Lev 17:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3-5 : The law now required that all sacrifices be brought to the entrance of the tabernacle and given to the priest. Some think this law also meant people had to bring all animals for food to the tabernacle, but most believe it only applied to sacrifices. The goal was to keep worship pure and prevent people from sacrificing to idols ( v. 3, 4, 5 ). v. 3-4 : This freedom led to idolatry. When people sacrificed on their own, they sometimes began to worship false gods or demons, which the Bible calls “hairy goats” ( v. 7 ). God warned that this was spiritual adultery, and He is a jealous God who wants His people’s worship only for Himself.

‏ Leviticus 17:3

v. 3-5: The law now required that all sacrifices be brought to the entrance of the tabernacle and given to the priest. Some think this law also meant people had to bring all animals for food to the tabernacle, but most believe it only applied to sacrifices. The goal was to keep worship pure and prevent people from sacrificing to idols (v. 3, 4, 5 ^a).

v. 3-4: This freedom led to idolatry. When people sacrificed on their own, they sometimes began to worship false gods or demons, which the Bible calls “hairy goats” (v. 7 ^b). God warned that this was spiritual adultery, and He is a jealous God who wants His people’s worship only for Himself.