Burnt Offerings

Leviticus 1:1-17

Offerings of herd:

1. Must be a male without blemish.
2. He that offers must offer at his own voluntary will at the door of the temple.
3. Hand must be placed on the head of the burnt offering to make atonement; and it will be accepted.
4. He must kill the bullock. 
5. The priest must take the blood from the offering and sprinkle the blood around the altar of burnt offerings.
   
6. Priest must skin the bullock and cut the bullock into his pieces.
   
7. Priest must put fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire in order.
   
8. Priest shall lay the head and the fat of the offering in order on the fire which is on the altar.
   
9. The inwards and the legs of the offering must be washed in water.
   
10. Priest must burn the inwards and the legs of the offering on the altar for a sweet savour to YHWH. 
    

Offerings of flock:

1. Must be a male without blemish.
   
2. It must be killed on the north side of the altar of burnt offerings.
   
3. Priest must sprinkle the blood around the altar.
   
4. Priest must skin the sheep or goat and cut it into his pieces.
   
5. Priest must put fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire in order.
   
6. Priest shall lay the head and the fat of the offering in order on the fire which is on the altar.
   
7. The inwards and the legs of the offering must be washed in water.
   
8. Priest must burn the inwards and the legs of the offering on the altar for a sweet savour to YHWH. 
   

Offerings of fowls:

1. Must offer a turtledove or young pigeon.
   
2. Priest must take off the fowls head and burn it on the altar.
   
3. Priest must drain all the blood of the fowl on the side of the altar.
   
4. Crop (the birds digestive system which is a muscular pouch near the throat) and the feathers must be taken away.
   
5. Priest must cast them beside the altar on the eastward side by the ashes.
   
6. The wings must cleave to the fowl, it may not be cut in pieces.
   
7. Priest must burn the fowl on the altar for a sweet savour to YHWH.
   

Burnt offering regulations:

1. Priest must put on his linen garment and pants when offering.
   
2. Take all the ashes from the burnt offering and put them on the side of the altar.
   
3. Priest must take off his priestly garments and put on other clothing. 
   
4. Priest must carry the ashes out and cast them into a clean place.
   
5. Fire on the altar must never be put out.
   
6. Priest must burn wood on the fire of the altar of burnt offerings every morning.
   
7. The priest that offers the fat of the burnt offering shall have the skin for himself.

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