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79 Bible Verses about Sacrifices and Burnt Offerings
In the Bible, offering is all about showing gratitude to God. Back in Moses' time, God taught the Israelites about different kinds of offerings. They were to offer a portion of their wealth as thanks for the land God had given them. These offerings were usually things like wheat, barley, oil, and animals – basically a tenth of their income, or what we call a tithe.
Leviticus talks about offerings required when someone was dishonest, maybe about something they were supposed to be looking after, or if they stole, cheated, lied about lost property, or broke an oath. There were five main types of offerings: burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
Throughout the Bible, we see different ways to give offerings. Sometimes it's to make things right with someone you've wronged, and sometimes it's simply to say "thank you" to God and seek His blessing. The reasons and situations are all over the map, but what really matters to God is the heart behind the offering – a genuine desire to connect with Him.
The way to please you is to be truly sorry deep in our hearts. This is the kind of sacrifice you won't refuse.
Come to Bethel and Gilgal. Sin all you want! Offer sacrifices the next morning and bring a tenth of your crops on the third day.
When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the rock that he had used for a pillow and stood it up as a place of worship. Then he poured olive oil on the rock to dedicate it to God,and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz. Go at once to your mother's father Bethuel in northern Syria and choose a wife from one of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.Jacob solemnly promised God, “If you go with me and watch over me as I travel, and if you give me food and clothesand bring me safely home again, you will be my God.This rock will be your house, and I will give back to you a tenth of everything you give me.”
Noah built an altar where he could offer sacrifices to the Lord. Then he offered on the altar one of each kind of animal and bird that could be used for a sacrifice.The smell of the burning offering pleased the Lord, and he said: Never again will I punish the earth for the sinful things its people do. All of them have evil thoughts from the time they are young, but I will never destroy everything that breathes, as I did this time.
Build an altar out of earth, and offer on it your sacrifices of sheep, goats, and cattle. Wherever I choose to be worshiped, I will come down to bless you.
Each year there are three festivals when all Israelite men must go to the place where the Lord chooses to be worshiped. These are the Festival of Thin Bread, the Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Shelters. And don't forget to take along a gift for the Lord.The bigger the harvest the Lord gives you, the bigger your gift should be.
with gifts for the Lord. They brought six strong carts and twelve oxen—one ox from each leader and a cart from every two.
The Lord spoke to Moses from the sacred tent and gave him instructions for the community of Israel to follow when they offered sacrifices. Sacrifices to please me must be completely burned on the bronze altar. Bulls or rams or goats are the animals to be used for these sacrifices. If the animal is a bull, it must not have anything wrong with it. Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, and I will let you know if it is acceptable to me.If you sacrifice a ram or a goat, it must not have anything wrong with it.Lead the animal to the north side of the altar, where it is to be killed in my presence. Then some of the priests will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.Cut up the animal and wash its insides and hind legs. A priest will put these parts on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. Then he will send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon.A priest will take the bird to the bronze altar, where he will wring its neck and put its head on the fire. Then he will drain out its blood on one side of the altar,remove the bird's craw with what is in it, and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar.Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open, and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.
When any of you ordinary people disobey me without meaning to, you are still guilty.As soon as you realize what you have done, you must sacrifice a female goat that has nothing wrong with it.Lead the goat to the north side of the bronze altar and lay your hand on its head, before having it killed.When the high priest sins, he makes everyone else guilty too. And so, he must sacrifice a young bull that has nothing wrong with it.Then a priest will dip a finger in the blood; he will smear some of it on each of the four corners of the altar and pour out the rest at the foot of the altar.After this, the priest will remove all of the fat, just as he does when an animal is sacrificed to ask my blessing. The priest will then send the fat up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. This animal is sacrificed so that I will forgive you ordinary people when you sin.
Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice for sin and as a way of purifying the altar. In addition, you must smear the altar with olive oil to make it completely holy.Do this for seven days, and the altar will become so holy that anyone who touches it will become holy.
I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word.
Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins.
As soon as you discover that you have committed any of these sins, you must confess what you have done.Then you must bring a female sheep or goat to me as the price for your sin. A priest will sacrifice the animal, and you will be forgiven.
“Your sacrifices mean nothing to me. I am sick of your offerings of rams and choice cattle; I don't like the blood of bulls or lambs or goats.
When Christ came into the world, he said to God, “Sacrifices and offerings are not what you want, but you have given me my body.
The fire must never go out, so put wood on it each morning. After this, you are to lay an animal on the altar next to the fat that you sacrifice to ask my blessing. Then send it all up in smoke to me. The altar fire must always be kept burning—it must never go out.
On the tenth day of the seventh month of each year, you must go without eating to show sorrow for your sins, and no one, including foreigners who live among you, is allowed to work.Before entering this most holy place, you must offer a bull as a sacrifice for your sins and a ram as a sacrifice to please me.This is the day on which the sacrifice for the forgiveness of your sins will be made in my presence,
Life is in the blood, and I have given you the blood of animals to sacrifice in place of your own.
I will praise the Lord God with a song and a thankful heart.This will please the Lord better than offering an ox or a full-grown bull.
and offer three animals that have nothing wrong with them: a year-old ram as a sacrifice to please me, a year-old female lamb as a sacrifice for sin, and a full-grown ram as a sacrifice to ask my blessing.
The Law of Moses is like a shadow of the good things to come. This shadow isn't the good things themselves, because it cannot free people from sin by the sacrifices offered year after year.So we are made holy because Christ obeyed God and offered himself once for all.The priests do their work each day, and they keep on offering sacrifices that can never take away sins.But Christ offered himself as a sacrifice that is good forever. Now he is sitting at God's right side,and he will stay there until his enemies are put under his power.By his one sacrifice he has forever set free from sin the people he brings to God.The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by telling us that the Lord said,“When the time comes, I will make an agreement with them. I will write my laws on their minds and hearts.Then I will forget about their sins and no longer remember their evil deeds.”When sins are forgiven, there is no more need to offer sacrifices.My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy placeIf there were worshipers who already have their sins washed away and their consciences made clear, there would not be any need to go on offering sacrifices.by a new way that leads to life! And this way takes us through the curtain that is Christ himself.We have a great high priest who is in charge of God's house.So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water.We must hold tightly to the hope we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us.We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things.Some people have given up the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer.No sacrifices can be made for people who decide to sin after they find out about the truth.They are God's enemies, and all they can look forward to is a terrible judgment and a furious fire.If two or more witnesses accused someone of breaking the Law of Moses, that person could be put to death.But it is much worse to dishonor God's Son and to disgrace the blood of the promise that made us holy. And it is just as bad to insult the Holy Spirit, who shows us mercy.But the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins. It only reminds people of their sins from one year to the next.We know that God has said he will punish and take revenge. We also know that the Scriptures say the Lord will judge his people.It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God!Don't forget all the hard times you went through when you first received the light.Sometimes you were abused and mistreated in public, and at other times you shared in the sufferings of others.You were kind to people in jail. And you gladly let your possessions be taken away, because you knew you had something better, something that would last forever.Keep on being brave! It will bring you great rewards.Learn to be patient, so you will please God and be given what he has promised.As the Scriptures say, “God is coming soon! It won't be very long.The people God accepts will live because of their faith. But he isn't pleased with anyone who turns back.”We are not like those people who turn back and get destroyed. We will keep on having faith until we are saved.
Bulls or rams or goats are the animals that you may burn on the altar as sacrifices to please me. You may also offer sacrifices voluntarily or because you made a promise, or because they are part of your regular religious ceremonies. The smell of the smoke from these sacrifices is pleasing to me.
From dawn until dusk my name is praised by every nation on this earth, as they burn incense and offer the proper sacrifices to me.
“Tell me,” Samuel said. “Does the Lord really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn't want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him.
When you offer sacrifices to ask my blessing, you may offer either a bull or a cow, but there must be nothing wrong with the animal.as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat.One of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering for me.If you offer a goat, you must also present it to meat the entrance to the sacred tent. Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides,as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat.One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me.So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. This law will never change.
Each day offer two rams a year old as sacrifices to please me. The animals must have nothing wrong with them;Also offer a goat as a sacrifice for sin.The animals must have nothing wrong with them and are to be sacrificed along with the regular daily sacrifices.one will be sacrificed in the morning, and the other in the evening.
On that day, Solomon dedicated the courtyard in front of the temple and made it acceptable for worship. He offered the sacrifices there because the bronze altar in front of the temple was too small.
As soon as Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and burned up the offerings. The Lord's dazzling glory then filled the temple,
Sacrifices and offerings are not what please you; gifts and payment for sin are not what you demand. But you made me willing to listen and obey.And so, I said, “I am here to do what is written about me in the book, where it says,‘I enjoy pleasing you. Your Law is in my heart.’ ”
“Your sacrifices mean nothing to me. I am sick of your offerings of rams and choice cattle; I don't like the blood of bulls or lambs or goats.“Who asked you to bring all this when you come to worship me? Stay out of my temple!Your sacrifices are worthless, and your incense disgusting. I can't stand the evil you do on your New Moon Festivals or on your Sabbaths and other times of worship.
If the ruler voluntarily offers a sacrifice to please me or to ask my blessing, the east gate of the inner courtyard will be opened for him. He will offer his sacrifices just as he does on each Sabbath; then he will leave, and the gate will be closed.
Sacrifices and offerings are not what please you; gifts and payment for sin are not what you demand. But you made me willing to listen and obey.
Offerings and sacrifices are not what you want.The way to please you is to be truly sorry deep in our hearts. This is the kind of sacrifice you won't refuse.
The Law says that almost everything must be sprinkled with blood, and no sins can be forgiven unless blood is offered.
You should celebrate by offering sacrifices and singing joyful songs to tell what he has done.
I will bring sacrifices into your house, my God, and I will do what I promisedwhen I was in trouble.I will sacrifice my best sheep and offer bulls and goats on your altar.
The Lord is our God, and he has given us light! Start the celebration! March with palm branches all the way to the altar.
The Lord decided his servant would suffer as a sacrifice to take away the sin and guilt of others. Now the servant will live to see his own descendants. He did everything the Lord had planned.
At the time I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I didn't command them to offer sacrifices to me.Instead, I told them, “If you listen to me and do what I tell you, I will be your God, you will be my people, and all will go well for you.”
The Law of the Lord also says parents have to offer a sacrifice, giving at least a pair of doves or two young pigeons. So that is what Mary and Joseph did.
What offering should I bring when I bow down to worship the Lord God Most High? Should I try to please him by sacrificing calves a year old?Will thousands of sheep or rivers of olive oil make God satisfied with me? Should I sacrifice to the Lord my first-born child as payment for my terrible sins?The Lord God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”
Your faith in the Lord and your service are like a sacrifice offered to him. And my own blood may have to be poured out with the sacrifice. If this happens, I will be glad and rejoice with you.
Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.’ I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”
Don't you know what the Scriptures mean when they say, “Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others?” If you knew what this means, you would not condemn these innocent disciples of mine.
I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.
It is also true that we must love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and that we must love others as much as we love ourselves. These commandments are more important than all the sacrifices and offerings that we could possibly make.”
The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said: Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God.
Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.
If he had offered himself every year, he would have suffered many times since the creation of the world. But instead, near the end of time he offered himself once and for all, so he could be a sacrifice that does away with sin.
I have been paid back everything, and with interest. I am completely satisfied with the gifts you sent with Epaphroditus. They are like a sweet-smelling offering or like the right kind of sacrifice that pleases God.
So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you,leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your gift to God.
Then Christ went once for all into the most holy place and freed us from sin forever. He did this by offering his own blood instead of the blood of goats and bulls.
But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. This is why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.
But Christ offered himself as a sacrifice that is good forever. Now he is sitting at God's right side,
Our sacrifice is to keep offering praise to God in the name of Jesus.But don't forget to help others and to share your possessions with them. This too is like offering a sacrifice that pleases God.
You were rescued from the useless way of life you learned from your ancestors. But you know you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.You were rescued by the precious blood of Christ, that spotless and innocent lamb.
And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.
Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.
Another angel, who had a gold container for incense, came and stood at the altar. This one was given a lot of incense to offer with the prayers of God's people on the gold altar in front of the throne.Then the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up to God from the hand of the angel.