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Leviticus 9:4
an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses directs the Israelites to bring specified sacrifices to the front of the Tent of Meeting. He issues this instruction on the day the entire congregation gathers to stand before the LORD.
The words — The text commands an Shor (ox) and an 'A.yil (ram) designated li/sh.la.Mim (to peace offerings) li/z.Bo.ach (to sacrifice) li/f.Nei (before) Yah.weh (Yahweh). It also requires a min.Chah (grain offering) that is be.lu.Lah (mixed) with oil.
The thread — The explicit promise that the LORD will appear links to Exodus 29:43, where God vows to meet Israel and consecrate the tabernacle by His glory. Leviticus 9:6 and 9:23 later confirm that Moses ties these specific sacrifices directly to the manifestation of the glory of the LORD.
Why it lands — The text commands the people to prepare exact offerings as a condition for divine manifestation. It requires precise obedience to sacrificial instructions before the promised appearance occurs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the Lord will appear unto you.
Cross-references
- Exodus 29:43 I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.
- Leviticus 9:6 And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
- Leviticus 9:23 Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
- Ezekiel 43:2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Exodus 16:10 And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Exodus 19:11 and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
- Exodus 24:16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
- Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Leviticus 2:1 “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
- Leviticus 6:14 Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar.