Read Leviticus 4 at Bible Gateway.
The sin offering (Hebrew: chattath), is the first of the mandatory offerings. It is brought by a man who is not in right relationship with God, because he has violated one of YHVH’s commandments—he has sinned.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 1 Joh 3:4
A man in this state cannot bring a voluntary offering (qorban), a grain offering (minchah), or a peace offering (shelem), for a sin is standing between him and God, unatoned for. He must first bring a sin offering to restore his relationship with God, then he may bring voluntary offerings again.
Why This Matters: The good news? Yeshua became our offering for sin:
… He makes His soul an offering for trespasses … He shall bear their iniquities … He bore the sin of many. Isa 53:10-12
He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. 1 Pet 2:24
And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 1 Joh 2:2
And that once for all:
And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Heb 10:10 (See also Heb 10:11-18).
The Hebrew paragraphs for this chapter:
4:1-12 {p} The law of the sin offering (chattath) of the herd when the priest sins unintentionally
4:13-21 {p} The law of the sin offering (chattath) of the herd when the congregation sins unintentionally
4:22-26 {p} The law of the sin offering (chattath) of the goats when a ruler sins unintentionally
4:27-31 {p} The law of the sin offering (chattath) of the goats when a common person sins unintentionally
4:32-35 {p} The law of the sin offering (chattath) of the lambs when a common person sins unintentionally
If there are questions, these are good resources:
Mashiyach, “Anointed,” Strong’s H899 – Hebrew Roots Dictionary
Finding Messiah in Torah – Christine Miller
Leviticus in Chiastic Structure – Christine Miller
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