“But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.”
You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. The washing of the internal organs and legs — identical to the requirement for the bull offering in verse 9 — applies the same standard of cleanliness to the smaller animal. The pleasing aroma that concludes the regulation for the flock burnt offering is the same descriptor as for the bull. The God who accepts the bull's total offering accepts the sheep's total offering with the same pleasure: the worth of the offering is measured not by the animal's market value but by the completeness and the heart behind it.
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