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He shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron`s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
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A Division of Labor
Commentators note a crucial division of labor. The person bringing the offering was typically the one to kill the animal, signifying a personal acknowledgment of the cost of sin. However, only the priests, as God's appointed mediators, could handle the blood and apply it to the altar for atonement. This shows both human participation and the absolute necessity of a divine intermediary.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he shall kill the bullock — Tradition states that before the laying on of the hand, the victim was bound by a cord to a ring on the no…
19th Century
Anglican
And he shall kill the bullock. — The sacrificer himself slaughtered the victim on the north side of the altar by cutting …
16th Century
Protestant
And he shall kill the bullock. The ceremony of killing is further described, namely, that the priest should prepare the victim itself and …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord That is, the man that brings the burnt offering, for no other is yet s…
In the proper performance of the Levitical ordinances, the mysteries of the spiritual world are represented by corresponding natural objects, and f…
