Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before Jehovah: it is most holy." — Leviticus 6:25 (ASV)
The place where ... - See (Leviticus 1:11).
It is most holy - See (Leviticus 2:3). The key to the special sanctity of the flesh of the sin-offering, as set forth in (Leviticus 6:26–30), must, it would seem, be found in the words of Moses to the priests (Leviticus 10:17). The flesh of the victim, which represented the sinner for whom atonement was now made, was to be solemnly, and most exclusively, appropriated by those who were appointed to mediate between the sinner and the Lord. The far-reaching symbolism of the act met its perfect fulfillment in the One Mediator who took our nature upon Himself (Philippians 2:7).