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but its innards and its legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to Yahweh.
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A Pleasing Aroma, Not Just Fire
Commentators highlight that the Hebrew word for “burn” here is not about simple destruction but is related to the word for burning incense. The goal was to create a “sweet savor,” a pleasing aroma ascending to God. This reframes the sacrifice not as mere consumption by fire, but as a fragrant offering signifying God's acceptance.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The parts which were washed were the stomach, and bowels, and feet, divided from the carcass at the knee-joint.
The priest shall burn…
19th Century
Anglican
But his inwards. —However, before the cut-up victim was arranged in this way to be burned, the stomach, the intestines, a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the inwards and his legs shall he wash in water This was first done in a room in the court of the temple, called…
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In the proper performance of the Levitical ordinances, the mysteries of the spiritual world are represented by corresponding natural objects, and f…
