And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
The leaders of the community must place their hands on the bull's head in the LORD's presence, and then the bull must be killed before the LORD.
This verse describes a ritual where community leaders symbolically transfer the people's sin to a sacrificial animal before God.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of Moses, after the Israelites had been delivered from Egypt, God provided the Law to guide their worship and maintain holiness, including detailed instructions for sin offerings to atone for unintentional sins. This verse specifically outlines the role of the congregation's elders in a communal sin offering, where they laid hands on the bullock to symbolize the transfer of the community's guilt to the animal, representing substitutionary atonement. The bullock was then killed before the Lord as part of this ritual to cleanse the people and restore their relationship with God.
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