts up a handful of the fine flour with oil and incense and offers it up in smoke on the altar, a soothing aroma to the Lord

What is left is for the priests to eat

as unleavened cakes

in a holy place, in the court of the tent of meeting

it is not to be baked with leaven

it is most holy like the sin offering and the guilt offering

every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it

whoever touches the offerings shall become consecrated

The offering by the priests when they are anointed

tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering

half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening

prepared with oil on a griddle

well stirred

present the rain offering in baked pieces as a soothing aroma to the Lord

anointed priest shall offer it

entirely offered up in smoke to the Lord

every grain offering of the priest shall be burned entirely, not eaten.

The Sin Offering (Lev. 6:24-30)

to be slain in the place where the burnt offering is slain

priest who offers it is shall eat it

is to be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the tent of meeting

anyone who touches its flesh shall become consdecrated

if any of its blood splashes on a garment, it is to be washed in a holy place

the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken

if boiled in a bronze vessel, it is to be scoured and rinsed in water

every male among the priests may eat of it, it is most holy

no sin offering of which any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement shall be eaten; it shall be burned with fire.

The Guilt Offering (Lev. 7:1-10)

to be slain in the place where the burnt offering is slain

sprinkle its blood around on the altar

offer all its fat up in smoke on the altar

every male among the priests may eat of it

it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy

the guilt offering is like the sin offering; there is one law for them. The priest who makes atonement shall have it.

Also the priest who present any man's burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering

every grain offering that is baked in the oven, prepared in a a pan or on a griddle, shall belong to the priest who presents it

every grain offering mixed with oil or dry shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to all alike

The Peace Offering (Lev. 7:11-38)

if as thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes of stirred fine flour mixed with oil

with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving, he shall present cakes of leavened bread

he shall present one of every offering as a heave offering to the Lord, it shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings

the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings

shall be eaten on the day of his offering

none to be left over till morning

But if the sacrifice of his offering is a votive or a freewill offering

it shall be eaten on the day he offers his sacrifice;

on the next day what is left may be eaten

but what is left over from the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire

if any of the flesh of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted and it shall not be reckoned to his benefit.

it shall be an offensive thing, and the person who eats of it shall bear his own iniquity

flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire

otherwise, anyone who is clean may eat the flesh (1 Cor. 10)

But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord shall be cut off from his people

none of the fat, whether of ox or sheep or goat was to be eaten

the fat of an animal which dies or is killed by beasts may be put to any other use, but may not be eaten.

whoever eats the fat of an animal from which an offering by fire is made to the Lord shall be cut off from his people

and no one is to eat any blood

anyone who eats blood shall be cut of from his people

He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings is to bring them to the Lord with his own hands.

He brings the fat with the breast to be presented as a wave offering

the priest shall offer up the fat in smoke on the altar

the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons

the right thigh is given to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifices of the peace offerings.

breast of the wave offering and right thigh of heave are given to the priests as their due

Consecration of Aaron and his sons (Lev. 8:1-9:24)

Lord said, (Lev. 8:1-3)

take Aaron and his sons, garments, anointing oil, bull of the sin offering, two rams, basket of unleavened bread

assemble all the congregation at the doorway of the tent of meeting

Moses did so (Lev. 8:4-5)

Moses washed Aaron and his sons with water (Lev. 8:6)

Moses put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, girded him with the artistic band of the ephod, put the breastpiece (pouch) on him, put the Urim and the Thumminm in the breastpiece, and put a turban on his head with a golden plate, the holy crown, at its front (Lev. 8:7-9)

Moses anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it (Lev. 8:10-12)

sprinkled some of the anointing oil on the altar seven times

anointed its utensils, consecrating them

anointed the basin and its stand, consecrating them

poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, consecrating him

Moses clothed Aaron's sons with the tunics and girded them with sashes and bound caps on them (Lev. 8:13)

Moses brought the bull of the sin offering (Lev. 8:14-17)

Aaron and sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering

Moses slaughtered the bull

Moses put some of the blood on the horns of the altar and purified the altar

Moses poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar, consecrating it

Moses offered up in smoke on the altar all the fat and the kidneys and the liver

Moses burned the bull and its hide and its flesh and its refuse in fire outside the camp, just as the Lord commanded Moses

Moses presented the ram of the burnt offering (Lev. 8:18-21)

Aaron and sons laid their hands on the head of the ram

Moses slaughtered the ram

Moses sprinkled blood around on the altar

Moses offered the head up in smoke and the pieces and the suet

Moses washed the entrails and the legs with water

Moses offered up the whole ram in smoke on the altar as a burnt offering and soothing aroma to the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded

Moses presented the second ram, the ram of ordination (Lev. 8:22-30)

Aaron and sons laid their hands on the head of the ram

Moses slaughtered it and put some of its blood on the lobe fo Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of Aaron's right hand and on the big toe of Aaron's right foot

Moses did the same to Aaron's sons

Moses sprinkled blood around on the altar

Moses took the fat, the liver, the kidneys, the right thigh

on these he placed one unleavened cake, one cake of bread with oil, one wafer and

Moses put all this in the hands of Aaron and his sons and presented them as a wave offering before the Lord

Then Moses offered up these things in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma.

Moses presented the breast as a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion.

So Moses took some of the oil and some of the blood and sprinkled it on Aaron and on his sons and on the garments of Aaron and his sons

Moses told Aaron and his sons to boil the flesh at the doorway of the tent of meeting and eat it there together with the bread which in the basked of the ordination offering (Lev. 8:31-36)

the remainder of the flesh and of the brad was to be burned

ordination to last seven days during which Aaron and sons were not to go outside the doorway of the tent of meeting

Thus Aaron and his sons did.

On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders (Lev. 9:1-23a)

Moses told Aaron to take a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect and offer them.