Leviticus 6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

The offering

Hebrews 8:3

In the day

Leviticus 6:22

The tenth

Leviticus 5:1

Exodus 16:36

A meat offering

Exodus 29:35

Numbers 28:3

Bible References

The offering

with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers coated with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,

“Speak to the Levites and tell them: When you receive from the Israelites the tenth that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the Lord—a tenth of the tenth.

For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

He doesn’t need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins, then for those of the people. He did this once for all when He offered Himself.

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore it was necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.

In the day

The priest, who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be anointed to take his place, is to prepare it. It must be completely burned as a permanent portion for the Lord.

The tenth

“When someone sins in any of these ways:

If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he is responsible for his sin.

(Two quarts are a tenth of an ephah.)

A meat offering

“This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all I have commanded you. Take seven days to ordain them.

And say to them: This is the fire offering you are to present to the Lord:

“Each day present two unblemished year-old male lambs as a regular burnt offering.