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Sin Offering – Chatahah (4:1-5:13) – The Hebrew word “Chatahah” means to “miss the mark”. It comes from an archery term meaning to pull back the string, let the arrow fly, and come no where near the vicinity of the target. How often do we feel like that is what we are doing in our Christian lives (if we can …

Peace Offering- Shelmim (3:1-17) – The word translated “peace” comes from the word “shelmim” or “shalom”. The best translation for the word is that things are as they should be. The modern Hebrew word for a check at a restaurant is literally a ”bill of peace”. When someone offers you a service you need to set things right by paying …