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| 1 Then called he unto Moses,–and Yahweh spake unto him, out of the tent of meeting, 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 thou unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them-When, any man, would bring near from among you an oblation, unto Yahweh, from the beasts, from the herd or from the flock, shall ye bring near your oblation. |
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, an ascending-sacrifice, be his oblation–of the herd, a male without defect, shall he bring near,–unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, shall he bring it, for its acceptance, before Yahweh. |
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 Then shall he lean his hand, upon the head of the ascending-sacrifice,–and it shall be accepted for him, to put a propitiatory covering over him; |
Shall be accepted – A burnt-offering shows divine acceptance. R4389:3
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| 5 and he shall slay the young bullock before Yahweh,–and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall bring near the blood, and shall dash the blood against the altar, round about, [even the altar] that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. |
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 Then shall he flay the ascending-sacrifice,–and cut it up into its pieces. |
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| 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall place fire, upon the altar,–and arrange wood, 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 sons of Aaron, the priests, shall arrange the pieces, the head and the fat,–upon the wood, that is on the fire, that is on the altar. |
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| 9 But, its inwards and its legs, shall they bathe with water,–then shall the priest make, of the whole, a perfume at the altar, an ascending-sacrifice, an altar-flame of a satisfying odour unto Yahweh. |
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 But, if, of the flock, be his oblation,–of the sheep or of the goats, for an ascending-sacrifice, a male without defect, shall he bring near. |
The goats – Goats represent the Church, the under-priesthood. R4389:3
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| 11 And he shall slay it on the side of the altar, northward, before Yahweh,–and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall dash its blood against the altar, round about. |
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| 12 And he shall cut it up into its pieces, and its head, and its fat,–and the priest shall arrange them upon the wood, that is on the fire, that is on the altar. |
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| 13 But, the inwards and the legs, shall he bathe in water,–then shall the priest bring near the whole, and make a perfume at the altar, an ascending-sacrifice, it is, an altar-flame of a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh. |
Bring It all – The offering was made to God and accepted by God as a whole. R4389:3
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| 14 But, if, of birds, be the ascending-sacrifice of his oblation unto Yahweh, then shall he bring near, of the turtle-doves or of the young pigeons, his oblation. |
Be of fowls – Representing the morally poor and degraded. T95
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| 15 And the priest shall bring it near unto the altar, shall nip off its head, and make a perfume at the altar,–and its blood shall be drained out upon the wall of the altar. |
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| 16 Then shall he take away its crop with its plumage,–and cast it beside the altar, eastward, into the place of fat ashes; |
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| 17 and he shall cleave it in its wings–he shall not divide it asunder, so shall the priest make a perfume therewith, at the altar, upon the wood, that is on the fire,–an ascending-sacrifice, it is, an altar-flame of a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh. |
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