And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:
The priest shall take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and put it on the four corners of the altar where burnt offerings are made. Then he shall pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar.
This verse describes how the priest must carefully apply the blood from a sin offering to specific parts of the altar as part of the forgiveness ritual.
📚 Historical Context
This instruction was part of God's detailed sacrificial system given to Moses for the Israelites in the wilderness. The sin offering was a specific type of sacrifice designed to atone for unintentional sins committed by individuals or the community. The careful placement of blood on the altar's horns (corner projections) and base was a sacred ritual that symbolized the seriousness of sin and God's provision for forgiveness.
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