Acceptable Sacrifice

Mo. 5/6/13: Numbers 7:10                  What was the dedication offering?

Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.

What was the dedication offering? This was the offering of each of the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel for the dedication of the altar of sacrifice in the tabernacle court.

Tu. 5/7/13: Numbers 7:13                  What was the grain offering?

His (Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah) offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering

What was the grain offering? The bloodless grain offering was fine flour mixed with oil.

We. 5/8/13: Numbers 7:14 – 16                  What was the incense and sin offering?

One gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense (offering)

One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; one kid of the goats as a sin offering

What was the incense and sin offering? Specially formulated incense for a sweet smell and a blood offering were the incense and sin offering respectively.

Th. 5/9/13: Numbers 7:17                  What was the sacrifice of peace offering?

For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

What was the sacrifice of peace offering? This was a blood offering.

Fr. 5/10/13: Hebrews 10:11 – 14                  What was Jesus Christ’s offering?

And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

What was Jesus Christ’s offering? Unlike all offerings of the Old Testament, which were shadows of the good things to come, Christ offered Himself once for all sins.