it into the fire, and there came out this calf,'" and through the word "this," Aaron was also elevated, as it is said in "This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord on the day when he is anointed" to become High Priest. And noting the similarity of language between "This is the sacrifice of Aaron" in and "This is the sacrifice of Nahshon the son of Amminadab" and each of the other princes of the 12 tribes in the Rabbis concluded that Aaron's sacrifice was as beloved to God as the sacrifices of the princes of the 12 tribes. A Midrash noted that the commandment of that Aaron offer sacrifices paralleled Samson's riddle "out of the eater came forth food", for Aaron was to eat the sacrifices, and by virtue of a sacrifice was to come from him. Leviticus chapter 7 A Midrash read the words of “Whoso offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me,” to teach that the thanksgiving offerings of honored God more than sin offerings or guilt offerings. Rabbi Huna said in the name of Rabbi Aha that taught that one who gave a thanksgiving offering gave God honor upon honor. Rabbi Berekiah said in the name of Rabbi Abba bar Kahana that the donor honored God in this world and will honor God in the World to Come. And the continuation of “to him who sets right the way,” referred to those who clear stones from roads. Alternatively, the Midrash taught that it refers to teachers of Scripture and the Oral Law who instruct the young with sincerity. Alternatively, Rabbi Jose the son of Rabbi Judah said in the name of Rabbi Menahem the son of Rabbi Jose that it refers to shopkeepers who sell produce that has already been tithed. Alternatively, the Midrash taught that it refers to people who light lamps to provide light for the public. Rabbi Phinehas compared the thanksgiving offerings of to the case of a king whose tenants and intimates came to pay him honor. From his tenants and entourage, the king merely collected their tribute. But when another who was neither a tenant nor a member of the king's entourage came to offer him homage, the king offered him a seat. Thus Rabbi Phinehas read homiletically to mean: "If it be for a thanks giving, He [God] will bring