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| 1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying– |
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| 2 When, any person, shall sin, and shall commit a trespass against Yahweh,–and shall withhold something of the truth from his neighbour, in respect of a deposit, or a pledge or anything plundered, or shall use extortion with his neighbour; |
If a soul – Typifying any of the world of mankind during the Millennial age. T99
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| 3 or shall find something lost and shall withhold something of the truth therein, and shall swear to a falsehood,–as regardeth a single thing of all that a son of earth may do, to commit sin thereby; |
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| 4 and so it shall come about that he shall commit sin and then become aware of his guilt, then shall he return the plunder which he had plundered, or the extortion which he had extorted, or the deposit that was deposited with him,–or the lost thing which he hath found: |
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| 5 or, in anything as to which he hath been swearing to a falsehood, then shall he make it good in the principal thereof, and, the fifth part thereof, shall he add thereunto,–to whomsoever it belongeth, to him, shall he give it, in the day he becometh aware of his guilt; |
Fifth part more – Restoration of the principal, with 20% added. T99
Showing retributive justice. R722:6, R2613:5
Showing that the heart has been touched and wishes to stand right with God and man. R747:6
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| 6 but, his guilt-bearer itself, shall he bring in unto Yahweh,–a ram without defect, out of the flock, by thine estimate as a guilt-bearer, unto the priest. |
Trespass offering – Type of repentance, recognition of imperfection and restitution for wrongs committed. T99
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| 7 So shall the priest put a propitiatory-covering over him before Yahweh, and it shall be forgiven him,–on account of any one thing, of all which one might do, so as to become guilty therein. |
Make an atonement – An illustration of the arrangement in the age to come--the people will come to The Christ, Head and Body. CR486:1
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| 8 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: |
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| 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This, is the law of the ascending-sacrifice,–the same, is the ascending-sacrifice, which is upon the hearth, upon the altar, all the night until the morning,–and, the fire of the altar, shall be kept burning therein. |
Fire of the altar – Begun on the Day of Atonement, representing the sacrifices of the Gospel age. T97
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| 10 So then the priest shall put on his upper garment of linen, and, breeches of linen, shall he put on over his flesh, then shall he take up the fat-ashes, whereto the fire consumeth the ascending-sacrifice on the altar,–and shall put them beside the altar. |
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| 11 Then shall he put off his garments, and put on other garments,–and shall carry forth the fat-ashes, unto the outside of the camp, unto a clean place. |
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| 12 And, the fire on the altar, shall be kept burning therein, it shall not be suffered to go out, but the priest shall kindle up thereon pieces of wood, morning by morning,–and shall set in order thereupon the ascending-sacrifice, and shall make a perfume thereon, with the fat-pieces of the peace-offerings: |
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| 13 fire, shall continually be kept burning on the altar, it shall not be suffered to go out. |
Never go out – Typifying that the altar was already sanctified because of God's acceptance of the Atonement Day sacrifices. T97
Consecration is complete and continuous. R101:1*
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| 14 And, this, is the law of the meal-offering,–the sons of Aaron shall bring it near before Yahweh, unto the front of the altar. |
The meat offering – Probably offerings of praise and worship. T98
Before the LORD – To show that it is approved by Jehovah. T99
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| 15 Then shall one lift up therefrom a handful of the fine meal of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering,–and shall make a perfume at the altar, an altar-flame of a satisfying odour, shall the memorial thereof be, unto Yahweh. |
Frankincense – Representing praise, heart adoration, gratitude. R3703:5
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| 16 And, the remainder thereof, shall Aaron and his sons eat,–as unleavened cakes, shall it be eaten, in a holy place, within the court of the tent of meeting, shall they eat it. |
In the court – Showing that "holy place" can refer to the court. R178:3*
They shall eat it – Showing that the world's praise and worship will be offered to Jehovah through The Christ. T98
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| 17 It shall not be baked into anything leavened, as their portion, have I given it, from among the altar-flames of Yahweh,–most holy, it is, like the sin-bearer, and like the guilt-bearer. |
With leaven – Symbol of corruption, error, sin. T98: F464
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| 18 Any male among the sons of Aaron, may eat it, an age-abiding statute to your generations, from among the altar-flames of Yahweh,–every one that toucheth them, shall be hallowed. |
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| 19 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying– |
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| 20 This, is the oblation of Aaron and his sons, which they shall bring near unto Yahweh in the day when he is anointed, The tenth of an ephah of fine meal, as a continual meal-offering,–half thereof in the morning, and half thereof in the evening; |
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| 21 on a pan, with oil, shall it be made, when well mingled, shalt thou bring it in,–in baked portions, as a meal-offering in pieces, shalt thou bring it near, as a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh. |
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| 22 And, the priest that is anointed in his stead from among his sons, shall prepare it,–[it is] an age-abiding statute, that, unto Yahweh, shall a perfume, of the entire gift, be made: |
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| 23 yea, every meal-offering of a priest, shall be, entire–it shall not be eaten. |
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| 24 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying– |
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| 25 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, This, is the law of the sin-bearer. In the place where the ascending-sacrifice is slain, shall the sin-bearer be slain, before Yahweh, most holy, it is. |
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| 26 The priest who maketh it a sin-bearer, shall eat it,–in a holy place, shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. |
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| 27 Every one who toucheth the flesh thereof, shall be hallowed; and, when one sprinkleth some of the blood thereof upon a garment, that whereon it was sprinkled, shalt thou wash in a holy place. |
In the holy place – In the Court. T13
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| 28 But, the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled, shall be broken,–or, if, in a vessel of bronze, it hath been boiled, then shall [the vessel] be scoured and rinsed in water. |
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| 29 Any male among the priests, may eat thereof,–most holy, it is. |
All the males – He gave indeed male apostles, male prophets, male evangelists and male pastors and teachers. (Eph. 4:11) T102
"I suffer not a woman to teach." (1 Tim. 2:12) T102
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| 30 But, no sin-bearer whereof any of the blood is taken into the tent of meeting to make a propitiatory-covering in the sanctuary, shall be eaten,–with fire, shall it be consumed. |
No sin offering – The offerings of the Atonement Day were always burned, but the later trespass offerings after the Day of Atonement were not burned. T100
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