The Burnt-Offering Comes Like a Gift After the Pardon

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"And the second he shall offer as a burnt-offering according to the ordinance" (Leviticus 5:10). Rava said: the burnt-offering is a gift. How so? If there is no repentance, then "the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD" (Proverbs 15:8); and if there is repentance, [why is the burnt-offering needed]? For we have learned: if one transgressed a positive commandment and repented, he does not move from there until he is forgiven. Rather, learn from this that it is a gift. And it was likewise taught: Rabbi Shimon said: Why does the sin-offering come before the burnt-offering? It is like a defense attorney who enters to appease; once the attorney has appeased, the gift enters after him.

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SacrificeRepentanceAtonement

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