And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
Every day you must offer a young bull as a sacrifice for sin to make atonement. You must cleanse the altar when you have made atonement for it, and you must anoint it with oil to make it holy.
God is instructing Moses that daily sacrifices and ritual cleansing of the altar are required to maintain holiness and deal with sin.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for consecrating Aaron and his sons as priests and establishing the sacrificial system at Mount Sinai. The seven-day consecration ceremony required daily animal sacrifices to atone for sin and purify the altar before it could be used for regular worship. This was the beginning of the formal priesthood and sacrificial system that would govern Israelite worship for centuries.
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