Bring the Bull to the Tent Entrance Where All May See

"And he shall bring the bull to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting" (Leviticus 4:4). Rabbi Yitzchak said: a parable to a king whose friend honored him with a fine gift and a fine loaf of bread. The king said, set the gift at the entrance of the palace, so that everyone going out and coming in will see it — as it is said, "And he shall bring the bull," and so on. "And he shall bring the bull": even after the Day of Atonement. He brings a bull and does not bring a substitute. And is this not a matter of logic? If the individual, whose offering for all the commandments is not equal to the offering of the Day of Atonement, has his offering for all commandments equal to the offering for a single commandment — then the anointed one, whose offering for all the commandments is equal to the offering of the Day of Atonement, is it not right that his offering should equal the offering for a single commandment? Let the prince prove it, whose offering for all the commandments equals the offering of the Day of Atonement, yet whose offering for all the commandments does not equal the offering of the individual. So too you need not wonder about the anointed one, that even though his offering for all the commandments equals the offering of the Day of Atonement, his offering for all commandments does not equal the offering for a single commandment. Rather, why is it said "And he shall bring"? One might think he may bring a substitute; therefore Scripture teaches "a bull" — a bull he brings, and he does not bring a substitute.