The KJV Holy Bible

 

Leviticus Chapter Four

 

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:

3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.

4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the Lord.

5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:

6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.

7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,

10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.

13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.

15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.

16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.

18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.

20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.

22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;

23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:

24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering.

25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.

31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Leviticus Chapter Four: The Purification of Unconscious Error and the Sin Offering 

"Leviticus Chapter Four addresses the Alchemical Transmutation of sins committed in ignorance. It reveals the Esoteric mechanics for rectifying Unconscious Karmic missteps and Unawakened habitual reactions. By categorizing the offerings according to the priest, the congregation, the ruler, and the common people, the text demonstrates that every level of the Microcosm—from the Highest Spiritual Faculties to the lowest mundane Thoughts—must be rigorously Purified when the Divine Law is inadvertently broken."

 

 

Verses 1-12: The Error of the Anointed Priest and the Supreme Transmutation - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD... If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering..." 

The anointed priest represents the Highest ruling Faculty or the Sovereign Will within the Mind. When this Central Spiritual Authority commits an error through Ignorance, it disrupts the entire Energetic Harmony of the Microcosm. The requirement of a young bullock—the most powerful animal—symbolizes the massive amount of Vital Energy required to correct a misalignment at the Highest Level of Consciousness. Burning the skin, flesh, and dung outside the camp signifies that the most gross, unrefined aspects of this Karmic error must be completely expelled from the sacred Inner Temple and destroyed in the peripheral regions of the Psyche.

 

 

Verses 13-21: The Unconscious Error of the Collective Psyche - "And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly... When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle..." 

The whole congregation represents the collective aggregate of Thoughts, Emotions, and Subconscious impulses within the Initiate. When the Entire Psyche drifts into Unconscious error, hidden from the Direct Awareness of the Intellect, a collective Alchemical Purification is required. The elders laying their hands upon the head of the bullock represents the governing logic and Higher Reasoning Faculties taking Conscious responsibility for the Internal Discord. The blood sprinkled Seven times before the veil Esoterically signifies the complete realignment of the Seven Energetic Centers, restoring perfect Vibrational Harmony before the threshold of the Superconscious.

 

 

Verses 22-26: The Transmutation of the Governing Intellect - "When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God... he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD..." 

The ruler symbolizes the Active Intellect, the Conscious Ego, or the Governing Willpower that Directs Daily Action. When the Intellect errs through lack of Spiritual Illumination, it must offer a male goat. The goat represents stubborn, independent, and willful mental patterns. By bringing this offering, the Adept forces the proud Intellect to humble itself before the Divine Law. The priest making atonement signifies the Higher Spiritual Faculties restoring balance to the lower governing logic, ensuring that the Intellect remains subordinate to the Superconscious Source.

 

 

Verses 27-35: The Purification of the Mundane Thoughts - "And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD... Then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned..." 

The common people represent the mundane, everyday habits, fleeting Thoughts, and lower desires of the physical vessel. When these base elements violate the Universal Law, a female goat or a female lamb is required. The feminine aspect denotes the receptive, passive, and impressionable nature of the Subconscious habits. The priest burning the fat upon the altar for a "sweet savour unto the LORD" demonstrates that even the most ordinary, unconscious errors of the lower Mind can be Transmuted into Pure Light through the persistent application of Alchemical Discipline and Divine Fire.