“And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.”
And offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. In this way the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be clean. The burnt offering and grain offering together complete the restoration ceremony. The atonement and clean declaration close the process: the person who was excluded outside the camp is now fully restored to covenant community life, fully clean, fully participating. The completeness of the restoration — declared clean after the fullest priestly ceremony — communicates the covenant's commitment to full reintegration when the condition that caused exclusion has resolved.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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