Bible Summary:

God gives Moses rules for the Israelites to follow when offering sacrifice. The animal – cow, sheep, goat or bird – must be without defects. Upon presentation at the entrance of the Tent of God’s presence, the man is to touch the animal’s head and the offering will be accepted as a sacrifice to take away his sins. The animal will be killed; the priest will throw the blood against the altar; and then they will burn the animal. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to God.

My Thoughts:

God through Moses establishes specific rules for the Israelites to live by, including sacrificing animals to Him. Sounds like the roasted beef smelled good!

Bible Translation: I never realized the Old Testament mentioned “take away his sins,” so I looked up Leviticus 1:4 in fifteen different Bibles at Bible.com plus Catholic.org and that language is never used. The most common translation is “make atonement for him”. This shows how different translations can add to the confusion of discussing the Bible.

Note: I am using the Good News Bible, Catholic Study Edition.