But any sin offering whose blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place must not be eaten; it must be burned up. The sin offerings whose blood enters the tent of meeting — the high priest's and community's sin offerings of Leviticus 4 — are burned completely outside the camp and not eaten at all. The sin offerings whose blood stays in the courtyard — the individual's and leader's sin offerings — are eaten by the priests in the courtyard. The distinction in disposal corresponds to the distinction in blood application: the further into the sacred precinct the blood goes, the further from the sacred precinct the flesh goes. The most intensive atonement requires the most complete removal of the offering from the community.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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