and whole burnt offering; then shall they offer bullocks (perfect
sacrifice) upon thine altar.” (Psa. 51:19) Yet that David’s language
should not be understood to teach the restoration of the literal
bloody, typical sacrifices, is evident, for in the same connection he
says, “Thou desirest not sacrifice,” (the typical)…The sacrifices of
God are a broken spirit; and a contrite heart O God, thou wilt not
despise.” (Psa 51:16-19) But all these sacrifices must be of the free
will and desire of the offerer. (Lev. 1:3)
The entire consecration is shown by the death of the animal;
that is each member of the race must consecrate his will; but it will
neither be followed by the destruction of the human nature
(burning of the flesh outside the camp) nor by taking of the life into
a new nature,–shown in the case of the atonement sacrifices. No,
when consecrated, they are accepted as human beings, their right to
life as such, having been purchased by the Priesthood.
THEIR BURNT OFFERINGS
The burnt offering of the Priests was to be kept up continually
on the Altar, and the fire never suffered to die out. “This is the law
of the burn offering; it is (called) the burnt offering because of the
burning upon the Altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of
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…The fire shall ever be burning upon the
Altar; it shall never go out.” Lev. 6:9, 12, 13.
THEIR TRESPASS OR SIN OFFERING
“If a soul (being) commit a trespass and sin through ignorance
in the holy things of the Lord;…if he sin and commit any of these
things which are forbidden to be done by the Commandments of
the Lord, though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his
iniquity.” “And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the
flock,” and money according to the priest’s estimation of the
trespass, with a fifth more, and this shall be their offering. And the
priest shall make an atonement for him. And if any sin knowingly
and damage or defraud his neighbor, he shall restore it in the
principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto (twenty per cent
interest) and give it to the wronged one. And he shall bring a ram
for the trespass offering unto the Lord. (Lev. 5: 115-19; and 6: 1-7)
This teaches that for every wrong, restoration must be made
with interest, and a repentance or asking forgiveness of the Lord
through the Church; their recognition of their own imperfection
and the value of their ransom, being shown by the ram presented.