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Leviticus 3

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1 And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace·​·offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether a male or female, perfect shall he offer it before Jehovah.

2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar all around.

3 And he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace·​·offerings a fire·​·offering to Jehovah; the fat covering the inwards, and all the fat that is over the inwards,

4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the entrails, and the caul on the liver over the kidneys, it he shall remove.

5 And Aaron’s sons shall burn· it ·for·​·incense on the altar on the burnt·​·offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire; it is a fire·​·offering, a restful smell to Jehovah.

6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace·​·offering to Jehovah be of the flock, male or female, perfect shall he offer it.

7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before Jehovah.

8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughter it before the Tabernacle of the congregation; and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood of it all around upon the altar.

9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace·​·offerings, a fire·​·offering to Jehovah; the fat, and the entire tail, alongside the backbone he shall remove it; and the fat covering the inwards, and all the fat that is over the inwards,

10 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the entrails, and the caul on the liver, on the kidneys, it he shall remove.

11 And the priest shall burn· it ·for·​·incense on the altar; it is the bread of the fire·​·offering to Jehovah.

12 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah.

13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and slaughter it before the Tabernacle of the congregation; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood of it on the altar all around.

14 And he shall offer from it his offering, even a fire·​·offering to Jehovah; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the entrails, and the caul on the liver, on the kidneys, it he shall remove.

16 And the priest shall burn· them ·for·​·incense upon the altar; it is the bread of the fire·​·offering for a restful smell; all the fat is for Jehovah.

17 It shall be an eternal statute for your generations in all your dwellings, and all the fat and all the blood, you shall not eat.

   


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Apocalypse Revealed #278

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278. Which are the prayers of the saints. This symbolizes thoughts that are matters of faith springing from affections that are matters of charity in people who worship the Lord in accord with spiritual goods and truths.

Prayers mean matters having to do with faith in people who pour forth prayers, and at the same time matters having do to with charity, since without these, prayers are not prayers but empty sounds.

That saints symbolize people who are impelled by spiritual goods and truths may be seen in no. 173 above.

Burnings of incense are called the prayers of the saints because fragrant aromas correspond to affections for goodness and truth. That is why reference is made so often in the Word to a pleasing aroma or a restful aroma to Jehovah, as in Exodus 29:18, 25, 41, Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17; 2:2, 9, 12; 3:5; 4:31; 6:15, 21; 8:28; 23:13, 18; 26:31, Numbers 28:6, 8, 13; 15:3; 29:2, 6, 8, 13, 36, Ezekiel 20:41, Hosea 14:7.

Prayers called incense have the same symbolic meaning in the following verses in the book of Revelation:

(An angel, standing at the altar,) having a golden censer..., was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar... And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand. (Revelation 8:3-4)

And in the book of Psalms:

Give ear to my voice... My prayers are accepted as incense before You... (Psalms 141:1-2)

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.