Back to THE TORAH CONNECTION Table of Contents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nVoluntary Burnt Offering: personal dedication \/ consecration; a spontaneous gift to God–<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\nLev 1 General guidelines for Burnt Offerings: bullock, sheep, goat, turtledove, or pigeon; if an animal\u2014offerer killed the animal, Priest collected the blood, sprinkled it around on the Altar, cut the animal in pieces, washed the inwards and legs, burned all on the Altar; if a bird\u2014Priest wrung off the head and burned it, drained the blood beside the Altar, plucked away the crop and feathers and placed them beside the Altar, split the body but did not take it apart, burned the bird on the Altar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nLev 6:9-13 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is<\/i> the law of the burnt offering (for maintaining the fire on the Altar): It is<\/i> the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nLev 7:8 And the priest that offereth any man’s burnt offering, even<\/i> the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nLev 22:17-20 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be<\/i> of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; Ye shall offer<\/i> at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But<\/i> whatsoever hath a blemish, that<\/i> shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nDeu 12:5-14, 27 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even<\/i> unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. Ye shall not do after all the things<\/i> that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is<\/i> right in his own eyes. For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you. But when<\/i> ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when<\/i> he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is<\/i> within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. . . . And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nOccasions of Burnt Offerings in Bible history–<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nGen 8:20 Noah after the flood<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nGen 22:1-19 God’s test for Abraham (Isaac was the burnt offering)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nExo 32:5, 6 Aaron and Israel with the golden calf<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJos 8:30, 31 Joshua and Israel at Mt. Ebal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJdg 6:25-27 Gideon after destroying his father’s Baal altar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJdg 11:29-39 Jephthah after his victory over Ammon (his daughter was the burnt offering)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJdg 13:2-20 Manoah and his wife when told of Samson’s birth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Sa 6:14, 15 Bethshemites (Israelites) after the Philistines returned the Ark<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Sa 7:3-13 Samuel and Israel when threatened by the Philistines<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Sa 10:8 Samuel’s instructions to Saul about Gilgal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Sa 13:8-13 Saul’s offering at Gilgal against Samuel’s instructions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Sa 6:17, 18 (also 1Ch 16:1, 2) David when the Ark was brought to Jerusalem<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Sa 24:16-25 (also 1Ch 21:15-30) David at Araunah’s threshingfloor during the plague after his census<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Ch 29:20-22 David after presenting Solomon with the plans for the new Temple<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Ki 3:3-15 (also 2Ch 1:1-13) Solomon after God promised him wisdom in a dream<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Ki 8:63, 64 (also 2Ch 7:1-7) Solomon at the dedication of the new Temple<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Ki 9:25 Solomon three times in a year<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 8:12, 13 Solomon on sabbaths, new moons, and solemn feasts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Ki 18:20-39 Elijah on Mount Carmel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ki 3:26, 27 the king of Moab offered his eldest son<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ki 10:20-25 Jehu with Baal worshippers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ki 16:10-16 king Ahaz on an altar copied from Damascus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 24:13, 14 after King Joash’s temple renovation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 29:27-36 after King Hezekiah’s temple reforms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 30:13-15 during King Hezekiah’s renewal of Passover\/Unleavened Bread<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 31:1-3 King Hezekiah’s renewal of temple services<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 35:10-16 King Josiah’s Passover<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEzr 3:1-6 re-establishment of the Feast of Tabernacles after the return of the Babylonian exiles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEzr 8:35 Ezra’s arrival in Jerusalem<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJob 1:4, 5 Job for his children<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJob 42:7-9 Job for his \u201cfriends\u201d Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPsa 40:6-8 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is<\/i> written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is<\/i> within my heart. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPsa 51:16, 17 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it:<\/i> thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are<\/i> a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIsa 1:11-17 To what purpose is<\/i> the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is<\/i> iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.<\/i> And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIsa 56:1-7 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is<\/i> near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is<\/i> the man that<\/i> doeth this, and the son of man that<\/i> layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am<\/i> a dry tree. For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things<\/i> that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be<\/i> accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIsa 61:8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJer 7:21-23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nHos 6:4-7 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is<\/i> as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. Therefore have I hewed them<\/i> by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as<\/i> the light that<\/i> goeth forth. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAmo 5:18-24 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is<\/i> it for you? the day of the LORD is<\/i> darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Shall<\/i> not the day of the LORD be<\/i> darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them:<\/i> neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMar 12:32, 33 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his<\/i> neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nHeb 10:6-10 In burnt offerings and sacrifices<\/i> for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering<\/i> for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein;<\/i> which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.<\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nContinual Burnt Offering: National dedication \/ consecration; Corporate forgiveness \/ covenant renewal–<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nExo 29:38-42 Now this is that<\/i> which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for<\/i> a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. This shall be<\/i> a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at<\/i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nNum 28:1-8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and<\/i> my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for<\/i> a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. And thou shalt say unto them, This is<\/i> the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for<\/i> a continual burnt offering. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; And a tenth part<\/i> of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part<\/i> of an hin of beaten oil. It is<\/i> a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. And the drink offering thereof shall be<\/i> the fourth part<\/i> of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place<\/i> shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for<\/i> a drink offering. And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it,<\/i> a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nContinual Burnt Offering in Bible history–<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ki 16:15 king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest to offer the Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1Ch 16:40 David made provision for the Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 2:4 Solomon made provision for the Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 13:11 Abijah’s challenge to Jeroboam included a statement about Judah’s faithful temple services including the Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2Ch 31:1-3 Hezekiah’s reform included provision for the Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEzr 3:1-3 Ezra’s reorganization of temple services included the Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nDan 9:21 Daniel was praying in Babylon at the time of the evening Continual<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEze 46:13-15 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of<\/i> a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning. And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD. Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for<\/i> a continual burnt offering. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nHeb 13:15, 16 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our<\/i> lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Every morning and evening a lamb of a year old was burned upon the altar, with its appropriate meat offering, thus symbolizing the daily consecration of the nation to Jehovah, and their constant dependence upon the atoning blood of Christ. God expressly directed that every offering presented for the service of the sanctuary should be “without blemish.” Exodus 12:5. The priests were to examine all animals brought as a sacrifice, and were to reject every one in which a defect was discovered. Only an offering “without blemish” could be a symbol of His perfect purity who was to offer Himself as “a lamb without blemish and without spot.” 1 Peter 1:19. The apostle Paul points to these sacrifices as an illustration of what the followers of Christ are to become. He says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1. We are to give ourselves to the service of God, and we should seek to make the offering as nearly perfect as possible. God will not be pleased with anything less than the best we can offer. Those who love Him with all the heart, will desire to give Him the best service of the life, and they will be constantly seeking to bring every power of their being into harmony with the laws that will promote their ability to do His will.<\/i> PP 352, 353<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n