Thursday, February 23, 2012

Leviticus 2 - 7 on Offerings and their Rituals

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Reading through chapters 2 through 7 you will find listed different types of offerings and the rituals required for each. One of the types was "holocaust". This word originated in Greek and is defined as meaning a sacrifice where the entire animal excepting it's hide was consumed by fire on the altar. The main purpose of this particular offering was to present a gift to God rendering glory and praises to Him. Other types defined in these chapters are:

  • Peace
  • Cereal
  • Sin offerings for priests
    • for the community
    • for individuals
    • for a prince
    • special causes
  • Guilt  
All the preparation,  rituals and so forth was completely spelled out in these chapters, including what to sacrifice, how to sacrifice, how long to burn, what to eat, how to discard and so forth.


Thank you so much for visiting me today. May God richly bless you and the reading of His word.

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