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“This is the law of the guilt offering. It is most holy.
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In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering, there they shall slaughter the guilt offering, and its blood shall be thrown against the altar all around.
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All its fat shall be offered: the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails,
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and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which shall be removed with the kidneys.
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The priest shall burn all of it on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.
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Every male among the priests may eat it; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
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As with the sin offering, so with the guilt offering: there is one law for them both. The priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.
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The priest who offers a man’s burnt offering shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering that he has offered.
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Every grain offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is prepared in a pan or on a griddle, shall belong to the priest who offers it.
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Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, each alike.”
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“This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to the LORD.
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If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then with the thanksgiving sacrifice he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes of fine flour well mixed and mixed with oil.
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Along with cakes of leavened bread he shall present his offering, together with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving.
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From each offering he shall present one cake as a special offering to the LORD. It shall belong to the priest who throws the blood of the peace offering.
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The flesh of the thanksgiving sacrifice of his peace offerings shall be eaten on the day it is offered. None of it shall be left until morning.
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But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow offering or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he offers it, and what remains of it may also be eaten on the next day.
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But what remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned up with fire.”
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For if, on the third day, any of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings is still eaten, it shall not be accepted for the one who offered it, and it shall not be counted to his credit; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats it shall bear his own guilt.
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If the flesh touches anything unclean, it shall not be eaten; it must be burned up with fire. As for the flesh, everyone who is clean may eat it.
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But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belong to the LORD, while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
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And if anyone touches anything unclean, whether the uncleanness of man, or an unclean animal, or any unclean creeping thing, and then eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belong to the LORD, that person shall be cut off from among his people.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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“Speak to the children of Israel: You shall eat no fat of ox, sheep, or goat.
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The fat of an animal that dies of itself, or the fat of an animal torn by beasts, may be used for any other purpose, but you shall by no means eat it.
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For whoever eats the fat of an animal from which an offering made by fire to the LORD may be presented, the person who eats it shall be cut off from among his people.
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Moreover, you shall eat no blood in any of your dwellings, whether of birds or of animals.
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Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from among his people.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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“Speak to the children of Israel: The one who offers his sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from his sacrifice of peace offerings.
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With his own hands he shall bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; the fat, together with the breast, he shall bring, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the LORD.
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The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.
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The right thigh you shall give to the priest as a contribution from your peace offerings.
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Whoever among the sons of Aaron offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat shall have the right thigh for his portion.
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For the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution I have taken from the children of Israel, from their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons, as a perpetual statute for the children of Israel.”
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This is the portion of Aaron and the portion of his sons from the offerings made by fire to the LORD, on the day when they were brought near to serve as priests to the LORD;
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these the LORD commanded to be given from the children of Israel on the day that he anointed them; it is a statute forever throughout their generations.
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This is the law for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering,
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which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day when the LORD commanded the children of Israel to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.
🐑📜🍖 Summary of Leviticus 7 – Final Laws on Offerings and the Priestly Portion
Leviticus 7 summarizes and closes the section of laws about offerings in the worship system of Israel, especially concerning the guilt offering, the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering. This chapter also explains the portions of the offerings that belong to the priests.
1. The Guilt Offering (verses 1–10)
- Most holy—slaughtered at the place of the burnt offering.
- The blood is sprinkled on the altar, and certain fats are burned.
- Its meat becomes the portion of the priest who offers it.
- The grain offering also has its rules:
If it is baked, it belongs to the priest who offers it.
If it is not baked, it may be shared among all the male priests.
📝 There is fairness in distribution and honor for priestly service.
2. The Peace Offering (verses 11–21)
This offering is presented as:
- Thanksgiving
- A vow
- A freewill offering
➡️ Accompanied by unleavened bread and leavened bread.
- The meat of the offering must be eaten that same day (for thanksgiving), or at the latest the next day (for vow/freewill).
- It must not be eaten on the third day! If it is eaten, the offering becomes unclean and the person must bear guilt.
📛 An unclean person may not eat the fellowship offering—keeping holiness is very important.
3. Prohibition of Eating Fat and Blood (verses 22–27)
- The fat of cattle, sheep, and goats must not be eaten.
- The blood of any animal is strictly forbidden.
- Violation of this prohibition results in being cut off from God’s people.
🩸 Blood is a symbol of life; it belongs to God, not to be eaten.
4. The Priest’s Portion from the Fellowship Offering (verses 28–36)
- The part of the offering that was symbolically presented to God (the breast and the thigh) was given to the priest.
- The priest who offers the sacrifice has the right to a certain portion.
- This became a statute for the priests throughout their generations.
5. Closing of the Law of Offerings (verses 37–38)
- A summary of all kinds of offerings:
Burnt offering
Grain offering
Sin offering
Guilt offering
Ordination offering
Fellowship offering
- Given by the LORD to Moses on Mount Sinai, to be carried out in the wilderness.
📖 Main Teaching
- Worship must be carried out in an orderly, holy way, according to the LORD’s command.
- The offerings show a living relationship between the people and God—including thanksgiving and fellowship.
- The Lord honors the priests and His servants through their share of the offering.
- The holiness of worship must be guarded—including who may share in eating the portion of the sacrifice.
- Every detail in worship has deep spiritual meaning.
✨ Spiritual Meaning
- Leviticus 7 emphasizes the balance between worship and fellowship, between holiness and joy.
- Today, we no longer offer animal sacrifices, but Jesus Christ is our peace offering, thanksgiving offering, and sin offering.
- The modern altar is our heart, and our sacrifice is a life offered as a living and holy offering (Romans 12:1).
- Priests in Christ (all of us) are invited to live holy and serve in sincerity.
- True worship is surrender, thanksgiving, fellowship, and holiness.
