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Sacrifice |
Purpose |
Type |
Passage |
|
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Burnt
|
Covering
of our sins |
The
entire animal was offered. The sacrifice was to be a male lamb
or goat which had no defect, or a poor person could offer two
birds. |
Lev.
1:3-17;
Lev. 6:8-13 |
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Sin |
Covering
of sins committed in
ignorance |
Ritual
of the sacrifice changed with the type of person.
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Priests:
bull with no defect |
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Nation:
bull with no defect |
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Ruler:
male goat |
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Anyone: female goat or sheep |
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Poor: two birds |
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Very
poor: flour |
|
Lev.
4:1-5:13;
Lev. 6:24-30 |
|
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Guilt
or Trespass |
Forgiveness
of sins that are not intentional |
The
sacrifice was a ram without defect. If there was an offense
against a person, he/she had to make restitution of 120%. |
Lev.
5:14-6:7;
Lev. 7:1-10 |
|
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Grain |
Memorial
to God |
Fine
flour, cakes, wafers, or fruits with oil, frankincense, and
salt without leaven or honey. |
Lev.
2:1-16;
Lev. 6:14-23 |
|
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Peace |
Fellowship
with God |
This
was a voluntary offering. Any animal, except a bird, was acceptable. |
Lev.
3:1-17;
Lev. 7:11-36 |
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Freewill |
Offering
given to express thankfulness to God |
The
sacrifice could be any male (even with a defect) from the cattle,
the sheep, or the goats. |
Lev.
7:16-18
Lev. 22:17-23 |
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Vow |
Offered
to mark the end of vow |
The
sacrifice could be any male from among the cattle, the sheep,
or the goats. |
Lev.
22:21-23 |
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Praise |
Offered
as an expression of praise to God |
This
is a fruit offering from any kind of tree. |
Lev.
19:24 |
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