Leviticus 4:32
“‘If he brings a lamb as his offering for a habitual sin ·missing the mark· offering, he shall bring a female without defect.
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In The King James Version
And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 12:3Speak to all the congregation of Israel [God prevails], saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household;
Leviticus 1:3+ 1:3. Lev 1:3 (Lev 1:1-9, 17:11) (#2b.108): The procedure for the burnt offerings of animals that are from the herd, flock, or birds Consider: (v4) Directs the person bring the offering to place their hand on the head of the animal (and vocally confess their sins to God), then the animal is slaughtered and atonement is made on their behalf / Directive: (v2-3) Describe the sin offering as male and without defect / Directive: (v2-9) Person’s responsibility of actions in sacrifice are: (v2-3) bring the animal to the tent of meeting, (v4) lay hands on the animal’s head as a substitutionary sacrifice, (v5) slaughter the animal before God and the Cohenim ·Priests·, (v6) skin the animal, (v6) cut the animal in pieces, (v9) to wash the entrails and the lower legs of the animal with water / Directive: (v2-9) The Cohenim ·Priests· are responsible for the actions of sacrifice are: (v5) to present the blood of the sacrifice, (v5) splash the blood of all sides of the altar, (v7) attend to the fire on the altar, (v8) to arrange the pieces, head, and fat of the animal on the wood of the fire altar, (v9) to make the entrails and lower legs to go up in smoke as a burnt offering / Consider: In making a sacrifice, the one who sinned will get the blood of the sacrifice on his body while he prepares the meat for burning. The consequences of sin is death (Gen 9:4-6; Rom 6:23) and this person knows this consequence well “‘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 Adonai.
Leviticus 4:28If his habitual sin ·missing the mark·, which he has sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·, is made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without defect, for his habitual sin ·missing the mark· which he has sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·.
Isaiah 53:7+ 53:7 a MP: Messiah is oppressed and afflicted but does not speak out in his own defense. (Matt 27:11-14) He was oppressed, 2 yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. 1 + 53:7 b MP: Messiah, in likeness of a sacrificial lamb, is silent before his accusers. (See also Ps 35:11). (Matt 27:12-14; John 1:29; 1 Pet 1:18-19, 2:23) As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, + 53:7. Quoted in Rev 5:6 2 and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, 2 so he didn’t open his mouth. + 53:7. Quoted in 1 Pet 2:23 1
John 1:29The next day, he saw Yeshua [Salvation] coming to him, and said, + 1:29 a MP: Messiah is like a sacrificial lamb - “God will provide himself a lamb.” (Gen 22:8) + 1:29. MP: Messiah, in likeness of a sacrificial lamb, is silent before his accusers. (See also Ps 35:11). (Is 53:7b) “Behold, the Lamb of God, + 1:29 (29b-30) MP: The blessing will come “in your seed.” - Seed refers to refers to Messiah, as promised in (Gen 3:15). This is the blessing, to restore right relationship with God. (Gen 12:7) who takes away the abstract sin ·miss the mark· of the world!
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:28-35
27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall… Read the whole commentary →