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Leviticus 6:22
The priest, who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be anointed to take his place, is to prepare it. As a permanent portion for the LORD, it must be burned completely.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses on the handling of the daily grain offering, specifying that the duty falls to the priest who succeeds Aaron. The command addresses the priestly line directly as they administer tabernacle rites.
The words — The text emphasizes `ha-mashiach` (the anointed one) and `chok-olam` (a perpetual portion). These terms identify the successor priest and classify the offering as a fixed, unending dedication.
The thread — The succession of priests appears in Hebrews 7:23, where mortality limits the Levitical line. The concept of a guilt offering is echoed in Isaiah 53:10, while Exodus 29:22 lists specific animal fats for ordination rituals.
Why it lands — The text requires the complete burning of the priest’s grain offering, prohibiting its consumption. It establishes that priestly duty transfers to an anointed successor and that the offering remains a permanent, fire-consumed dedication.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the Lord; it shall be wholly burnt.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Hebrews 7:23 Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
- Exodus 29:22 Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
- Leviticus 4:3 If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
- Leviticus 8:21 He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Deuteronomy 10:6 The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.