Question 1

What is the trespass offering in this passage?

Accepted Answer

The trespass offering here deals with specific sins, often smaller or done in ignorance, that still need to be taken seriously before God. It is called “most holy.” The animal is killed where the burnt offering is killed, its blood is sprinkled around the altar, and the best fat parts are burned for God. The remaining flesh is eaten by the male priests in a holy place. This shows that sin has a cost, that God provides a way for guilt to be covered, and that those who serve at the altar share in the offering.

Question 2

How is the trespass offering like the sin offering?

Accepted Answer

This passage says the trespass offering is treated like the sin offering and that there is one law for them. Both are called “most holy.” Both focus on atonement, with blood applied at the altar and the choicest parts burned for the Lord. In both, the priest who makes atonement shares in the meat. The main idea is that guilt and sin cannot be brushed aside. God gives a clear, serious way for wrongs to be dealt with and for the priest, as servant for the people, to be provided for.

Question 3

What are peace offerings for thanksgiving, vows, and voluntary gifts?

Accepted Answer

Peace offerings in this chapter can be given for different reasons. A thanksgiving offering is brought when someone wants to thank God for a clear blessing. It comes with various cakes and some leavened bread, and the meat must be eaten the same day, shared in a spirit of joy and generosity. A vow or voluntary offering is tied to a promise or a free act of devotion. That meat may be eaten on the first and second day, but never on the third. These offerings show fellowship with God, gratitude, and a willing heart, not cold duty.

Question 4

Why must the meat not be eaten on the third day?

Accepted Answer

The passage says if any of the flesh from a peace offering is eaten on the third day, the offering will not be accepted. It is called an abomination, and the person who eats it must bear his iniquity. The meat is to be burned instead. This guards against greed, carelessness, and decay entering into God’s worship. The sacrifice is meant to be fresh, showing a prompt and sincere response to God’s goodness. Holding it back for extra days would twist a holy gift into something self-serving instead of thankful and pure.

Question 5

Why is eating while unclean so serious here?

Accepted Answer

Anyone who is unclean and still eats from the peace offerings that belong to the Lord is to be cut off from the people. The passage also says if the meat itself touches something unclean, it must be burned, not eaten. This shows that God’s holiness cannot be mixed with uncleanness. Coming to God’s table while ignoring personal impurity treats sin lightly and dishonors God. Being “cut off” points to losing one’s place among God’s people. The warning pushes Israel to take both their bodies and their worship seriously.

Question 6

Why does God forbid eating fat and blood in this passage?

Accepted Answer

The people are told not to eat any fat from ox, sheep, or goat that could be offered, and not to eat blood from any bird or animal. The fat of such animals belongs on the altar as God’s portion, and blood is tied to life, which is God’s alone. Using the fat for other common purposes is allowed, but eating it is not. Anyone who eats fat or blood is said to be cut off from the people. These rules teach respect for life, for what is set apart for God, and for the difference between holy use and everyday use.

Question 7

What are the wave breast and heave shoulder, and who gets them?

Accepted Answer

From the peace offerings, the worshiper brings the fat along with the breast so the breast can be waved before the Lord. The priest burns the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. The right shoulder is given as a heave offering to the priest who offers the blood and fat. God says He has taken the wave breast and heave shoulder from Israel’s sacrifices and given them to the priests forever. This provides for those who serve at the altar and shows that God Himself assigns their share.

Question 8

What does this passage teach about God’s holiness and worship?

Accepted Answer

The careful rules in this chapter show that God is holy and must be approached on His terms. Some offerings are called “most holy,” only certain people may eat from them, and only in a holy place. Time limits, bans on eating fat and blood, and warnings about uncleanness all guard the boundary between holy and common. At the same time, God makes room for thanksgiving, vows, and freewill gifts, and He feeds the priests through the offerings. Worship is not casual here; it is ordered, pure, and also full of shared joy and provision.

Question 9

How can this passage about offerings apply to believers today?

Accepted Answer

While these exact animal sacrifices are no longer offered, the heart lessons still speak. God cares how He is approached and wants worship that is sincere, pure, and not mixed with known sin. The care over what portions belong to God and to the priests reminds us that what we have is not all for ourselves; some is set apart for God’s honor and for the support of those who serve. The stress on thanksgiving and prompt sharing of the peace offerings can also shape how we respond quickly and generously when God shows us kindness.

Leviticus 7:1

Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.

The Guilt Offering

The Peace Offering

Fat and Blood Forbidden

The Priests’ Portion

The Guilt Offering

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Leviticus 7:1

Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.

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The Guilt Offering

The Peace Offering

Fat and Blood Forbidden

The Priests’ Portion

The Guilt Offering

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