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  • Daily Bible Study

    Leviticus 4-6; Acts 14

    DateVersionReading Plan
    February 7, 2026ESV (2016)ESV Life Journal Plan – 2026

    Leviticus 4-6

    Observation & Interpretation

    Lev. 4:1-12 – The LORD through Moses gave command of what was to be done if the anointed priest sinned unintentionally and thus brought guilt upon the people. Being the representative of the people to God, the sins of the priests did not only bring guilt upon themselves but on the people as well.

    • The sins of the high priest affect the entire congregation because he represents the people before GOd. In the other cases, the guilt is associated with the one who sinned, not the people in general. The high priest’s sin brought guilt on the people just as when the whole congregation sinned (v. 13). (FSB)

    Lev. 4:13 – After the command regarding the sin offering for the priest, instruction is given as to what was to be done if the whole congregation sinned unintentionally. This large-scale, ubiquitous sin warrants the question of why no one in the congregation was aware that they were proceeding in sin.

    • The error must result from ignorance or negligence…Possibly, the entire congregation sinned as a result of the high priest making an error. Verses 1-21 could be addressing a single case where the priest’s mistake led to the people inadvertently violating God’s commandments. (FSB)

    Lev. 4:23, 28, 32 – If a leader sinned, the offering was to be a male goat without blemish, but if one of the common people sinned, the offering was to be a female goat or lamb without blemish.

    Lev. 5:1 – Those who were witnesses and failed to speak after public adjuration to testify were to bear their iniquity. Not only false witness, but withholding witness also resulted in iniquity.

    • [This] Introduces the concept of sin by omission—the failure to do what is right. This is in contrast to a sin of commission—committing a wrong. Sins of omission for an average person fall. under the atonement procedure outlined in 4:27-35. (FSB)

    Lev. 6:27 – Whatever touched the flesh of the sin offering was holy and when any of its blood was splashed on a garment, the garment was to be washed in a holy place.

    • If a layman touched the flesh of the offering, he must be holy or consecrated and had to cleanse himself from ceremonial defilement just as the priest did, though he could not exercise priestly functions. If any of the blood was sprinkled on a garment, the garment had to be washed—not because it was unclean but so that the most holy blood might not be carried out of the sanctuary into everyday life, and thus be profaned. (BBC)

    Lev. 6:30 – The exception to the priestly consumption of the offering was that a priest could not benefit from a sin offering given for himself. When the priest took the blood inside the sacred tent, or the holy place, that was the sin offering to atone for the sins of the priest and the congregation (cp. 4:5, 16). The carcass was therefore burned on the ash heap (4:12, 21). (CSB Notes)

    Acts 14

    Observation & Interpretation

    Acts 14:9 – Paul was able to see that the man crippled in his feet from birth had faith to be made well.

    • Paul somehow realized that this man had faith to be healed. Although we are not told how Paul knew this, we do believe that a true evangelist is given the ability to discern the state of souls with whom he deals. He is able to tell whether they are only mildly curious, or whether they are in actual soul trouble because of conviction of sin. (BBC)

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