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The Trespass-Offering, also known as the Guilt Offering, is a significant aspect of the sacrificial system outlined in the Old Testament, particularly within the Levitical laws. This offering is distinct from the Sin Offering, although both are concerned with atonement for sin. The Trespass-Offering specifically addresses unintentional sins that involve a breach of faith or trust, particularly those that result in some form of damage or loss to another party or to the sacred things of the Lord.

Biblical Foundation

The primary instructions for the Trespass-Offering are found in Leviticus 5:14-6:7 and Leviticus 7:1-7. The Berean Standard Bible provides a clear translation of these passages. Leviticus 5:15-16 states: "If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, according to your valuation in silver shekels, based on the sanctuary shekel. He must make restitution for the holy thing in which he was remiss, adding a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven."

Purpose and Procedure

The Trespass-Offering served multiple purposes. It was primarily a means of atonement for specific transgressions, particularly those involving the misuse or desecration of holy things or the violation of another person's rights. The offering required the offender to make restitution, often with an additional penalty of one-fifth of the value, to the wronged party or to the sanctuary. This restitution underscored the importance of justice and reconciliation in the community.

The procedure for the Trespass-Offering involved the presentation of an unblemished ram to the priest. The ram symbolized the costliness of sin and the need for a perfect substitute to bear the guilt of the transgressor. The priest would then make atonement on behalf of the sinner, signifying the restoration of the sinner's relationship with God and the community.

Theological Significance

The Trespass-Offering highlights the seriousness with which God views sin, particularly those sins that disrupt communal harmony and violate divine holiness. It underscores the necessity of restitution and reconciliation, reflecting God's justice and mercy. The offering also points to the broader biblical theme of atonement, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, as the perfect Lamb of God, provides complete atonement for sin.

New Testament Fulfillment

In the New Testament, the concept of the Trespass-Offering finds its ultimate fulfillment in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 9:14 states, "how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!" Christ's sacrifice is the perfect and final offering that atones for all sin, rendering the Old Testament sacrificial system obsolete.

The Trespass-Offering, therefore, serves as a shadow of the redemptive work of Christ, emphasizing the need for repentance, restitution, and reconciliation with God and others. Through Christ, believers are assured of forgiveness and are called to live in a manner that reflects the holiness and justice of God.

Strong's Hebrew

817. asham -- offense, guilt
... 3). guiltiness, offering for sin, trespass offering. From 'asham; guilt;
by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering -- guiltiness ...
/hebrew/817.htm - 6k

Library

The Suffering Servant --iv
... Revised Version gives the best rendering"'His soul shall make an offering for sin.'
The word employed for 'offering' means a trespass offering, and carries ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the suffering servantiv.htm

Leviticus.
... 2:22. (3) Personal Sacrifices, including. (a) the blood offering-peace offering,
sin offering and trespass offering,. (b) the bloodless ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter iii leviticus.htm

An Unalterable Law
... The trespass offering, referred to as an alternative, in Leviticus 5:11, might,
in extreme cases of excessive poverty, be a bloodless offering. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 60 1914/an unalterable law.htm

The Other Observances of the Jews.
... Friday, the beginning of the Sabbath, after three stars of moderate size were visible,
was held to have sinned, and had to present a trespass-offering; and so ...
/.../the epistle of mathetes to diognetus/chapter iv the other observances of.htm

The Blood of Sprinkling
... burnt offering. This, under the Mosaic service, was split into parts, - the
peace offering, trespass offering, sin offering, etc. In ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bonar/gods way of peace/chapter v the blood of.htm

Among the People, and with the Pharisees
... lowest degree, or perhaps even a novice, to the most advanced chasid, or "pietist."
The latter would, for example, bring every day a trespass-offering, in case ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 13 among the people.htm

Degrees of Sin
... sins are greater than others appears, (1) Because there was difference in the offerings
under the law; the sin offering was greater than the trespass offering. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the ten commandments/3 2 degrees of sin.htm

The Helpless State of the Sinner under Condemnation.
... And that soul that had "done aught presumptuously" was not allowed to bring any
sin-offering, or trespass-offering at all, but was condemned to "die without ...
/.../chapter vii the helpless state.htm

Some Helpful Thoughts on Consecration
... It only takes away the guilt and trespasses of the sinner, and brings him into the
favor of God, who gave his Son a "trespass-offering" for the world. ...
/.../byers/sanctification/chapter xi some helpful thoughts.htm

The Attack on the Book of Leviticus.
... Here again the same formula of speech is employed, God speaking to Moses
gave directions concerning. (5) The trespass offering. In ...
/.../concerning the assumptions of destructive criticism/v the attack on the.htm

Thesaurus

Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences)
Trespass-offering. Trespass-money, Trespass-offering. Trespass-offerings .
Multi-Version Concordance Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences). ...
/t/trespass-offering.htm - 18k

Guilt-offering (34 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 5:15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things
of Jehovah; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram ...
/g/guilt-offering.htm - 17k

Forfeit (12 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 5:7 And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his
trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two ...
/f/forfeit.htm - 13k

Valuation (22 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 5:15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things
of Jehovah; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram ...
/v/valuation.htm - 14k

Thumb (7 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespassoffering,
and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be ...
/t/thumb.htm - 10k

Toe (7 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespassoffering,
and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be ...
/t/toe.htm - 10k

Estimation (19 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 5:15 "If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly, in the holy
things of Yahweh; then he shall bring his trespassoffering to Yahweh, a ram ...
/e/estimation.htm - 13k

Tip (17 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespassoffering,
and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be ...
/t/tip.htm - 13k

Big (21 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespassoffering,
and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be ...
/b/big.htm - 13k

Defect (62 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 5:15 "If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly, in the holy
things of Yahweh; then he shall bring his trespassoffering to Yahweh, a ram ...
/d/defect.htm - 25k

Resources

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Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences)

Leviticus 5:7
And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto Jehovah; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.
(ASV)

Leviticus 5:16
and he shall make restitution for that which he hath done amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering, and he shall be forgiven.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 5:18
And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he shall be forgiven.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 5:19
It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Jehovah.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 6:5
or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; and he shall restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto; to him to whom it belongeth shall he give it, on the day of his trespass-offering.
(DBY WBS)

Leviticus 6:6
And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest:
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 6:17
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as the trespass-offering.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:1
And this is the law of the trespass-offering: it is most holy.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:2
In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the trespass-offering; and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon the altar round about.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:5
and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: it is a trespass-offering.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:7
As is the sin-offering, so is the trespass-offering; there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:37
This is the law of the burnt-offering, of the meal-offering, and of the sin-offering, and of the trespass-offering, and of the consecration, and of the sacrifice of peace-offerings;
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:12
And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah:
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:13
and he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary: for as the sin-offering is the priest's, so is the trespass-offering: it is most holy:
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:14
and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:21
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much, then he shall take one he-lamb for a trespass-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part 'of an ephah' of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil;
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:24
and the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:25
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass-offering; and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 14:28
and the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass-offering:
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 19:21
And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 19:22
And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 6:12
And he shall separate unto Jehovah the days of his separation, and shall bring a he-lamb a year old for a trespass-offering; but the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 18:9
This shall be thine of the most holy things, 'reserved' from the fire: every oblation of theirs, even every meal-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
(ASV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 6:3
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
(ASV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 6:4
Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, 'according to' the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
(ASV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 6:8
and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
(ASV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 6:17
And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering unto Jehovah: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
(ASV DBY WBS)

2 Kings 12:16
The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests'.
(Root in ASV DBY YLT)

Ezra 10:19
And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
(DBY)

Proverbs 14:9
A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
(ASV)

Ezekiel 40:39
And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 42:13
Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are the holy chambers, where the priests that are near unto Jehovah shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; for the place is holy.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 44:29
They shall eat the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 46:20
And he said unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass-offering and the sin-offering, 'and' where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people.
(ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Trespass-offering

Related Terms

Sin-offerings (8 Occurrences)

Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences)

Oblations (24 Occurrences)

Leviticus (1 Occurrence)

Tresses (1 Occurrence)

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Forfeit (12 Occurrences)

Salvation (386 Occurrences)

Belonged (105 Occurrences)

Trespass (101 Occurrences)

Criticism (1 Occurrence)