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Studying the offerings and sacrifices in Scripture is a wonderful and rewarding exercise, but it is not always easy. In one respect, the subject is simple, and yet there are numerous factors contributing to its complexity. Such a study explores the most basic building blocks of life, whilst also considering more intricate nuances regarding faith.
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).
sacrifices of expiation (sin offerings and guilt offerings), consecration (burnt offerings and grain offerings) and communion (peace offerings - these include vow offerings, thank offerings and freewill offerings).
The Levitical Sacrifices & Offerings of the Sinai Covenant. Ezekiel's prophecy of the Prince-Messiah of Israel: "He must provide the sacrifice for sin, the oblation, the burnt offerings and the communion sacrifices to make expiation for the House of Israel."
Memory Text: “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (Romans 12:1, NASB). tire gospel is the concept of sacrifice. In the biblical languages, the words for “sacrifice” often depict the idea of drawi.
The Five Offerings. In the first seven chapters of Leviticus, Moses records the instructions that God gave him, for the five types of offerings; what they were to be and how to present them to the Lord. In Leviticus 7:37 it summarizes these offerings.
All these offerings taken together give us a full view of Christ and His great sacrificial work on the cross of Calvary. They are like so many mirrors arranged around the Lord and the cross so that each one reflects a special view of His Person and work. 1. The Burnt Offering.
