💎 [Leviticus 5] Could it be that God required a day's fasting — one day's portion of food — for common wrongs not related to His commandments?

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Leviticus 5, verses 1 through 13, is a continuation of the sin offering record from the previous chapter 4. Why was it separated from chapter 4?

If the atonement in chapter 4 deals with transgressing God's commandments, chapter 5 records sins that can arise in relationships between people, or between people and animals.

• When someone witnesses another's sin yet remains silent, without testifying
• When someone unknowingly touches the carcass of an unclean animal
• When someone comes into contact with an unclean person and becomes unclean themselves
• When someone makes a rash oath without careful thought

The sacrificial ritual for these cases is recorded in the same manner as a general sacrifice.

• The blood is sprinkled beside the altar,
• But there is no ritual of the priest applying blood to the horns of the altar with his hands, as in chapter 4 ❌
• The burnt offering is presented according to the statute. 
• → And the remainder of the offering belongs to the priest, as in a common burnt offering.

📌 For those without the means to bring an offering — what is the hidden intention within God's consideration? 💎

• God's consideration appears for those without the means to bring an offering.
• Fine flour of 1/10 ephah → one day's portion of food for one adult (verse 12)
• No oil, incense, or salt is mentioned here.

🔎 The daily portion of manna that each person gathered in the wilderness was 1 omer = 1/10 ephah.

• During the 40 years in the wilderness, each person gathered 1 omer (1/10 ephah) as their daily portion of food.
• The fact that God asked for one day's portion of food suggests: → That perhaps He was asking for one day of fasting for these transgressions.

The meaning of the guilt offering

• Korean & Chinese characters: 贖愆祭 — a sacrifice to repay faults and damages
• Portuguese: Oferta pela culpa / Oferta de reparação
• English: Guilt offering / Reparation offering

➡️ Crime against the sacred objects of the LORD (guilt offering)

• The priest determines the value of the sacred objects →
• An unblemished ram equivalent to a certain number of silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, is offered,
• And an additional 1/5 must be paid to the priest.

➡️ When commandments are transgressed unintentionally (guilt offering)

• The same ram under the same conditions as for sacred objects is offered, but there is no additional amount ❌
• ✔️ This is a record that highlights to the people "the importance of the sacred objects consecrated to God."

➡️ The importance of the sacred objects can also be seen in the monetary value of the corresponding offering

• God specified an unblemished ram equivalent to a certain number of shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
• The shekel of the sanctuary established by God is the half-shekel (1/2 shekel),
• Assuming the price of a common ram to be 1 shekel,
• The price of an unblemished ram likely required a sum greater than the common price.

✔️ In the final verse, regarding the crime of violating sacred objects or transgressing commandments unintentionally: → It is recorded that "he has truly committed a wrong before the LORD."

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Closing Remarks

→ The treasure discovered in today's record was the 1/10 ephah. 💎

The fine flour of 1/10 ephah was the portion of manna that one person gathered per day in the wilderness. It was not simply a cheap offering for the poor — it can be understood as God's way of having a person offer Him one day's portion of food, and through fasting, take time to recognize their own sin.