Exodus 12:5
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5 Your lamb shall be (A)without[a] blemish, a male [b]of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
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- Exodus 12:5 perfect or sound
- Exodus 12:5 a year old
1 Peter 1:18-19
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18 knowing that you were not redeemed with [a]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but (A)with the precious blood of Christ, (B)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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- 1 Peter 1:18 perishable
Hebrews 9:13-14
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13 For if (A)the blood of bulls and goats and (B)the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, [a]sanctifies for the [b]purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [c]spot to God, (C)cleanse your conscience from (D)dead works (E)to serve the living God?
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- Hebrews 9:13 sets apart
- Hebrews 9:13 cleansing
- Hebrews 9:14 blemish
Malachi 1:14
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14 “But cursed be (A)the deceiver
Who has in his flock a male,
And takes a vow,
But sacrifices to the Lord (B)what is blemished—
For (C)I am a great King,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“And My name is to be feared among the nations.
Deuteronomy 17:1
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Various Instructions
17 “You (A)shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any [a]blemish or defect, for that is an [b]abomination to the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 17:1 Lit. evil thing
- Deuteronomy 17:1 detestable thing
Hebrews 7:26
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26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, (A)who is holy, [a]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, (B)and has become higher than the heavens;
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- Hebrews 7:26 innocent
Malachi 1:7-8
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7 “You offer (A)defiled food on My altar,
But say,
‘In what way have we defiled You?’
By saying,
(B)‘The table of the Lord is [a]contemptible.’
8 And (C)when you offer the blind as a sacrifice,
Is it not evil?
And when you offer the lame and sick,
Is it not evil?
Offer it then to your governor!
Would he be pleased with you?
Would he (D)accept[b] you favorably?”
Says the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 1:7 Or to be despised
- Malachi 1:8 Lit. lift up your face
Leviticus 23:12
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12 And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord.
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Leviticus 1:10
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10 ‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male (A)without blemish.
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Leviticus 22:18-24
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18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who [a]offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering— 19 (B)you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. 20 (C)Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. 21 And (D)whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, (E)to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22 (F)Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an [b]ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make (G)an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. 23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb (H)too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
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- Leviticus 22:18 brings his offering
- Leviticus 22:22 running sore
Leviticus 1:3
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3 ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male (A)without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord.
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1 Samuel 13:1
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Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice
13 Saul [a]reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
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- 1 Samuel 13:1 Heb. is difficult; cf. 2 Sam. 5:4; 2 Kin. 14:2; see also 2 Sam. 2:10; Acts 13:21
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