Leviticus 6:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 6:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 6:23 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 6:23 — KJV
“For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.”
— Leviticus 6:23 (KJV)
Leviticus 6:23 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 6:23
“And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 6:23: meat, offering, priest
“And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 6:23: every, offering, priest
“Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 6:23: meat, offering, priest
“Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 6:23: every, meat, offering
“And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 6:23: every, offering, priest
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