Reading Leviticus 4:15-18, you will see a close parallel with earlier: 4:4-7 (also in Forgiveness is not ‘cheap’, what is its cost?). In this later section on the unintended sins of the congregation (verse 15-18), the elder began the sacrificial ritual, which was then continued by the Priest. The language of “atonement” is likely a little strange, it’s something we don’t say in that way. It’s a word used far less in New Testament than in the Old. In Leviticus 4:19-21, the word “atonement” acts as a hinge from the ritual of the offering through to the burning the rest […]
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Reading Leviticus 4:15-18, you will see a close parallel with earlier: 4:4-7 (also in Forgiveness is not ‘cheap’, what is its cost?). In this later section on the unintended sins of the congregation (verse 15-18), the elder began the sacrificial ritual, which was then continued by the Priest. The killing of the bull by the elders was about the congregation (of which the elders are representatives) taking active, and central, part in seeking forgiveness. In any case, the elders, or the leaders of our congregation, have this role to seek forgiveness from God for the congregation. It cannot be a […]