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The SacrificesSacrificial System (Leviticus 1-7, 12:6-8, 14:12-18, 22:17-30, and 27)
Sacrifice Elements Significance Notes
BURNTOFFERING
Bull, Ram, Male Goat – if ableMale Dove, Male Pigeon – if poor
Without Blemish
PropitiationDevotion/Commitment
to God
VoluntaryAlways male
GRAINOFFERING
Meal OfferingTribute Offering
Flour, Bread, or GrainIncense
Thanksgiving for God’s Provision
VoluntaryUnleavened and prepared with
olive oil and salt
FELLOWSHIPOFFERING
Thank OfferingVow Offering
Freewill Offering
Any Clean Animal Without Blemish
Grain Offering
Fellowship with GodThanks for specific blessingRitual expression of a vow
General thankfulness
VoluntaryThe Freewill Offering could have
an abnormal limb but not an injury, disease, rash, or infection
SIN OFFERING
Specified Animal without Blemish
Payment for unintentional sinPurification and restitution
from ritual uncleanness
MandatoryPrimarily focuses on
unintentional sins and ritual impurities that at times were
unavoidable
GUILT OFFERING
Ram or Lamb without Blemish(Plus restitution)
Propitiation for intentional sins against others or unintentional sins against the holiness of God
MandatoryAlso made by lepers for
purification
The Holy Days The Purpose of a “Holy Day”A day set apart to remember/celebrate somethingA consistent reminder to the Israelites
A reminder of how God made them a nationA reminder of how God set them free from slavery
To keep the nation unifiedAll Israelite men were to be present in Jerusalem for the three major feasts (Exodus 23:17)The children grew up clearly seeing that they were part of a nation, not just a tribe
The Holy Days The Purpose of a “Holy Day”They are foundational to almost every culture
The adoption of pagan holidays was forbiddenCelebrating pagan holidays led to their destruction
They are the key way to influence future generationsAs long as there is a holiday, the next generations will ask “Why?”It is the responsibility of the parent generation to
accurately explain and faithfully observe the holiday
The Holy Days The “Non-holyday”No rest requiredMorning and Evening Burnt Offering
Year-old unblemished lambTwo quarts of fine flour mixed with one quart of
crushed olive oilOne quart of wine/beer
The Holy Days The SabbathWeekly day of restWeekly day of learning and worshiping GodBurnt Offerings (in addition to the daily offerings)
Two year-old lambs without blemishFour quarts of fine flour mixed with one quart of
crushed olive oilOne quart of wine/beer
The Holy Days The New MoonMonthly Day of Celebration Burnt Offerings – in addition to the daily offerings
2 young bulls without blemish1 young ram without blemish7 male lambs, 1 year old, without blemish
Grain offering6 quarts of flour and oil with each bull4 quarts of flour and oil with the ram2 quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
The Holy Days The New MoonDrink offering
Two quarts of wine/beer with each bullOne and a third quart wine/beer with the ramOne quart of wine/beer with each lamb
One additional goat as a sin offering
The Holy Days The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover)Seven days of eating only unleavened breadPassover meal reminded the Israelites of their slavery and salvation
Bitter herbs slaveryEating unleavened bread the left in a hurryLamb reminded them of blood on the doorpost
Salvation not from their own goodnessSalvation was from an act of faith
1st and 7th day was a sacred assembly – no working
The Holy Days The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover)Burnt Offerings (in addition to daily sacrifices)Two young bulls without blemishOne young ram without blemishSeven male lambs, one year old without blemishGrain offering
Six quarts of flour and oil with each bullFour quarts of flour and oil with the ramTwo quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
One male goat for a sin offering
The Holy Days Feast of Weeks (a.k.a. “Pentacost”)Reminded the people that God was their providerA day of sacred assembly and no common working There was to be a sacred assembly to present offerings of “new grain” or firstfruits
No new grain was to be consumed until after this feast
Burnt Offerings (in addition to the regular daily sacrifices)
Two young bulls without blemishOne young ram without blemishSeven male lambs, one year old without blemish
The Holy Days Feast of Weeks (a.k.a. “Pentacost”)Grain offering
Six quarts of flour and oil with each bullFour quarts of flour and oil with the ramTwo quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
Drink offeringTwo quarts of wine/beer with each bullOne and a third quart wine/beer with the ramOne quart of wine/beer with each lambOne additional goat as a sin offering
The Holy Days Feast of Trumpets Kicked off a month of feasts and sacred assemblies
Feast of Trumpets – 1st of TishriDay of Atonement – 10th of TishriFeast of Tabernacles – 15th thru 21st of Tishri
A day of sacred assembly, no common workingA day of sounding trumpets and great jubilation
The Holy Days Feast of Trumpets Burnt Offerings – in addition to the daily sacrifices
One young bull without blemishOne young ram without blemishSeven male lambs, one year old without blemish
Grain offeringSix quarts of flour and oil with the bullFour quarts of flour and oil with the ramTwo quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
One additional goat as a sin offering
The Holy Days Day of AtonementA day of sacred assembly, no work was to be doneA day of self-denialBurnt offerings
One young bull without blemishOne young ram without blemishSeven male lambs, one year old without blemish
Grain offeringSix quarts of flour and oil with the bullFour quarts of flour and oil with the ramTwo quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
One additional goat as a sin offering
The Holy Days Feast of TabernaclesSeven day festivalBuild booths and camp out with their familiesBurnt Offerings (offered 7 days in a row)
Bulls 13 on day 1, 12 on day 2, 11 on day 3, and so on until 7 on day 7
2 rams14 male lambs a year old
The Holy Days Feast of TabernaclesGrain offering
Six quarts of flour and oil with each bullFour quarts of flour and oil with each ramTwo quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
Drink offeringTwo quarts of wine/beer with each bullOne and a third quart wine/beer with each ramOne quart of wine/beer with each lambOne additional goat as a sin offering
The Holy Days Feast of Tabernacles8th day was a solemn assembly, no common workBurnt Offerings
One bull without blemishOne ram without blemishSeven male lambs, one year old, without blemish
Grain offeringSix quarts of flour and oil with each bullFour quarts of flour and oil with the ramTwo quarts of flour and oil with each lamb
The Holy Days Feast of Tabernacles8th day was a solemn assembly, no common workDrink offering
Two quarts of wine/beer with each bullOne and a third quart wine/beer with the ramOne quart of wine/beer with each lambOne additional goat as a sin offering