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but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar: it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to Yahweh.
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Cleansing Inside and Out
The command to wash the animal's "inwards and the legs" before burning them on the altar symbolizes the need for inner purity and a righteous walk. Commentators suggest this act illustrates that true worship requires both our internal thoughts and our external actions to be cleansed and dedicated to God.
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Leviticus
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water , &c.: As he did the bullock, (Leviticus 1:9) :
Presbyterian
Those who could not offer a young bull were to bring a sheep or a goat; and those who were not able to do that were accepted by God if they brought…
