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Burnt Offering, The
To be offered only to the Lord - Jud 13:16
Specially acceptable - Ge 8:21; Le 1:9,13,17
The most ancient of all sacrifices - Ge 4:4; 8:20; 22:2,13; Job 1:5
Offered by the Jews before the law - Ex 10:25; 24:5
TO BE TAKEN FROM
- The flock or herd
- Le 1:2- The fowls
- Le 1:14Was an atonement for sin - Le 9:7
Guilt transferred to, by imposition of hands - Le 1:4; Nu 8:12
REQUIRED TO BE
- Killed, if a beast, by the person who brought it
- Le 1:5,11- Killed, if a bird, by the priest
- Le 1:15- For the people at large, killed and prepared by the Levites
- Eze 44:11- A male without blemish
- Le 1:3; 22:19- Voluntary
- Le 1:3; 22:18,19- Presented at the door of the tabernacle
- Le 1:3; De 12:6,11,14- Offered by priests only
- Le 1:9; Eze 44:15- Offered in righteousness
- Ps 51:19- Entirely burned
- Le 1:8,9,12,13; 6:9Blood of, sprinkled round about upon the altar - Le 1:5,11
If a bird, the blood was wrung out at the side of the altar - Le 1:15
Ashes of, collected at foot of the altar, and conveyed without the camp - Le 6:11
Skin of, given to the priests for clothing - Le 7:8; Ge 3:21
WAS OFFERED
- Every morning and evening
- Ex 29:38-42- Every sabbath day
- Nu 28:9,10- The first day of every month
- Nu 28:11- The seven days of unleavened bread
- Nu 28:19,24- The day of atonement
- Le 16:3,5; Nu 29:8- At consecration of Levites
- Nu 8:12- At consecration priests
- Le 9:2,12-14- At consecration of kings
- 1Ch 29:21-23- At purification of women
- Le 12:6- For Nazarites after defilement, or at the end of their vow
- Nu 6:11,14- For the healed leper
- Le 14:13,19,20- At dedication of sacred places
- Nu 7:15; 1Ki 8:64- After great mercies
- 1Sa 6:14; 2Sa 24:22,25- Before going to war
- 1Sa 7:9- With sounds of trumpets at feasts
- Nu 10:10The fat, &c of all peace offerings laid on, and consumed with the daily - Le 3:5; 6:12
Of the wicked, not accepted by God - Isa 1:10,11; Jer 6:19,20; Am 5:22
Obedience better than - 1Sa 15:22; Jer 7:21-23
Knowledge of God better than - Ho 6:6
Love of God better than - Mr 12:33
Abraham tried by the command to offer Isaac as - Ge 22:1-24
Incapable of removing sin, and reconciling to God - Ps 40:6; 50:8; Heb 10:6
The most costly, no adequate tribute to God - Isa 40:16; Ps 50:9-13
Guilt of unauthorised persons offering - 1Sa 13:12,13
Guilt of offering, except in the place appointed - Le 17:8,9
Of human victims execrated - De 12:31; 2Ki 3:27; Jer 7:31; 19:5
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- The offering of Christ
- Eph 5:2; Heb 10:8-10- Devotedness to God
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