“…Thus the cohen will make atonement for him in regard to the sin he committed, and he will be forgiven.”
Leviticus 4:35b
How do you plead? I plead guilty. I am guilty of the portion found today concerning committing sin and doing things against the mitzvot of Adonai. According to the Torah, for sin committed in this way, the offender was to bring a female goat or lamb without blemish of which the priest was to place his hand on and slaughter. Taking some of the blood, the cohen was to touch the horns of the altar and pour the remaining blood at the altar. The cohen then was to remove the fat and burn the animal as a fragrant offering of forgiveness.
In today’s section we also see the details concerning the guilt offering and how the offering requested for an undefiled lamb or goat. In the instance where a goat or lamb was unable to be brought or purchased, then the guilty party was allowed to bring two doves or pigeons. One of the birds was used for the sin offering which would go first and then the guilt offering These details only led up to one thing, atonement.
Leviticus 4:27 – 5:10
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