L7–1: A modern-day pastor is NOT the equivalent of a Levitical Priest

Today we begin Leviticus Chapter 7.

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“Every male from a family of cohanim may eat of the Reparation Offering; it is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy. The reparation offering is like the purification offering; the same law governs them — it will belong to the cohen who uses it to make atonement.”-Leviticus 7:6–7

Recall that Chapter 7 is just a continuation of Chapter 6

These two chapters (Leviticus chapters 6 and 7) should be treated as one section that deals with the Priestly protocol for the five sacrificial categories, which are as follows:

OLAH-Burnt Offering
MINCHAH-Grain Offering
ZEVAH-Peace Offering
HATTA-AT-Purification Offering
ASHAM-Reparation Offering

Chapter 7 begins with the priestly instructions for the ASHAM.

Most Bible translations will call this the “Guilt Offering”, but I have chosen to call it the “Reparation Offering” for reasons already discussed.