Moses receives divine instruction from within the Tent of Meeting itself, marking the first time God speaks to him from this sacred space rather than Mount Sinai.
Leviticus 1
Laws for Burnt Offerings
1The LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
2“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to the LORD, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock.
3“‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.
4He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
5He shall kill the bull before the LORD. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
6He shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;
8and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;
9but he shall wash its innards and its legs with water. The priest shall burn all of it on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
10“‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.
11He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
12He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar,
13but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
14“‘If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering from turtledoves or of young pigeons.
15The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
16and he shall take away its crop and its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes.
17He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
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Leviticus 1 establishes the detailed regulations for burnt offerings, the most fundamental sacrifice in Israel's worship system. God instructs Moses on the proper procedures for offering cattle, sheep, goats, or birds, emphasizing that animals must be without defect and that the entire sacrifice is consumed by fire. These offerings serve as atonement for the worshiper and create 'a pleasant aroma to the LORD,' establishing the foundational principle that approaching God requires careful adherence to His prescribed methods.
Context
This chapter begins the detailed ceremonial laws that follow the completion of the tabernacle in Exodus, providing Israel's first systematic instructions for worship.
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Outline
- 1-2 Divine Instructions Begin God calls Moses from the Tent of Meeting to deliver laws about offerings from livestock.
- 3-9 Burnt Offerings from Cattle Detailed procedures for sacrificing bulls, including hand-laying, blood sprinkling, and complete burning.
- 10-13 Burnt Offerings from Flocks Similar regulations for sheep and goats, with specific instructions about altar placement and preparation.
- 14-17 Burnt Offerings from Birds Modified procedures for turtledoves and pigeons, accommodating those of lesser means.
Laws for Burnt Offerings
1:1–1:17 law instruction solemn
God establishes the laws for burnt offerings, specifying procedures for cattle, sheep, goats, and birds to make atonement before the Lord.
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Moses receives divine instruction from within the Tent of Meeting itself, marking the first time God speaks to him from this sacred space rather than Mount Sinai.
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Leviticus 1:2 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 27:11 Lexical
If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to the LORD, then he shall set the animal before…
Leviticus 27:9 Lexical
“‘If it is an animal of which men offer an offering to the LORD, all that any man gives of such to the LORD becomes holy…
Numbers 7:3 Lexical
and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the prince…
Leviticus 3:1 Lexical
“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall off…
Leviticus 3:6 Lexical
“‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offe…
Leviticus 1:3 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 3:1 Lexical
“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall off…
Leviticus 17:4 Lexical
and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to the LORD before the LORD’s tabern…
Leviticus 22:19 Lexical
that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Leviticus 3:6 Lexical
“‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offe…
Leviticus 22:21 Lexical
Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd o…
Leviticus 1:4 1 reference
Leviticus 1:5 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 3:2 Lexical
He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons, the pri…
Leviticus 3:13 Lexical
He shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its bloo…
Leviticus 3:8 Lexical
and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons shall sprink…
Leviticus 9:12 Lexical
He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
Leviticus 9:18 Lexical
He also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people. Aaron’s sons delivered…
Leviticus 1:6 3 references
Lexicals 3
Leviticus 8:20 Lexical
He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Judges 19:29 Lexical
When he had come into his house, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pi…
Exodus 29:17 Lexical
You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its he…
Leviticus 1:7 3 references
Lexicals 3
Leviticus 3:5 Lexical
Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offeri…
Isaiah 30:33 Lexical
For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, it is prepared for the king. He has made its pyre deep and large with fi…
Genesis 22:9 Lexical
They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac…
Leviticus 1:8 4 references
Lexicals 4
Leviticus 3:5 Lexical
Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offeri…
Leviticus 8:20 Lexical
He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Isaiah 30:33 Lexical
For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, it is prepared for the king. He has made its pyre deep and large with fi…
Genesis 22:9 Lexical
They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac…
Leviticus 1:9 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 8:21 Lexical
He washed the innards and the legs with water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for…
Leviticus 9:14 Lexical
He washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar.
Leviticus 3:5 Lexical
Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offeri…
Leviticus 8:28 Lexical
Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering…
Exodus 29:18 Lexical
You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made…
Leviticus 1:10 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 3:6 Lexical
“‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offe…
Leviticus 4:23 Lexical
if his sin in which he has sinned is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.
Leviticus 22:19 Lexical
that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Leviticus 22:27 Lexical
“When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother. From the eighth day on it shall be…
Leviticus 4:28 Lexical
if his sin which he has sinned is made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without defec…
Leviticus 1:11 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 3:2 Lexical
He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons, the pri…
Exodus 29:20 Lexical
Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip…
Leviticus 9:18 Lexical
He also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people. Aaron’s sons delivered…
Leviticus 3:8 Lexical
and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons shall sprink…
Leviticus 9:12 Lexical
He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
Leviticus 1:12 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 8:20 Lexical
He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
1 Kings 18:33 Lexical
He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and p…
1 Kings 18:23 Lexical
Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on t…
Exodus 29:17 Lexical
You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its he…
Judges 19:29 Lexical
When he had come into his house, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pi…
Leviticus 1:13 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 8:21 Lexical
He washed the innards and the legs with water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for…
Leviticus 9:14 Lexical
He washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar.
Exodus 29:18 Lexical
You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made…
Exodus 29:25 Lexical
You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma before the…
Leviticus 3:5 Lexical
Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offeri…
Leviticus 1:14 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 5:11 Lexical
“‘But if he can’t afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for that in which he…
Leviticus 12:6 Lexical
“‘When the days of her purification are completed for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door…
Leviticus 12:8 Lexical
If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and…
Leviticus 5:7 Lexical
“‘If he can’t afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves,…
Leviticus 14:22 Lexical
and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the ot…
Leviticus 1:15 1 reference
Leviticus 1:17 5 references
Lexicals 5
Leviticus 3:5 Lexical
Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offeri…
Exodus 29:18 Lexical
You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made…
Exodus 29:25 Lexical
You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma before the…
Leviticus 8:28 Lexical
Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering…
Leviticus 8:21 Lexical
He washed the innards and the legs with water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for…
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