Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. The blood application for the female lamb sin offering is identical to the female goat's. The blood that the priest applies to the altar's horns and pours at its base performs the same atonement function regardless of whether it comes from a goat or a lamb. The blood is what matters — not the species of the animal but the blood that represents its life. Hebrews 9:22 says without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness — the principle applies equally to the lamb and the goat.

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