It is time for a meal offering unto the Lord. God sure does work up an appetite smiting the wicked. Step one is to give Aaron and sons some flour, oil and frankincense to be burned at the altar. Then hand over your unleavened cakes. Unleavened wafers are also acceptable. God is flexible on this one as long as it's unleavened. For ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering made by fire. And the priest shall burn the beaten corn.
Apparently Aaron, I mean God, doesn't like bland meat. With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. Also, bring fruit. Make it the good stuff and don't burn it. Aaron and his crew are getting pretty fat by now I would imagine. Pretty good gig they have going, instructing everyone what God wants and doesn't want.
Peace Offerings
- If your peace offering is a bull: Kill an unblemished male or female. Sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about. I think you get rid of the kidneys, liver, fat and caul, then burn the rest for a sweet savour unto the Lord. King James is kind of sloppy in his use of the word "it" which makes the rules difficult to follow. You might want to reference this chapter before you slay your next bull.
- If your peace offering is a lamb: Kill an unblemished male or female. The fat and the whole rump, it shall ye take off hard by the backbone. Again with the kidneys and caul and burning whatnots at the altar. What could be more peaceful than a dismembered lamb.
- If your peace offering is a goat: Kill and gut it appropriately. Burn it for a sweet savour unto the Lord. All the fat is the Lord's. He likes to put it in a coffee can and use it the next time he makes green beans.
If the children of Israel sin by breaking any of God's commandments, take a young unblemished bull to the tabernacle. Kill it before the Lord, and the priest will sprinkle its blood seven times in the sanctuary. Be sure and count because if he messes up and only sprinkles six times, your sins are totally not forgiven. Pour the blood at the base of the altar. Offer the fat as a sin offering. Burn the liver, kidneys and caul. Then take the bull's skin, flesh, head, legs, inwards and dung to a clean place and burn with some wood. These same steps are to be followed if the entire congregation sins.
If a ruler sins, take pretty much all the same steps except kill a goat this time. I'm stating the obvious here, but you'll want to skip the seven times blood sprinkling.
If "common people" (non-Hebrews) sin, offer a baby goat. Slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. The priest will put some goat blood on his finger and rub it on the horns of the altar. Burn the mutilated baby goat and the sins will be forgiven.
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