Sins Requiring a Trespass Offering

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Chapter 6 gives four examples of sins that would require a guilt offering and also instructions to the Priest for administrating the offering. The four examples:

1. A businessman who refuses to return a deposit on a rented item when it is returned.
2. Finding a lost item and refusing to give it to the rightful owner.
3. Robbery of any kind.
4. Causing problems for your neighbor in order to get something from him.

All these sins required restitution, the value plus one fifth was to be given to the harmed person, plus the sacrifice of a ram without blemish for his atonement.

Then the Lord gave Moses instructions on the administrating of these offerings:

1. The Burnt Offering.
   1. It should be on the Altar all night until the morning.
   2. The fire was to be kept burning.
   3. The Priest was to wear only the linen robe and the under garments during the sacrifice.
   4. When the sacrifice (offering) was consumed, the Priest was to change cloths and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.
2. The Meal or Cereal Offering. (Much of this was described in chapter 2.)
   1. A portion was to be burned and the remainder was to go to Aaron and his sons. This offering was to be made by a priest when he was anointed, only then; all of the sacrifice was to be consumed by fire, none was to be eaten.
3. The Sin Offering.
   1. This offering was to be killed in the outer court and eaten by the priest that killed it. Whatever touched this sacrifice would be holy.
   2. Any blood from this sacrifice that would get on a garment must be washed in a holy place and the earthen vessel in which the garment was washed must be broken. If a bronze vessel was used, it had to be scoured and rinsed with water.

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