“Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord?”
Why didn't you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the community by making atonement for them before the Lord. Moses' rebuke articulates the purpose of the priestly eating of the sin offering: the priests eat the sin offering to take away the guilt of the community by making atonement for them. The priestly eating of the sin offering is not merely a food provision but a theologically significant act of bearing the community's sin. The priest who eats the sin offering participates in the atonement it provides; the failure to eat it is the failure to complete the atonement process.
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