“And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
You are to slaughter the young bull before the Lord, and then Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. The offerer slaughters the animal — the death is performed by the worshipper, not the priest. The priests' role begins after the death: they receive the blood and splash it against the altar's sides. The offerer who identified with the animal by laying on hands is the one who kills it; the priest who mediates applies the blood that makes the sacrifice effective. Hebrews 9:22 says without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness — the blood that the priests splash against the altar is the covenant's most fundamental material.
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