Instructions on the Trespass Offering

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Chapter 7 continues the instructions to the Priests.

  1. The Trespass or Guilt Offering.
    1. As with the burnt offering, a young bull without blemish was to be killed at the door of the Tabernacle and the blood scattered about the Altar and the fat portions along with the kidneys would be burnt as a sacrifice. All Priests were allowed to eat it in a holy place. Whatever was left over belonged to the Priest that made the sacrifice.
  2. The Peace Offering.
    1. There was three occasions for making a peace offering; for thanksgiving, for a freewill offering or for an offering at the discharge of a vow.
    2. As a thanksgiving offering, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers spread with oil or cakes of fine flour mixed with oil would be offered along with an animal without blemish.
    3. The blood would be scattered about the Altar and the Priest that made the sacrifice would eat the flesh on the day of the offering.
    4. The procedure was the same for a freewill offering except the flesh could be kept for 2 days and then on the third day it had to be burned with fire.
    5. The person making the peace offering must bring the fat and the breast of the animal without blemish to the Priest and he would burn the fat upon the Altar and the breast would be for Aaron and his sons.
  3. The Priest that makes the sacrifice shall have the right thigh. The flesh of this offering the touches anything unclean must not be eaten. If anyone does this, he shall be cut off from his people. The fat of any animal shall not be eaten. The blood of any animal shall not be eaten. Anyone who does this shall be cut off from his people.


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