Leviticus 10:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 10:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 10:17 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 10:17 — KJV
“Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?”
— Leviticus 10:17 (KJV)
Leviticus 10:17 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 10:17
“And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance:”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 10:17: sin, offering, given
“And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 10:17: sin, offering, hath
“And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 10:17: sin, offering, holy
“But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 10:17: offering, holy, place
“Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 10:17: sin, offering, holy
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