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For the Common People
v. 27. And if any one of the common people, any person, man or woman, native Jew or sojourning foreigner, Numbers 15, sin through ignorance, in the same inadvertent manner as in the cases considered till now, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
v. 28. or if his sin which he hath sinned come to his knowledge, if some one informs him of the wrong which he has committed, then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, the shaggy variety being specified here, as above, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned, to make atonement for him.
v. 29. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and slay the sin-offering in the place of the burnt offering, on the north side of the large altar in the court.
v. 30. And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
v. 31. And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings, the same loose pieces of fat from the various parts of the abdominal cavity; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him, the Lord accepting the sacrifice in mercy, as an offering of propitiation.
v. 32. And if he bring a lamb for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish; this was the alternative for a sacrificial animal.
v. 33. And he (the worshiper) shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and slay it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.
v. 34. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar;
v. 35. and he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, Lev_3:9-10;and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, of burnt offering, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. Thus the Lord in mercy provided a way for the believers of the Old Testament by which, although in a symbolical manner, they received the assurance of the forgiveness of their sins, the blood of their sacrifices foreshadowing the greater, the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who has found an eternal redemption for us.