what he authorized his people to do. He established the public burnt offering as a sacramental enactment in which he was the main actor. He established the public burnt offering so that through its ritual enactment he could meet with his people there, bestow his grace and forgiveness, and serve them there as their God (Ex 29:43, 45). That was the primary function of this sacrifice. This legislation does, of course, also imply that his covenant people could therefore also approach him and meet with