Leviticus 4:5

"He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the LORD."

Key Reflection

This action symbolizes the transfer of the sinner's guilt to the bull, making it a substitute for the penitent. By laying his hand on the head of the bull and then killing it, the offerer identifies himself with the animal, acknowledging his own shortcomings and trusting in the sacrificial death as atonement.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The treatment of the blood was special in the sin-offerings. In the inferior sin-offerings it was smeared on the horns of the altar of burnt-offeringLeviticus 4:25,Leviticus 4:30,Leviticus 4:34, while in this offering for the high priest, and in that for the nation, the high priest himself sprinkled the blood seven times within the tabernacle and smeared it on the horns of the altar of incenseLeviticus 4:6-7,Leviticus 4:17-18.

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