Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  7000 God's people  »  7300 Institutions and culture of OT  »  7370 guilt offering

An offering that resembled the sin offering, but was offered especially in cases where restitution could be made for an unintentional sin.

Circumstances for making the guilt offering

Unintentional sin against God

Leviticus 5:17 See also Leviticus 5:15

Sin against a neighbour where restitution can be made

Leviticus 5:16 Where restitution is possible it is a requirement; Leviticus 6:1-5 A surcharge of twenty per cent was to be added; Numbers 5:5-8 Restitution must be made to God if the wronged person is not accessible.

The nature of the guilt offering

A ram without defect

Leviticus 5:18

Regulations governing the offering

See also Leviticus 7:1-6; Numbers 18:9

Other situations requiring a guilt offering

Leviticus 14:12-14 cleansing from infectious diseases; Leviticus 19:20-22 wronging a man by intercourse with a slave girl promised to him; Numbers 6:12 cleansing a Nazirite after contact with a dead body; Ezra 10:19 for returning exiles who had intermarried

Guilt offerings in Ezekiel's vision of the temple

Ezekiel 40:38-39; Ezekiel 42:13; Ezekiel 44:29; Ezekiel 46:20

The death of the “suffering servant” is interpreted as a guilt offering

Isaiah 53:10

See also

2327  Christ as servant
5492  restitution
6027  sin, remedy for
6175  guilt, removal of
6682  mediation
7160  servants of the Lord
7402  offerings
7444  sin offering