Numbers 8:12 — Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, then you are… — AMP | maBible

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12 Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, then you are to offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.

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By laying his hands on the head of the sacrifice the offerer identified himself with it and through its death it became an atonement or covering for his sin. Because the sacrifice “covered” his sin, it placed the offerer in a right relationship with God, just as later under the new covenant the per…

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Author: Moïse · Written: Entre 1440 et 1400 av. J.-C. · Reading time: 7h · Characters: Moïse, Aaron, Josué, Caleb, Balaam

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