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offerings in close proximity to each other within any given Bible text. What is the difference between “offerings” and “sacrifices”? All sacrifices were offerings, but not all offerings were sacrifices. An “offering” is a broad term for a tangible presentation or gift brought to God. The word “sacrifice” carries a more
This week we will look at some of the sacrifices that believers have offered to God. We will discover that God has always been calling for . sacrifices, and He is still doing so today. Of course, and most important, God provided the ultimate sacrifice, that of Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.
In the New Testament, a sacrifice (or offering) is (holokautoma), which means “wholly consumed (Latin holocaustum). See Acts 21:26; 24:17; Eph. 5:2; Heb. 10:5; Mark 12:33; Heb. 10:6,8. Cain and Abel offered sacrifices to God (Gen. 4:3,4).
This week we will look at some of the sacrifices that believers have offered to God. We will discover that God has always been calling for . sacrifices, and He is still doing so today. Of course, and most important, God provided the ultimate sacrifice, that of Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.
When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him” (Romans 12:1, NIrV). THE MEANING OF SACRIFICE IS A VERY IMPORTANT IDEA TO THE WHOLE GOSPEL. The basic meaning of the Hebrew word for “offering” or “sac-rifice” is the act of coming closer to or bringing something to God.
Here's a chart that seeks to clarify what the sacrifices in the Book of Leviticus meant and how they were used in the life of the Children of Israel. (Also you can access the podcasts on these chapters by clicking on the passage that's listed with the title of each offering). You can download this chart as a pdf here.
Three offerings are connected in Lev. 8; (1) sin-offering bullock = atonement, (2) burnt-offering ram = divinely accepted heart devotion, leading to (3) peace-offering ram of consecration = peace with God.
