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FEBRUARY 19
John’s baptism was for true repentance. His ministry was to call Israel to repentance in prepa-
ration for the coming of Messiah. Baptism did not produce repentance, but was its result (Matt.
3:7,8). Far more than a mere change of mind or remorse, repentance involves a turning from sin to
God (1 Thess. 1:9), which results in righteous living. Genuine repentance is a work of God in the
human heart (Acts 11:18). John’s rite of baptism did not produce forgiveness of sin (Acts 2:38;
22:16);it was only the outward confession and illustration of the true repentance that results in for-
giveness (Luke 24:47; Acts 3:19; 5:31; 2 Cor. 7:10).

Then he brought the people’s offering, and
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February 19 took the goat, which was the sin offering for
the people, and killed it and offered it for sin,
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like the first one. And he brought the burnt
offering and offered it according to the pre-
Leviticus 9:1–10:20
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scribed manner. Then he brought the grain
It came to pass on the eighth day that Mo- offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on
9 ses called Aaron and his sons and the el- the altar, besides the burnt sacrifice of the
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ders of Israel. And he said to Aaron, “Take for morning.
yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a 18 He also killed the bull and the ram as sac-
ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and rifices of peace offerings, which were for the
offer them before the LORD. And to the chil- people. And Aaron’s sons presented to him
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dren of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a the blood, which he sprinkled all around on
kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and the altar, and the fat from the bull and the
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a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, ram—the fatty tail, what covers the entrails
as a burnt offering, also a bull and a ram as and the kidneys, and the fatty lobe attached to
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peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, the liver; and they put the fat on the breasts.
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and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today Then he burned the fat on the altar; but the
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the LORD will appear to you.’ ” breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a
5 So they brought what Moses commanded wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had
before the tabernacle of meeting. And all the commanded.
congregation drew near and stood before the 22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the peo-
LORD. Then Moses said, “This is the thing ple, blessed them, and came down from offer-
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which the LORD commanded you to do, and the ing the sin offering, the burnt offering, and
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glory of the LORD will appear to you.” And Mo- peace offerings. And Moses and Aaron went
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ses said to Aaron, “Go to the altar, offer your into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out
sin offering and your burnt offering, and make and blessed the people. Then the glory of the
atonement for yourself and for the people. Of- LORD appeared to all the people, and fire
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fer the offering of the people, and make atone- came out from before the LORD and consumed
ment for them, as the LORD commanded.” the burnt offering and the fat on the altar.
8 Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed When all the people saw it, they shouted and
the calf of the sin offering, which was for him- fell on their faces.
self. Then the sons of Aaron brought the Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of
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blood to him. And he dipped his finger in the 10 Aaron, each took his censer and put fire
blood, put it on the horns of the altar, and in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire
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poured the blood at the base of the altar. But before the LORD, which He had not command-
the fat, the kidneys, and the fatty lobe from the ed them. So fire went out from the LORD and
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liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar, devoured them, and they died before the
as the LORD had commanded Moses. The LORD. And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what
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flesh and the hide he burned with fire outside the LORD spoke, saying:
the camp.
12 And he killed the burnt offering; and Aar- ‘By those who come near Me
on’s sons presented to him the blood, which I must be regarded as holy;
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he sprinkled all around on the altar. Then And before all the people
they presented the burnt offering to him, with I must be glorified.’ ”
its pieces and head, and he burned them on So Aaron held his peace.
the altar. And he washed the entrails and the 4 Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan,
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legs, and burned them with the burnt offering the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said
on the altar. to them, “Come near, carry your brethren
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