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Offerings and Offerings and Sacrifices Sacrifices in the M osaic Law in the M osaic Law

The offerings were: • presentations or gifts to God … • … made under a variety of circumstances … • … and they all cost the offerer something of value in the process.

 Offerer had to be ceremonially clean (e.g. Lev chs. 11 to 15) before offering.

 Animal was brought to the Sanctuary, and into the court/ courtyard (1:1-3).

 Animal was inspected for blemishes (1:3).

 Offerer placed his hand on the animal’s head (1:4).

 Offerer killed the animal by slitting its neck (1:5a).

Presenting Offerings at the Temple of Solomon From “ The Rose Guide to the Temple” Artist: Balage Balogh.

 Priest would capture the animal’s blood in a receptacle, and sprinkle it on various parts of the altar.

 Animal was usually skinned, and cut into portions (1:6,8).  The whole animal or portions were washed (1:9).

 The portions were placed on the altar and burnt up (1:8,9).

M ethod of sacrificing (references are found in Leviticus chapter 1) Note: Each particular kind of offering had variations on some steps of this procedure. This is a guide to the sort of things which took place most frequently.  Offerer had to be ceremonially clean (e.g. Lev chs. 11 to 15) before offering.  Animal was brought to the Sanctuary, and into the court/ courtyard (1:1-3).  Animal was inspected for blemishes (1:3).  Offerer placed his hand on the animal’s head (1:4).  Offerer killed the animal (1:5a).  Priest would capture the animal’s blood in a receptacle, and then splashed some of it onto the altar (1:5b).  Animal was usually skinned, and often cut into portions (1:6,8).  The portions were washed (1:9).  The whole animal or portions were placed on the altar and burnt up (1:8,9).

The offerings were: • presentations or gifts to God … • … made under a variety of circumstances … • … and they all cost the offerer something of value in the process.