Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35
The sin offering: regulations (4:1-35)Burnt offerings, cereal offerings and peace offerings were not compulsory; people made them voluntarily to express their devotion. The sin offering, however, was compulsory whenever people realized they had committed some (accidental) sin that broke their fellowship with God. In the other offerings there was an element of atonement (for sin affects everything that people do), but in the sin offering, atonement was the central issue.The animal was killed in... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 4:17-18
Leviticus 4:17-18. And sprinkle it It was not to be poured out there, but sprinkled only; for the cleansing virtue of the blood of Christ was sufficiently represented by sprinkling. It was sprinkled seven times Because God made the world in six days, and rested the seventh. This signified the perfect satisfaction Christ made, and the complete cleansing of our souls thereby. The altar Of incense; Which is before the Lord That is, before the holy of holies, where the Lord was in a more... read more