New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Leviticus 9
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On the eighth day Moses sent for Aaron, his sons and the elders of Israel.
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He said to Aaron, "Bring a bull calf for your sin offering. Bring a ram for your burnt offering. They must not have any flaws. Offer them to the Lord.
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Parallel theme
Exodus 29:1
Sacrifice
Leviticus 8:18
Sin
Leviticus 4:3
Hebrews 7:27
2 Corinthians 5:21
Leviticus 8:14
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"Then speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Bring a male goat for a sin offering. Bring a calf and a lamb for a burnt offering. Both of them must be a year old. They must not have any flaws.
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Bring an ox and a ram for a friendship offering. Sacrifice all of them to the Lord. Also bring a grain offering. Mix it with olive oil. Today the Lord will appear to you.' "
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The people got the things Moses commanded them to get. They took them to the front of the Tent of Meeting. The whole community came up close to the tent. They stood there in front of the Lord.
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Then Moses said, "You have done what the Lord has commanded. So the glory of the Lord will appear to you."
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Moses said to Aaron, "Come to the altar. Sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering. Pay for your sin and the sin of the people. Sacrifice the people's offering. Pay for their sin. Do just as the Lord has commanded."
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So Aaron came to the altar. He killed the calf as a sin offering for himself.
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His sons brought its blood to him. He dipped his finger into the blood. He put some on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar. He poured out the rest at the bottom of the altar.
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Blood
Leviticus 8:15
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He burned the fat and the kidneys on the altar. He also burned the covering of the liver. All of those parts were from the sin offering. Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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He burned up the meat and the hide outside the camp.
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Parallel theme
Leviticus 8:17
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Then he killed the animal for the burnt offering. His sons handed him its blood. He sprinkled it against every side of the altar.
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Sacrifice
Ephesians 5:2
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They handed him the burnt offering piece by piece. It included the animal's head. Aaron burned everything on the altar.
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He washed the inside parts and the legs. He burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar.
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Sacrifice
Leviticus 8:21
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Then Aaron brought the people's offering. He took the goat for their sin offering and killed it. He offered it for a sin offering. He did just as he had done with his own sin offering.
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He brought the animal for the burnt offering. He offered it in the way the law requires.
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He also brought the grain offering. He took a handful of it and burned it on the altar. It was in addition to that morning's burnt offering.
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Aaron killed the ox and the ram as the friendship offering for the people. His sons handed him the blood. He sprinkled it against every side of the altar.
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His sons also brought the fat parts of the ox and the ram. They included the fat tail and the layer of fat. They also included the kidneys and the covering of the liver.
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Aaron's sons placed everything on the breasts of the animals. Aaron burned the fat on the altar.
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He lifted up the breasts and the right thigh and waved them in front of the Lord as a wave offering. He did it just as Moses had commanded.
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Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people. He gave them a blessing. He had already sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the friendship offering. So he stepped down from the altar.
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Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they gave the people a blessing. The glory of the Lord appeared to all of the people.
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The Lord sent fire on the altar. It burned up the burnt offering and the fat parts that were on it. All of the people saw it. Then they shouted for joy. They fell with their faces to the ground.
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Parallel theme
Psalm 80:1
Revelation 7:11
Revelation 4:9
Revelation 5:8
Matthew 26:39
Genesis 15:17
References Lord
Judges 6:21
Ezra 3:11
Exodus 3:2
Sacrifice
1 Chronicles 21:26
Chapter Summary
Leviticus chapter 9 describes the first sacrifices of Aaron, following the seven-day consecration described in the previous chapter. Moses and the priests had been prepared for service, and now their public ministry was to commence.
On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and instructed Aaron to take a young calf, a sin offering, and a ram, a burnt offering. They were to be unblemished and offered before the Lord. Aaron was instructed to tell the children of Israel to bring their offering. The people were to bring a male goat for Aaron’s sin offering, a calf and a lamb for burnt offerings, an ox and a ram for peace offerings, and a meat offering mixed with oil.
Although these sacrifices had different functions, all were part of the people’s approach to God in a system of worship. Moses reminded them that the Lord would appear to them, showing that this was a significant beginning to Aaron’s priestly ministry.
The priests followed the instructions given to them by Moses, beginning with Aaron’s sin offering. Aaron killed the calf for his sacrifice and offered it as a sin offering to the Lord. The priests could not serve as priests unless they, too, brought a sin offering. Aaron was to exercise his priesthood, but he was a sinner and needed to make an atonement offering.
He then brought the burnt offering. Aaron killed the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in accordance with a law concerning burnt offerings. The animal was prepared and placed on the altar, the blood was handled as instructed for the priests’ sacrifices, and the appropriate parts were burned on the altar.
Finally, Aaron brought the people’s sacrifice. He began with the goat for the people’s sin offering and offered it as specified. He then brought the burnt offering and presented it to the Lord. Finally, he brought the meat offering and took some of it and burned it on the altar together with the morning burnt offering.
Aaron also brought the ox and the ram for the people as peace offerings. The blood was handled as instructed, and the fat and other designated portions were burned on the altar. These sacrifices, prescribed for the day, were completed by Aaron, who was following the instructions that Moses had received from the Lord.
When Aaron had finished offering the sacrifices, he raised his hands over the people and blessed them, and then came down from offering them. Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle, and when they came out, they blessed the people again.
Then the glory of the Lord appeared before all the people. Fire came out from the Lord and consumed the sacrifices on the altar. When the people saw what had happened, they shouted and fell on their faces.
The appearance of fire was a sign that the sacrifices had been pleasing to the Lord. The people had seen the beginnings of Aaron’s formal service as priest, and the demonstration that the Lord accepted it had overwhelming significance.
The people shouted for joy, realizing that the Lord had appeared to the people, and then fell on their faces in awe of the Lord. The tabernacle, its furnishings and its ministry were no longer a human institution, but rather the meeting place of God and His people.
The work of Aaron in this chapter is particularly significant because it marks the transition from the consecration to the beginning of Aaron’s priestly service. In chapter 8, Aaron and his sons became priests and were formally dedicated to the Lord. In chapter 9, Aaron was to begin his duties as priest. He used his first opportunity to offer sacrifices to God and to bless the people.
The order of the sacrifices shows that the priests were to have a humble attitude toward their service. Aaron had to make a sin offering for himself before he could offer sacrifices for the sins of the people. He could not act as if he was above the people whom he served.
The chapter also shows the connection between worship and blessing. Aaron was not only to bring offerings to God and perform ministeries at the altar. He was a servant of the people and a priest of the Lord, and he blessed the people after he had completed the sacrifices at the altar.
The appearance of God’s glory at the end of the chapter provides an appropriate ending to this account. The sacrifices had been made as prescribed, Aaron had blessed the people, and the Lord revealed Himself and accepted the offerings. The people responded with shouts and fell on their faces.
Leviticus chapter 9 describes a significant moment in the establishment of Israel’s worship at the tabernacle. Aaron and his sons began their priestly ministry, offerings were made for the priests and the people, and God’s glory appeared before the people. This chapter emphasizes the need for obedience and atonement, the responsibilities of the priests and the people, and the response of the people to God’s presence. The fire from the Lord showed that the sacrifices had been acceptable and that the worship at the newly established tabernacle had begun.
On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and instructed Aaron to take a young calf, a sin offering, and a ram, a burnt offering. They were to be unblemished and offered before the Lord. Aaron was instructed to tell the children of Israel to bring their offering. The people were to bring a male goat for Aaron’s sin offering, a calf and a lamb for burnt offerings, an ox and a ram for peace offerings, and a meat offering mixed with oil.
Although these sacrifices had different functions, all were part of the people’s approach to God in a system of worship. Moses reminded them that the Lord would appear to them, showing that this was a significant beginning to Aaron’s priestly ministry.
The priests followed the instructions given to them by Moses, beginning with Aaron’s sin offering. Aaron killed the calf for his sacrifice and offered it as a sin offering to the Lord. The priests could not serve as priests unless they, too, brought a sin offering. Aaron was to exercise his priesthood, but he was a sinner and needed to make an atonement offering.
He then brought the burnt offering. Aaron killed the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in accordance with a law concerning burnt offerings. The animal was prepared and placed on the altar, the blood was handled as instructed for the priests’ sacrifices, and the appropriate parts were burned on the altar.
Finally, Aaron brought the people’s sacrifice. He began with the goat for the people’s sin offering and offered it as specified. He then brought the burnt offering and presented it to the Lord. Finally, he brought the meat offering and took some of it and burned it on the altar together with the morning burnt offering.
Aaron also brought the ox and the ram for the people as peace offerings. The blood was handled as instructed, and the fat and other designated portions were burned on the altar. These sacrifices, prescribed for the day, were completed by Aaron, who was following the instructions that Moses had received from the Lord.
When Aaron had finished offering the sacrifices, he raised his hands over the people and blessed them, and then came down from offering them. Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle, and when they came out, they blessed the people again.
Then the glory of the Lord appeared before all the people. Fire came out from the Lord and consumed the sacrifices on the altar. When the people saw what had happened, they shouted and fell on their faces.
The appearance of fire was a sign that the sacrifices had been pleasing to the Lord. The people had seen the beginnings of Aaron’s formal service as priest, and the demonstration that the Lord accepted it had overwhelming significance.
The people shouted for joy, realizing that the Lord had appeared to the people, and then fell on their faces in awe of the Lord. The tabernacle, its furnishings and its ministry were no longer a human institution, but rather the meeting place of God and His people.
The work of Aaron in this chapter is particularly significant because it marks the transition from the consecration to the beginning of Aaron’s priestly service. In chapter 8, Aaron and his sons became priests and were formally dedicated to the Lord. In chapter 9, Aaron was to begin his duties as priest. He used his first opportunity to offer sacrifices to God and to bless the people.
The order of the sacrifices shows that the priests were to have a humble attitude toward their service. Aaron had to make a sin offering for himself before he could offer sacrifices for the sins of the people. He could not act as if he was above the people whom he served.
The chapter also shows the connection between worship and blessing. Aaron was not only to bring offerings to God and perform ministeries at the altar. He was a servant of the people and a priest of the Lord, and he blessed the people after he had completed the sacrifices at the altar.
The appearance of God’s glory at the end of the chapter provides an appropriate ending to this account. The sacrifices had been made as prescribed, Aaron had blessed the people, and the Lord revealed Himself and accepted the offerings. The people responded with shouts and fell on their faces.
Leviticus chapter 9 describes a significant moment in the establishment of Israel’s worship at the tabernacle. Aaron and his sons began their priestly ministry, offerings were made for the priests and the people, and God’s glory appeared before the people. This chapter emphasizes the need for obedience and atonement, the responsibilities of the priests and the people, and the response of the people to God’s presence. The fire from the Lord showed that the sacrifices had been acceptable and that the worship at the newly established tabernacle had begun.