7:1–7 The discussion of offering disposal continues with the guilt offering. The torah, or “instruction,” here revisits sacrifices in the ritual of Leviticus 5:14–6:7. While the guilt offering is similar to the purification offering, its blood is dealt with differently. The blood is to be sprinkled against the altar on all sides. The earlier instruction focuses this rite on restitution from the offender rather than on the sin offering’s purification of the sanctuary. In fact,…
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