Leviticus 1:3, The Offering.

I will not be commenting much on at least the early part of The Book of Leviticus, but there is one passage which interested me. Here it is from The New American Bible: “’If his holocaust* is from the herd, it must be a male without blemish.”

 

My response: The sacrificed male animal must be a creature without blemish for God would take umbrage if an inferior animal was sacrificed as being good enough for Jehovah, offering Him a second-best or inferior present or offering.

 

Here is the footnote: “*1,3: Holocaust: from the Greek word meaning ‘wholly burned,’ this is the technical term for the special type of sacrifice in which an entire animal except its hide was consumed in the fire on the altar. The primary purpose of this complete gift was to render glory and praise to God.”

 

My response: Let us offer sacrifices which also render glory and praise to God.

 

Here is this quote from the Holy Bible (KJV): “If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”