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Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If anyone shall sin unwittingly, in any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:
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God's Grace for Unwitting Sin
The sin offering was specifically for "unwitting" sins. Commentators explain this isn't just about not knowing the law, but includes a wide range of non-rebellious failures: sins of negligence, error, or actions you only later realized were wrong. This is distinct from "presumptuous sin"—a deliberate, high-handed rebellion against God. This provision shows God's grace in providing a path to atonement for the "secret faults" and errors common to all people (Psalms 19:12).
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the Lord spoke … Israel – This formula is the commencement of a distinct section of the Law (Leviticus 4:2).
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19th Century
Anglican
If a soul shall sin. It will be seen that while the three previous kinds of offerings, namely, the burnt offering ([Refer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Speak unto the children of Israel, [saying] For this law concerning the sin offering, as the rest, only belonged to …
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Burnt offerings, meat offerings, and peace offerings had been offered before the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai; and in these, the patriarchs add…
