Exodus 29:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But you must take the bull's meat, skin, and waste and burn them with fire outside the camp. This is a sin offering.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is instructing that the sin offering must be completely burned outside the camp, showing that sin cannot remain in God's holy presence.

📚 Historical Context

This command was part of the detailed instructions God gave Moses for consecrating Aaron and his sons as priests. The sin offering ritual required burning the entire animal outside the Israelite camp to symbolically remove sin and impurity from the community. This practice emphasized the seriousness of sin and God's holiness.

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Leviticus 4:21

He must take the bull outside the camp and burn it just like he burned the first bull. This is a sin offering for the entire community.

Leviticus 16:27

The bull and goat that were sacrificed for sin, whose blood was brought into the holy place to make things right with God, must be carried outside the camp. There they must burn completely in the fire - their hides, their meat, and their waste.

Ezekiel 43:21

You need to take the bull that was used for the sin offering and burn it in the designated spot outside the temple — not inside the holy area, but in the specific place set aside for this.

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