61 Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , 2 " When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord , and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery , or if he has extorted from his companion , 3 or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely , so that he sins in regard to any one of the things a man may do ; 4 then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty , that he shall restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion , or the deposit which was entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found , 5 or anything about which he swore falsely ; he shall make restitution for it in full and add to it one-fifth more . He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering . 6 "Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the Lord , a ram without defect from the flock , according to your valuation , for a guilt offering , 7 and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord , and he will be forgiven for any one of the things which he may have done to incur guilt ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
(Read Leviticus 6:1-7)
Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord. Though the person injured be mean, and even despicable, yet the injury reflects upon that God who has made the command of loving our neighbour next to that of loving himself. Human laws make a difference as to punishments; but all methods of doing wrong to others, are alike violations of the Divine law, even keeping what is found, when the owner can be discovered. Frauds are generally accompanied with lies, often with false oaths. If the offender would escape the vengeance of God, he must make ample restitution, according to his power, and seek forgiveness by faith in that one Offering which taketh away the sin of the world. The trespasses here mentioned, still are trespasses against the law of Christ, which insists as much upon justice and truth, as the law of nature, or the law of Moses.