Atonement

The Trespass Offering - Leviticus 5:1 – 5:13 (commentary)

THE TRESPASS OFFERING - Chapters 5-6The trespass offering (v. 6) was to atone for specific acts of sin (vv. 1-5) of which a man was fully aware. This offering was needed for two kinds of sins. (1) The sins that were against “the holy things of the Lord” (5:15). (2) The …

David Avenges The Gibeonites - II Samuel 21:1 – 21:22 (commentary)

There was a famine during the days of David (v. 1). Perhaps David had not sought the Lord for a long time and now catastrophe strikes and he goes to the tabernacle in behalf of his people. Saul had killed many Gibeonites so David calls for them (v. 2). He tells them that he will …