Leviticus 9:17-24

17 Next he presented 1the grain offering, and filled his hand with some of it and offered it up in smoke on the altar, 2besides * the burnt offering of the morning.
18 Then 3he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings which was for the people; and Aaron's sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
19 As for the portions of fat from the ox and from the ram, the fat tail, and the fat 4covering, and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver,
20 they now placed the portions of fat on the breasts; and he offered them up in smoke on the altar.
21 But 5the breasts and the right thigh Aaron presented as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had commanded.
22 Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and 6blessed them, and he stepped down after making the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings.
23 Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, 7the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
24 8Then fire came out from before * the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Leviticus 9:17-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 9

Aaron and his sons, being consecrated to and invested with the priest's office, are called upon to the exercise of it, to offer a sin offering and a burnt offering for themselves, and all sorts of offerings, a sin offering, a burnt offering, peace offerings, and a meat offering, for the people; and a promise is made for their encouragement, that the glory of the Lord would appear to them, Le 9:1-7 and which were in their course accordingly offered; first, Aaron's sin offering for himself, Le 9:8-11 then his burnt offering, Le 9:12-14 after that the several offerings of the people before mentioned, Le 9:15-21 when Aaron and Moses blessed the people, the one as soon as he had done offering, and both together when they came out of the tabernacle, Le 9:22,23 upon which a fire came forth from the Lord, and consumed the burnt offering upon the altar, Le 9:24.

Cross References 8

  • 1. Leviticus 2:1-3
  • 2. Leviticus 3:5
  • 3. Leviticus 3:1-11
  • 4. Leviticus 3:9
  • 5. Exodus 29:26, 27; Leviticus 7:30-34
  • 6. Numbers 6:22-26; Deuteronomy 21:5; Luke 24:50
  • 7. Leviticus 9:6; Numbers 16:19
  • 8. 1 Kings 18:38, 39; 2 Chronicles 7:1

Footnotes 4

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