Numbers 15

Burnt offering of a sweet savour

And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock: Numbers 15:3–11

Every lamb, ram, and bullock offered 'for a sweet savour unto the LORD' was a similitude of the Son of God's offering of Himself. Paul uses the same 'sweet savour' language for Christ's sacrifice.

How we know: the verse itself names Him · another scripture interprets it of Him · a traditional type, cited

• interpreted by Moses 5:7 — Sacrifice is 'a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father.'
• alluded to by Ephesians 5:2 — Christ gave Himself 'an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.'
• interpreted by Alma 34:14 — The whole law points 'to that great and last sacrifice.'

Sin offering and atonement for sins of ignorance

Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. Numbers 15:24–28

The sin offering and the priest's atonement brought forgiveness for sins committed in ignorance, both for Israel and the stranger. King Benjamin teaches that Christ's blood atones for those who 'have ignorantly sinned', the reality these offerings foreshadowed.

How we know: a footnote points to Him · another scripture interprets it of Him

• a type of what is in Mosiah 3:11 — Christ's blood atones for the sins of those who have ignorantly sinned.
• a type of what is in Hebrews 10:4-10 — Animal blood could not take away sins; we are sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Jehovah who brought Israel out of Egypt

Jehovah -- 'I AM', the covenant God of Israel

I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. Numbers 15:41

Jehovah speaks as the Deliverer who brought Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law. The resurrected Jesus told the Nephites He is the One who gave the law and covenanted with Israel, and in modern revelation He says He led Israel out of Egypt.

How we know: the verse itself names Him · another scripture interprets it of Him

• interpreted by 3 Nephi 15:5 — 'I am he that gave the law, and I am he who covenanted with my people Israel.'
• interpreted by D&C 136:22 — 'I am he who led the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.'