[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 30

[Donnie Parrett]

DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 30

DAILY BIBLE READING

Leviticus 1-3 New King James Version
The Burnt Offering
1 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of
meeting, saying, 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When
any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering
of the livestock-of the herd and of the flock.

3 'If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the
tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. 4 Then he shall put his hand on the
head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make
atonement for him. 5 He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the
priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all
around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 6 And
he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. 7 The sons of
Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on
the fire. 8 Then the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head,
and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; 9 but
he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall
burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a
sweet[a] aroma to the Lord.

10 'If his offering is of the flocks-of the sheep or of the goats-as a burnt
sacrifice, he shall bring a male without blemish. 11 He shall kill it on the
north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron's sons,
shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. 12 And he shall cut it
into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in
order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; 13 but he shall wash
the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and
burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a
sweet aroma to the Lord.

14 'And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lord is of birds, then
he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons. 15 The priest
shall bring it to the altar, [b]wring off its head, and burn it on the
altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. 16 And he
shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the
east side, into the place for ashes. 17 Then he shall split it at its wings,
but shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the
altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering
made by fire, a [c]sweet aroma to the Lord.

The Grain Offering
2 'When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of
fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it. 2 He
shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it
his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest
shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet
aroma to the Lord. 3 The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron's and his
sons'. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

4 'And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it
shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers
anointed[d] with oil. 5 But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a
[e]pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. 6 You shall
break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

7 'If your offering is a grain offering baked in a covered pan, it shall be
made of fine flour with oil. 8 You shall bring the grain offering that is
made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he
shall bring it to the altar. 9 Then the priest shall take from the grain
offering a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an offering
made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 10 And what is left of the grain
offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is most holy of the offerings to
the Lord made by fire.

11 'No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven,
for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made
by fire. 12 As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to
the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. 13
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you
shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your
grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

14 'If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, you shall
offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain
roasted on the fire, grain beaten from full heads. 15 And you shall put oil
on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain offering. 16 Then the
priest shall burn the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of
its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

The Peace Offering
3 'When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of
the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without [f]blemish
before the Lord. 2 And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering,
and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the
priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. 3 Then he shall
offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to
the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the
entrails, 4 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and
the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; 5
and Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which
is on the wood that is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet
aroma to the Lord.

6 'If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord is of the
flock, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 7 If he
offers a lamb as his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord. 8 And
he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the
tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood all around
on the altar.

9 'Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an
offering made by fire to the Lord, its fat and the whole fat tail which he
shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and
all the fat that is on the entrails, 10 the two kidneys and the fat that is
on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the
kidneys, he shall remove; 11 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as
food, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

12 'And if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord.
13 He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of
meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on the
altar. 14 Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by
fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is
on the entrails, 15 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the
flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall
remove; 16 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering
made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the Lord's.

17 'This shall be a perpetual[g] statute throughout your generations in all
your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor blood.' "

Footnotes
Leviticus 1:9 soothing or pleasing aroma
Leviticus 1:15 Lit. nip or chop off
Leviticus 1:17 soothing or pleasing aroma
Leviticus 2:4 spread
Leviticus 2:5 flat plate or griddle
Leviticus 3:1 imperfection or defect
Leviticus 3:17 everlasting or never-ending