·         Divine institution of
Genesis 3:21; 1:29; 9:3; 4:4,5; Hebrews 11:4

• To be offered to God alone
  Exodus 22:20; Judges 13:16; 2 Kings 17:36
• When offered to God, an acknowledgement of his being the supreme God
  2 Kings 5:17; Jonah 1:16
• CONSISTED OF
  • Clean animals or bloody sacrifices
    Genesis 8:20
  • The fruits of the earth or sacrifices without blood
    Genesis 4:4; Leviticus 2:1
• Always offered upon altars
  Exodus 20:24
• The offering of, an acknowledgment of sin
  Hebrews 10:3
• WERE OFFERED
  • From the earliest age
    Genesis 4:3,4
  • By the patriarchs
    Genesis 22:2,13; 31:54; 46:1; Job 1:5
  • After the departure of Israel from Egypt
    Exodus 5:3,17; 18:12; 24:5
  • Under the Mosaic age
    Leviticus 1:1-7:38; Hebrews 10:1-3
  • Daily
    Exodus 29:38,39; Numbers 28:3,4
  • Weekly
    Numbers 28:9,10
  • Monthly
    Numbers 28:11
  • Yearly
    Leviticus 16:3; 1 Samuel 1:3,21; 20:6
  • At all the feasts
    Numbers 10:10
  • For the whole nation
    Leviticus 16:15-30; 1 Chronicles 29:21
  • For individuals
    Leviticus 1:2; 17:8
  • In faith of a coming Saviour
    Hebrews 11:4,17,28
• Required to be perfect and without blemish
  Leviticus 22:19; Deuteronomy 15:21; 17:1; Malachi 1:8,14
• Generally the best of their kind
  Genesis 4:4; 1 Samuel 15:22; Psalms 66:15; Isaiah 1:11
• DIFFERENT KINDS OF
  • Burnt offering wholly consumed by fire
    Leviticus 1:1-17; 1 Kings 18:38
  • Sin offering for sins of ignorance
    Leviticus 4:1-35
  • Trespass offering for intentional sins
    Leviticus 6:1-7; 7:1-7
  • Peace offering
    Leviticus 3:1-17
• To be brought to the place appointed by God
  Deuteronomy 12:6; 2 Chronicles 7:12
• Were bound to the horns of the altar
  Psalms 118:27
• Were salted with salt
  Leviticus 2:13; Mark 9:49
• Often consumed by fire from heaven
  Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Chronicles 7:1
• When bloody, accompanied with meat and drink offering
  Numbers 15:3-12
• No leaven offered with, except for
  Exodus 23:18; Leviticus 7:13
• Fat of, not to remain until morning
  Exodus 23:8
• THE PRIESTS
  • Appointed to offer
    1 Samuel 2:28; Ezekiel 44:11,15; Hebrews 5:1; 8:3
  • Had a portion of, and lived by
    Exodus 29:27,28; Deuteronomy 18:3; Joshua 13:14; 1 Corinthians 9:13
• Were typical of Christ’s sacrifice
  1 Corinthians 5:7; Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 10:1,11,12
• Were accepted when offered in sincerity and faith
  Genesis 4:4; Hebrews 11:4; Genesis 8:21
• Imparted a legal purification
  Hebrews 9:13,22
• Could not take away sin
  Psalms 40:6; Hebrews 9:9; 10:1-11
• Without obedience, worthless
  1 Samuel 15:22; Proverbs 21:3; Mark 12:33
• The covenants of God confirmed by
  Genesis 15:9-17; Exodus 24:5-8; Hebrews 9:19,20; Psalms 50:5
• THE JEWS
  • Condemned for not treating with respect
    1 Samuel 2:29; Malachi 1:12
  • Condemned for bringing defective and blemished
    Malachi 1:13,14
  • Condemned for not offering
    Isaiah 43:23,24
  • Unaccepted in, on account of sin
    Isaiah 1:11,15; 66:3; Hosea 8:13
  • Condemned for offering, to idols
    2 Chronicles 34:25; Isaiah 65:3,7; Ezekiel 20:28,31
• Offered to false gods, are offered to devils
  Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; Psalms 106:37; 1 Corinthians 10:20
• On great occasions, very numerous
  2 Chronicles 5:6; 7:5
• For public use often provided by the state
  2 Chronicles 31:3
• ILLUSTRATIVE OF
  • Prayer
    Psalms 141:2
  • Thanksgiving
    Psalms 27:6; 107:22; 116:17; Hebrews 13:15
  • Devotedness
    Romans 12:1; Philippians 2:17
  • Benevolence
    Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 13:16
  • Righteousness
    Psalms 4:5; 51:19
  • A broken spirit
    Psalms 51:17
  • Martyrdom
    Philippians 2:7; 2 Timothy 4:6