Leviticus 6:22

22 "The anointed priest who will be in his place among his sons shall offer it. By a permanent ordinance it shall be entirely offered up in smoke to the LORD.

Leviticus 6:22 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 6:22

And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead
shall offer it
The successor of the high priest:

it is a statute for ever unto the Lord;
which he by an everlasting statute appointed to be offered to him by every high priest, until the Messiah should come:

it shall be wholly burnt;
of a common meat offering only a handful was burnt, and the rest was the priest's; see ( Leviticus 6:15 Leviticus 6:16 ) .

Leviticus 6:22 In-Context

20 "This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are to present to the LORD on the day when he is anointed; the tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.

21 "It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle. When it is well stirred, you shall bring it. You shall present the grain offering in baked pieces as a soothing aroma to the LORD .

22 "The anointed priest who will be in his place among his sons shall offer it. By a permanent ordinance it shall be entirely offered up in smoke to the LORD .

23 "So every grain offering of the priest shall be burned entirely. It shall not be eaten."

24 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "from among"
• [b] Lit "do"