Leviticus 5:18
"he shall even bring a ram without blemish from the flock, [valued] at a price of silver for his transgression to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for his trespass of ignorance, wherein he ignorantly trespassed, and he knew it not; and it shall be forgiven him."
Leviticus 5:18—Was the sacrifice to be brought to the priest or to the Lord?
Contrasting Link: Leviticus 5:15 →
Problem:
Leviticus 5:15
instructs that one “bring to the Lord an offering.” But a few verses later it says to “bring it to the priest” (v.
18
).
Solution:
It was brought to the priest to be offered to the Lord. In Israel, the priests were the representatives of the people to God, as prophets were God’s representatives to the people.