07. Trespass (Guilt) Offering (Lev 5:14-6:7)

This offering removed the guilt of certain sins that involved trespassing against God.

πŸ‘‰ Read Leviticus 5:14-6:7

Anyone who commits a trespass against God’s holy things or name must bring a flawless (                 ) as the trespass offering and the restitution for the offended and (           ) of it.

This passage explains three categories of trespass offerings. Tell corresponding verses for the following cases of trespass. He found that he had trespassed (sinned against God’s property) (verses        ). He falsely swore by God’s name so that he damaged others’ property (verse         ). He didn't pay enough attention to the law of God and thus violated one of them (verse         ).

 

Answers and Meditation

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5:17-19, 6:1-7, 5:14-16

 

A guilt offering is required for a trespass against the Lord's holy things and holy name. 

NET version is not a good translation for today's passage. Key expressions that clarify the nature of the guilt offering are these.

  • "If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the LORD" (Lev 5:15 ESV)
  • "If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD" (Lev 6:2 ESV)
  • "although he did not know it at that time" (5:17, 18)

Regardless of intentional or unintentional, if a person didn't pay enough attention to God's holiness and happened to offend or violate God's holiness, he or she should bring a guilt offering.

  • The Guilt offering is required when a person has violated the Lord’s holy items or His name.
  • 5:14-19 talks about accidental trespass, while 6:1-7 talks about the trespass caused by deception or false oath, which is not unintentional. 
  • Accidentally doing something that is prohibited in the law of God also offends God’s holiness. Though the violator didn’t mean it but did so.
  • False oath seems intentional violation of God’s holy name. In this case, the violator should pay restitution and bring guilt offering.

Sin offering focuses on how to cleanse one's stain of sin, while guilt offering focuses on how to compensate for the offense against the Lord, mainly, and others.

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