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| 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, |
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| 2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against Jehovah, and deal falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbor, |
If a soul – Typifying any of the world of mankind during the Millennial age. T99
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| 3 or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein; |
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| 4 then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found, |
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| 5 or anything about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto: unto him to whom it appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being found guilty. |
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 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest: |
Trespass offering – Type of repentance, recognition of imperfection and restitution for wrongs committed. T99
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| 7 and the priest shall make atonement for him before Jehovah; and he shall be forgiven concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby. |
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 Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, |
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| 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering: the burnt-offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereon. |
Fire of the altar – Begun on the Day of Atonement, representing the sacrifices of the Gospel age. T97
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| 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. |
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| 11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. |
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| 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings. |
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| 13 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not 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 offer it before Jehovah, before 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 And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor, as the memorial thereof, unto Jehovah. |
Frankincense – Representing praise, heart adoration, gratitude. R3703:5
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| 16 And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall 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 baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as the trespass-offering. |
With leaven – Symbol of corruption, error, sin. T98: F464
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| 18 Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as his portion for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: whosoever toucheth them shall be holy. |
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| 19 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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| 20 This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto Jehovah in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening. |
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| 21 On a baking-pan it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in: in baken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a sweet savor unto Jehovah. |
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| 22 And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it: by a statute for ever it shall be wholly burnt unto Jehovah. |
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| 23 And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten. |
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| 24 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, |
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| 25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before Jehovah: it is most holy. |
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| 26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. |
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| 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled 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; and if it be boiled in a copper vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. |
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| 29 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. |
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 And no sin-offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place shall be eaten: it shall be burnt with fire. |
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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