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The Offerings
For the law having a shadow of
good things to come, not the very
image of the things, can never
with those sacrifices which they
offered continually year by year
make the comers thereunto
perfect. (Heb 10:1)
Rom 5:12 Wherefore, by one man
sin entered into the world, and death
by sin; and so death passed upon all
men, for all have sinned
A brief history…
• Adam & Eve created
• Man sinned (the garden)
• Man cursed to die
• “Fig leaves” vs. “coats of skins”
• Law of Moses given
Offerings Covered
• Sin Offering
• Trespass Offering
• Burnt Offering
• Meal Offering
• Drink Offering
• Peace Offering
Outline
1) 5W’s + 1H
2) Significance
Sin Offering
Atonement
Sin Offering
• Atonement (n) – making amends
for a sin
• Compulsory
• For specific occasions of sin
• Had to confess the sin
Sin Offering
• High Priest or the entire nation
• Animal: bullock (young bull)
• Body:
– fat burned on altar
– remaining body burnt outside camp
Sin Offering
• Ruler
• Animal: goat
• Body:
– fat burned on altar
– remaining body eaten by priests
Sin Offering
• Commoner
• Animal: sheep or goat
• Body:
– fat burned on altar
– remaining body eaten by priests
Sin Offering
• The poor
• Animal: 2 turtledoves or 2 pigeons
• Body:
– one offered as a sin offering
– the other as a burnt offering
Sin Offering
• The extremely poor
• Offering: fine flour
• Flour:
– a handful burnt on altar
– remainder eaten by priests
Sin Offering
• Offerer killed animal himself
• Animal without blemish
– (Flour was fine flour, the very best)
• Offering was extremely holy
Significance
• “If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9)
• Christ put away sin by the
sacrifice of himself
• Remission of sins possible
through the shedding of blood
Trespass Offering
Restitution
Trespass Offering
• Restitution (n) – paying back;
compensation for loss
• Compulsory
• For specific occasions of trespass
• Had to confess the trespass
Sin vs. Trespass
• Trespass: a sin which amounted
to the invasion of the rights of
another, whether God or man
• It was an open, hurtful act of
disobedience which violated law
(Huh? Translation please?)
Sin vs. Trespass
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I steal a goat
Offence against another man
“Thou shalt not steal.” (Exo 20:15)
Under the Law, I must:
– Offer trespass offering to God
– Give a goat of equal value back
– Plus… one-fifth the value of goat
Trespass Offering
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All instances of trespass
Animal: a ram
Value of ram determined by priest
Body:
– fat burned on altar
– remaining body eaten by priests
Significance
• “All manner of sin shall be
forgiven unto men, except the
blasphemy against the Holy
Spirit” (Mat 12:31)
• We can be forgiven of our
trespasses through Christ
Burnt Offering
Dedication
Burnt Offering
• Dedication (n) – devoting all to a
purpose or task
• Compulsory, morning & evening
• Voluntary, if so inclined (Lev 1:3)
Burnt Offering
• All burnt offerings
• Animal:
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Bullock
Sheep
Goat
Turtledoves
Young pigeons
Burnt Offering
• All burnt offerings
• Body:
– The entire body was offered
– Inwards washed with water (Lev 1:9)
• Undefiled both inside and out
– Skin was given to the priests
– Ashes brought to “clean place outside
the camp” (Lev. 6:11)
Significance
• Consumption of sin nature
through complete dedication
• “…that our old man is crucified
with him, that the body of sin
might be destroyed…” (Rom 6:6)
• Removal of ashes typical of
putting away the sinful flesh
Meal Offering
Consecration
Meal Offering
• Consecration (n) – sanctification
of something by setting it apart
• Compulsory with burnt & peace
• Voluntary, if so inclined
• (“meat offering” in KJV)
Meal Offering
• All meal offerings
• Offering: fine flour
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The very best flour, smooth texture
Honey & leaven strictly excluded
Salt necessary
Mandatory drenching in oil
Offered with incense
Meal Offering
• Variations of the offering
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Fine flour
Cakes
Wafers
Pancakes
Dough (cooked, boiled, fried)
Grain (roasted)
Meal Offering
• All meal offerings
• Method of offering
– Handful (flour) burned on altar, OR
– Part of cake, etc. burned on altar
• The rest given to priests for food
Significance
• Brought to the altar by the priest
– No other way was possible
• Christ is OUR High Priest
• “Jesus saith unto him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but
by me.” (John 14:6)
Drink Offering
Consecration
Drink Offering
• Consecration (n) – sanctification
of something by setting it apart
• Compulsory with burnt & peace
• No indication that it was offered
independently
Drink Offering
• All drink offerings
• Offering: wine
• Method of offering:
– Poured out onto the altar
Significance
• Meal & Drink Offerings
– Typified the bread & wine that
Christ commanded us to partake of
“in remembrance of him”
– Table of Shewbread
– The Lord’s Table
• “…this do in remembrance of me.”
Peace Offering
Fellowship
Peace Offering
• Fellowship (n) – associating with
people sharing common beliefs
• Strictly voluntary
Peace Offering
1) Thanksgiving
• Offered in gratitude for something
specific
2) Vow
• Offered in fulfillment of some pledge
to God
3) Voluntary
• Not offered for anything specific –
just a spontaneous act of worship
Peace Offering
• All peace offerings
• Animal: cattle, sheep or goats
• Body:
– fat placed on top of a burnt offering
– breast & right thigh given to priests
Peace Offering
• All peace offerings
• Meal offering:
– Unleavened cakes, wafers
– Fried cakes of fine flour
– Leavened bread
• One of each to the priests
Peace Offering
• Holy sacrificial meal
– Remaining flesh from peace offering
– Remaining bread from meal offering
– Had to be ceremonially clean to eat
of the meal
– Any contact with unclean rendered
the offering useless and was burnt
Peace Offering
• Holy sacrificial meal (cont’d)
– Thanksgiving: had to be eaten on
the same day
– Vow or voluntary: could be eaten
the second day
– Could never be eaten on the third
day or later
Peace Offering
• Holy sacrificial meal (cont’d)
– If the procedures were ignored:
– “And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice
of his peace offerings be eaten at all on
the third day, it shall not be accepted,
neither shall it be imputed unto him that
offereth it: it shall be an abomination,
and the soul that eateth of it shall bear
his iniquity. ” (Lev. 7:18)
Significance
• Fellowship with God
• Fulfilling the duties of the divine
relationship and purpose
• “In the memorial feast, we
fellowship at God's table, as did
the partaker of the Peace
Offering.”
In combination
“In brief, none of the altar-offerings was
sufficient in itself, so the Law overcame this
limitation by delegating to each of them a
special primary function.
“This enabled each one to help make good
the deficiencies of the others with the result
that, [together], they taught the etiquette of
sacrificial worship in its completeness.
“As we have seen, they all, in combination,
made plain to every Israelite that…
In combination
• His first and fundamental need
was forgiveness for his sin
(Sin Offering)
• That his contrition was of no
avail unless it expressed itself
in amendment of life
(Trespass Offering)
In combination
• That God's willingness to
pardon him brought him under
the obligation to dedicate
himself (Burnt Offering)…
• …and his labors (Meal &
Drink Offerings), unconditionally
to God's service
In combination
• And that he, enjoying the
privilege of fellowship with
God, had to realize its
implications in terms of holy
living (Peace Offering)”
What about us?
• Forgiveness
• Amendment of life
• Completely dedicate ourselves
• Dedicate our labors
• Fellowship with God
SIN OFFERING
“…he appeared to put away sin by the
sacrifice of himself.” (Hebrews 9:26)
TRESPASS OFFERING
“…thou shalt make his soul an [trespass]
offering for sin.” (Isaiah 53:10)
BURNT OFFERING
“…nevertheless not my will, but thine, be
done.” (Luke 22:42)
MEAL & DRINK OFFERINGS
“Take, eat; this is my body... my blood of
the new testament” (Mat. 26:26-28)
PEACE OFFERING
“…the communion of the blood…and
body of Christ.” (I Corinthians 10:16)
C
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John 3:16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 5:19 For as by one man's
disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many
be made righteous… that as sin hath
reigned unto death, even so might grace
reign through righteousness unto eternal
life by Jesus Christ our Lord.