Burnt Offering, The

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 1:14

Was 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; 6:9

Blood 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 10:10

The 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
- Ro 12:1
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