The Trespass Offering
I. When a trespass offering is required
- Refusing to tell the truth (Leviticus 5:1)
- Touching something unclean (Leviticus 5:2-3)
- Breaking vows (Leviticus 5:4-5)
- Profaning the holy (Leviticus 5:14-16)
- Ignorantly breaking the commandments (Leviticus 5:17-19)
II. What trespass offering is required
- a female lamb or kid (Leviticus 5:6), or
- a turtle-dove or two young pigeons (Leviticus 5:7-10), or
- flour with oil and frankincense (Leviticus 5:11-13)
Meditation Points:
- Sins of omission and sins of commission–both are sins.
- The possibility of defilement by the uncleanness of another should make one cautious about where he goes, what he does, and with whom he associates (Numbers 19:11 sq. ; Haggai 2:12-13).
- Keep your promises, especially those made to God (Ecclesiastes 5:4-6).
- Is God holy? Then be careful not to profane anything associated with Him. Is there anything which is not sacred?
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