leviticus 22

Summary
Outlines the laws regarding the holiness of offerings and the conduct of priests in handling sacred things.

Key Points
- Priests must avoid becoming ceremonially unclean by contact with certain things, and if they do, they must follow purification procedures before eating holy offerings (Leviticus 22:1-9).
- Only priests and their immediate families may eat the holy offerings; unauthorized persons, including guests and hired workers, are prohibited (Leviticus 22:10-13).
- If someone unintentionally eats a holy offering, they must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it (Leviticus 22:14-16).
- Offerings presented to the Lord must be without defect, including animals for burnt offerings, peace offerings, and freewill offerings (Leviticus 22:17-25).
- Animals must be at least eight days old before being offered, and no animal with a defect or injury may be presented as an offering (Leviticus 22:26-30).
- The chapter concludes with a reminder to keep God's commandments and to treat His name as holy (Leviticus 22:31-33).