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All the fat of it shall he burn on the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
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Atonement Points to Christ
Commentator John Gill explains that the priest's actions were a 'type,' or a symbolic foreshadowing, of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Forgiveness was not earned by the animal sacrifice itself, but was granted 'for the sake of Christ' when the individual exercised faith in the promised Messiah. The ritual was the shadow; Christ's atonement is the reality.
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Leviticus
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Reformed Baptist
And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar , &e.] Of burnt offering, that is, the priest shall do it:
Presbyterian
Those who have power to call others to account are themselves accountable to the Ruler of rulers. The sin of the ruler, committed through ignorance…
