The KJV Holy Bible

 

Leviticus Chapter Seven

 

1 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.

2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,

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

5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a trespass offering.

6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.

8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.

9 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.

10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.

11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord.

12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.

14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.

15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.

16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:

17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.

26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.

30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord.

31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.

33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.

34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.

35 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the Lord in the priest's office;

36 Which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.

37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;

38 Which the Lord commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Leviticus Chapter Seven: The Economy of Vitality and the Consecration of Love and Will 

"Leviticus Chapter Seven details the precise Energetic economy within the Microcosm. The text dictates how the Transmuted Vitality from the Alchemical sacrifices is distributed to sustain the Higher Faculties. It emphasizes the absolute necessity of living in the Spiritual present, warning the Initiate against hoarding stale Energy, and concludes by permanently dedicating the centers of Emotion and Power to the Superconscious."

 

 

Verses 1-10: The Trespass Offering and the Assimilation of Light - "Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy... The priest that maketh atonement for him shall have it..." 

The trespass offering addresses specific Karmic debts and Energetic imbalances within the Psyche. Once the gross material is Transmuted by the Divine Fire, the remaining Purified substance is given to the Priest. This signifies that the Higher Faculties (the priesthood of the Mind) are actually nourished and strengthened by the successful Transmutation of lower errors. Every conquered earthly attachment and corrected vibration provides fresh Spiritual Vitality for the Conscious Intellect, proving that the Great Work uses the resistance of the lower nature to build the strength of the Higher Self.

 

 

Verses 11-21: The Peace Offering and the Spiritual Present - "And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings... If he offer it for a thanksgiving... it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice... But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering... on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten: But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire..." 

The peace offering of thanksgiving represents a spontaneous surge of Spiritual Gratitude and Harmony. It must be consumed on the exact same day, teaching the Adept that Pure Divine Illumination must be assimilated in the immediate, eternal present. If it is a vow, it may be eaten on the second day, reflecting the slightly extended duration of disciplined, Conscious Willpower. However, any flesh remaining on the third day becomes an abomination. Esoterically, hoarding old Spiritual experiences or clinging to past Energetic states causes them to stagnate and crystallize into Spiritual pride. The Microcosm must constantly renew its connection to the Source; relying on stale, decaying Vibrations poisons the Inner Temple.

 

 

Verses 22-27: The Perpetual Law of Fat and Blood - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying... Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat... Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings..." 

The Sovereign Will reiterates the absolute, unyielding prohibition against consuming the fat and the blood. The blood carries the dynamic, animating Life Force, while the fat represents the deep, stored Emotional Fuel of the Subconscious. The Initiate is strictly forbidden from using this rich Internal Vitality to feed the lower animal ego, worldly ambitions, or selfish desires. To do so is to 'eat' the Life Force for mundane gain, which immediately lowers the Vibrational frequency of the Psyche and severs the Soul from the sustaining Light of The All.

 

 

Verses 28-38: The Wave Breast and the Heave Shoulder - "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings... the breast that it may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD... And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering... For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever..." 

The culmination of the peace offering involves the extraction of the breast and the right shoulder. The breast represents the Emotional Center, the Heart, and the Affections. It is waved horizontally, signifying that the Initiate's Purified Empathy and Love radiate outward Harmoniously into the material plane. The right shoulder represents Active Power, Willpower, and executive strength. It is heaved vertically, lifted straight up toward the Superconscious. These two critical centers of the Microcosm—Love and Will—are permanently assigned to the Higher Faculties (Aaron and his sons). The Adept must never use their Emotional or Volitional strength for mundane egoism, but must dedicate them entirely to maintaining the Alchemical Priesthood of the Mind.