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| 1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, |
And spake unto him – Moses thus attributes the origin of the Mosaic Law to God, not to himself. A53
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| 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. |
If any man of you – Typifying mankind in the Millennial age. T96
Bring an offering – An individual offering following the general offering of the great Day of Atonement. T93
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| 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. |
Burnt sacrifice – The value of Christ's work in the Father's estimation. R84:1*
Without blemish – Only the sacrifices of those justified are acceptable to God. R1186:6, R1585:4
A sacrifice of things to which we have a right by Christ. R1187:1
Voluntary will – The sacrifice must be of the free will and desire of the offerer. T96
There was peace between God and the sacrificer, so that the offering was not made for his own sins. R4389:3
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| 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
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Shall be accepted – A burnt-offering shows divine acceptance. R4389:3
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| 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. |
Kill the bullock – By the close of the Millennium there will be no longer any poor in the sense of inability to offer a "bullock"--mental, moral and physical perfection. T96
Bullocks represent our Lord Jesus. R4389:3
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| 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. |
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| 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: |
Upon the altar – The same altar used by the priests in the Atonement Day sacrifices, showing that the offerings of the world during the Millennial age will be acceptable because of the sacrifices offered during the Gospel age. T97
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| 8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: |
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| 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. |
A sweet savour – Typifying a thankful prayer to Jehovah and acknowledgment of his wisdom, mercy and love as manifested in the broken body of Christ, their ransom. T97
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| 10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. |
The goats – Goats represent the Church, the under-priesthood. R4389:3
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| 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. |
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| 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: |
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| 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. |
Bring It all – The offering was made to God and accepted by God as a whole. R4389:3
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| 14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. |
Be of fowls – Representing the morally poor and degraded. T95
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| 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: |
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| 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: |
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| 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. |
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