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 3:3-5
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, both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. Then Aaron's sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Significance
Leviticus 3:3-5 prescribes the complete peace offering fat-burning procedure: the fat covering the entrails, kidneys with their fat, and the lobe of the liver are to be burned on the altar "atop the burnt offering" as "an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD." 2 Chronicles 35:12 reports that Josiah's Passover Levites followed this procedure: they separated the fat portions to be offered to the LORD "as is written in the Book of Moses." The Chronicler presents Josiah's Passover as an exemplary restoration of Mosaic sacrificial procedures, with the Leviticus 3 fat-burning protocol serving as the standard against which the reform's faithfulness is measured.
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- Reference Type
- Allusion
- Connection Method(s)
- Longitudinal Theme — Leviticus 3:3-5's peace-offering protocol (the fat burned by Aaron's sons "atop the burnt offering... a pleasing aroma to the LORD") is the written standard 2 Chronicles 35:12 invokes when Josiah's Levites set the offerings apart "as is written in the Book of Moses"; the developing institution of sacrificial worship by the Book — God's portion rendered exactly as prescribed — runs from Sinai's altar law to Josiah's Passover and forward to Christ, whose one offering is the fragrant sacrifice all these anticipated.
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