Later text
They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.
Intertextuality Pair
2 Chronicles 35:12 → Leviticus 3:3
Allusion
Earlier text
From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Significance
Leviticus 3:3 specifies the fat portions (חֵלֶב, chelev) of the peace offering that must be presented to the LORD: the fat covering the entrails, the fat on them, and the two kidneys with their fat. 2 Chronicles 35:12 records the Levites at Josiah's Passover setting aside these portions to be offered "as is written in the Book of Moses" (כְּכָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר מֹשֶׁה). The Chronicler's reference to the "Book of Moses" as the operative text for fat-portion separation demonstrates that the Leviticus 3 regulations functioned as the procedural handbook for Josiah's reform, ensuring that God's designated portions were properly allocated even centuries after the original legislation.
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- Reference Type
- Allusion
- Connection Method(s)
- Longitudinal Theme — Leviticus 3:3's demand that "the fat that covers the entrails" be brought as "an offering made by fire to the LORD" is precisely the procedure 2 Chronicles 35:12 reports being followed "as is written in the Book of Moses" at Josiah's Passover; the developing theme of God's reserved portion — the Levitical fat-allocation functioning as living law centuries after Sinai — binds wilderness institution to monarchic reform and looks ahead to Christ, who withheld nothing in giving Himself to God.
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