v. Atonement, Holocaust, Offering, Peace, Propitiation, Reconciliation
Gen 46:1 offered s to the God of his father Isaac
Exo 3:18 that we offer to the Lord our God
Exo 5:17 you say .. Let’s go and offer to Jehovah
Exo 22:20 offer to gods except .. Jehovah
Exo 29:28 their s of peace, portion of them elevated
Exo 34:15 and they will invite you, and you will eat of their
1Sa 1:21 offer Jehovah the accustomed s
1Sa 2:29 why have you trodden down my feet and my
1Sa 15:22 to obey is better than to know, and
1Sa 16:2 and say: I have come to offer to the Lord
1Ki 3:15 sacrificed burnt offerings and offered s of
1Ki 12:32 at Bethel, offering the calves
2Ki 10:19 because I have a big s for Baal
2Ch 7:5 King Solomon offered in s.. oxen
2Ch 29:31 present your praises in the house of
Psa 40:6 s and offering you do not like; you have opened
Psa 50:8 I will not rebuke you for your s, nor for your
Psa 51:16 because you don’t want s, that I would give it
Psa 106:28 they .. and ate the s of the dead
Psa 107:22 offer ye praise, and publish
Psa 119:108 may the s.. of my mouth be pleasant
Pro 15:8; 21:27
Latin, sacrificium, something made sacred. Offering presented to a divinity, in a ritual, as a sign of love and gratitude; to calm his anger; or to ask for his favor or to ward off a threat or misfortune and find help. The sacrifices could be bloody, the offering of human or animal victims; and bloodless, of fruits, flowers, wine. The early Greeks, for example, sacrificed animals to their gods, and ate the victim in a sacred feast to seal union with the divine.
The Law establishes several types of s. and distinguishes between bloody and bloodless. Among the first is the holocaust, several forms of s. were distinguished: the holocaust, wave, what goes up to the altar or what goes up to heaven in the form of smoke, most cited in the OT; presented himself as s. whole, 1 S, 79, or completely burned, without blood. The daily sacrifice was made, one in the morning, another in the afternoon, Nm 28, 3; 2 R 16, 15. It was also done in great feasts, Nm 8; 1 R 9, 25. As the holocaust was a tribute to God, animals such as lambs, bulls or kids were sacrificed; and in case of poverty, a turtle dove or a dove, which had to be male and without defect.
Others. the oldest, was that of peace, seba selamin, was celebrated at a dinner, and an animal was offered as a burnt offering, then the offerers celebrated the party, after having purified themselves and rejoiced in God.
Other type of s. it was the mercy seat or for sin that was the most important for the expiation of sins.
Another the s. for guilt, asam, related to the s. for sin. Christ is identified as the sacrificial victim, 1 Cor 5, 7; Eph 5,2; Heb 10, 12-13. In addition, s were made. humans that were practiced by the neighboring peoples of the Israelites; among these were expressly prohibited, Lv 18, 21.
The Canaanites used to sacrifice their own children in precarious situations; like Mesha, king of Moab, who, faced with the situation in which the Israelites had conquered almost all of his kingdom, took his firstborn and successor on the throne and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall, 2 R 3, 27. Abraham, by command of God, he was to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering, Gen 22.
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(make sacred).
See “Penance”, “Priesthood”, “Pain”.
It is a religious ceremony by which something material is offered to God, as a sign of adoration to God, praise, thanksgiving, or to ask for forgiveness or favors.
It has been practiced since ancient times, in all human cultures: (Gen 4:4, Gen 8:20, Gen 12:7-8, Gen 13:4, Gen 13:18).
In the people of Israel this “sacrifice” is so important that the Bible dedicates 26 entire chapters only in the first 5 books: (the Torah), apart from the fact that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were always building altars and offering sacrifices.
Above all, “it is an eternal, perpetual sacrifice” that God had ordered them to celebrate daily, they offered it twice, “every day two first lambs without blemish”: (Num 28:3, Exo 29:42).
The Jews have not returned to sacrifice since the Romans destroyed the temple in the year 70, and thus, without intending to, they are fulfilling several prophecies that indicate the end of animal sacrifice after the coming of the Messiah: (Ma12Cr 1:10, Isa 1:11, Hos 3:4, Dan 8:11, Dan 9:27).
In Christianity: The “sacrifice” remains essential, which, as in all religions, Christian and pagan, is an altar, a victim, and a priest who offers it.
The “eternal, perpetual sacrifice” continues to be celebrated, because it is “eternal and perpetual, daily”. and now, the victim and the priest is “the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world” of Joh 1:29, Joh 1:36. and since it is “eternal”, it will be celebrated eternally also in Heaven, as Rev 5:6 tells us, where “the Lamb standing, as if slain” on the Throne of God, is the center and the reason for all glories, praises and joys of Paradise.
When the Antichrist comes, it will be the first thing he tries to abolish on earth; it will be the “abominable desolation” that Jesus prophesied, as Danie had predicted: (Mat 24:15, Dan 8:11-19, Dan 9:26-27, Dan 11:31, Dan 12:11). Many churches, called Christian, no longer have this “sacrifice”: In their temples, as in the synagogues, sacrifice has been replaced by prayer and teaching. in the Catholic Church, it continues to be celebrated, hundreds of thousands of times daily, in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. See “Mass”, “Priesthood”.
Another meaning of “Sacrifice” has to do with “penance”, with offering our crosses and pains, for our salvation, and for what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for his Body, which is his Church, as Saint Paul explains in Col 1:24 and 1Co 9:27. Watch
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vet, As a religious technical term, “sacrifice” designates everything that, having been dedicated to a religious object, cannot be claimed. In the generality of the sacrifices offered to God under the Law, the offerer is supposed to be aware that death, as God’s judgment, was upon him. Therefore, the sacrifice had to be put to death so that it would be accepted by God. In fact, the term “sacrifice” is used on many occasions to denote the act of putting to death. The first sacrifice expressly mentioned in the Bible is that made by Abel, although there is a clearly implied indication of the death of victims in the fact that Adam and Eve were clothed by God in coats of skins after their sin. (Gen. 4:4; cf. 3:21). Undoubtedly God instructed man about the fact that, since the penalty for the fall and for his own sin is death, he could only approach God in a proper way by the death of a substitute clean of offense; the Scriptures clearly state that it was by faith that Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice than Cain’s (Heb. 11:4). God had to tell Cain that if he did not do well, sin, or a sin offering, was at the door (Gen. 4:7). At the dawn of humanity we find the pious offering sacrifices to the Lord: Noah (Gen. 8:20-21), Abraham (Gen. 12:7, 8), Isaac (Gen. 26:25), Jacob (Gen. 33:20). Also, archaeological investigations have revealed that the ancient civilizations of Babylon, Egypt, etc., had elaborate sacrificial rituals in their religions. The OT sacrifices show the basis and means of drawing near to God. They are all types (see TYPE, TYPOLOGY A), having no intrinsic value, but constituting shadows, or figures, of Christ, who, as Antitype, fulfilled them all. There are four main sacrifices: the burnt offering, the offering, the peace offering and the sin offering, to which the sin offering can be associated. This is the order in which they appear in the opening chapters of Leviticus, where we have their meaning presented from God’s point of view, beginning, typologically, from Christ’s devotion to the glory of God to death, and reaching the meaning of his provision for the need of guilty man. If it is the sinner coming to God, the sin offering must necessarily be first: The question of sin must be settled before the one coming to God can stand in the position of worshipper. The offerings, in one respect, fall into two classes: the sweet-savor offerings, presented by worshippers, and the sin offerings, presented by those who, having sinned, are to be restored to the position of worshipers. It must be kept in mind that in these sacrifices in Leviticus redemption is not typified. These sacrifices were given to a people already redeemed. The image of redemption is found in Easter (see EASTER). In these sacrifices we have a provision for a people already redeemed. Even in the sin offering the fat had to be burned on the brazen altar, and on one occasion it is said to be for a sweet smell (Lev. 4:31), this constituting a link with the burnt offering. The sweet-savor offerings represent Christ’s perfect offering of Himself to God, rather than Jehovah’s infliction of sins on the substitute. The various types and sex of the animals presented in the sin offering were proportional to the measure of responsibility in Lev. 4, and to the ability of the offerer in ch. 5. Thus, the priest or the whole congregation had to bring a calf, but a goat or a lamb was enough if it was a person. In the pleasant smell offerings, the offerer was free to choose the victim, and the different value of the animals offered gave evidence of the measure of appreciation of the sacrifice. Thus, if a rich man offered a lamb instead of a calf, it would itself be evidence that he undervalued the privileges available to him. Blood was sprinkled and spilled. It could not be eaten; it was life, and God claimed it (cf. Lev. 17:11). The fat of the offerings had always to be burned, because it typologically represented the spontaneous and energetic action of Christ towards God (Ps. 40:7, 8). The leaven, which always means what is human and, therefore, evil (because if the human element is introduced into the works of God, working within him, evil results from it), could never be burned on the altar to God, nor be in any of the offerings, except in a special form of the firstfruits offering (Lev. 23:16-21) and in the bread that accompanied the sacrifice of thanksgiving (Lev. 7:13). . Honey was also forbidden in the offering, typically denoting mere human sweetness. Salt had to be added to the offering, and used in every offering:…