Leviticus 3:2

“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.”

"And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about." - Leviticus 3:2
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What does Leviticus 3:2 mean?

Leviticus 3:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about." To truly…

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The Weight of Sacrifice: A Reflection on Leviticus 3:2

In the often overlooked book of Leviticus, we find a detailed account of the laws that governed the Israelites. Among these regulations, Leviticus 3:2 states: "And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation…

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A Prayer for Sacrifice and Atonement

O Lord, our God, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You in reverence and humility, acknowledging Your holiness and the depth of Your mercy. As we reflect upon Leviticus 3:2, we are reminded of the sacred acts of worship that were established in the days of old. "And he…

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Leviticus 3:2 - "And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about."
Leviticus 2:3 - "And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire."
Leviticus 12:3 - "And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."
Leviticus 3:12 - "¶ And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD."
Leviticus 8:3 - "And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
Leviticus 26:3 - "¶ If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;"
"And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire." - Leviticus 2:3
Leviticus 3:7 - "If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD."
Leviticus 7:3 - "And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:3 - "And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:11 - "And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD."
Leviticus 11:3 - "Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat."
Leviticus 17:3 - "What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,"
Leviticus 16:3 - "Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering."
Leviticus 21:3 - "And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled."
Leviticus 14:3 - "And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;"
Leviticus 6:3 - "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:"
Leviticus 3:4 - "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."
Leviticus 3:15 - "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."
Leviticus 3:6 - "¶ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish."
Leviticus 3:17 - "It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood."
Leviticus 3:16 - "And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S."
Leviticus 3:10 - "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."
Leviticus 2:6 - "Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering."
Leviticus 19:3 - "¶ Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God."
"And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised." - Leviticus 12:3
Leviticus 10:2 - "And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD."
Leviticus 25:3 - "Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;"
Leviticus 2:15 - "And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering."