“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.”
You are to lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests shall splash the blood against the sides of the altar. The hand-laying and slaughter at the tent's entrance follow the same pattern as the burnt offering. The offerer identifies with the animal, kills it, and the priests apply the blood to the altar. The blood application that is common to all the major offerings communicates the consistent principle: every approach to God through sacrifice is mediated by blood. Hebrews 9:18–22 says almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness — the blood-splash of Leviticus 3:2 is a specific instance of the universal principle.
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