The Skeptics Annotated Bible (102 page)

(5.10)
“The priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin.”
20 Does God desire animal sacrifices?

11 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.

12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.

(5.14-18) If you sin without knowing that you’ve done anything wrong, kill an unblemished ram for God.

14 And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

15
If a soul
commit a trespass, and
sin through ignorance
, in the holy things of the LORD; then
he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish
out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:

(5.15)
“If a soul … sin through ignorance … he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish.”

16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and
the priest shall make an atonement for him
with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

(5.16)
“The priest shall make an atonement
for him.”
20 Does God desire animal sacrifices?

17 And
if a soul sin
, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD;
though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

(5.17)
“If a soul sin … though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.”
If you sin against your own will, you are still guilty.

18 And
he shall bring a ram without blemish
out of the flock, with thy estimation,
for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance
wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.

(5.18)
“He shall bring a ram without blemish … for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance.”
20 Does God desire animal sacrifices?

19 It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.

6
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2
If a soul
sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and
lie unto his neighbour
in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

3
Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it
, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

4
Then
it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that
he shall restore that which he took
violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep,
or the lost thing which he found,

5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal,
and shall add the fifth part more thereto
, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.

(6.2-5)
“If a soul … lie unto his neighbour … or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it … then … he shall restore that which he took … or the lost thing which he found … and shall add the fifth part more thereto.”
What is stolen or wrongfully acquired should be returned to the owner.
86 Is it OK to lie?
91 Is it OK to steal?

6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:

7
And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.

(6.7)
“And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.”
122 Does God forgive sins if he is offered the burnt bodies of dead animals?