THE BURNT OFFERING

THE BURNT OFFERING

Passage: Exodus 29:15 – 18

Memory Verse: Genesis 22: 1 – 18

“He said to his servants, stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” [Genesis 22: 5 NIV]

For whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our learning (Romans 15: 4a) and for this I intend to share on the topic “Burnt Offering.”

WHAT IS A BURNT OFFERING?

The Old Testament is replete with all forms of sacrifices and offering. Some of these are Sin Offering, Peace Offering, Grain Offering, Guilt Offering, among others (Leviticus Chapter 1 – Chapter 7). The Burnt Offering is one such offering. It was ordained by God as part of the laws to be observed by the Israelites.

The burnt offering is from the Hebrew word “olah” which simply means “ascending.” It depicts a sacrifice having the whole being consumed by fire and observed as ascending to God while being consumed. In all other forms of offering, only parts were burnt in the fire. It was only the burnt offering that had the whole consumed and devoured by fire.

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BURNT OFFERING

The first time the phrase “burnt offering” was used in the Bible, was when God told Abraham to offer up his son Isaac upon a mountain that He Himself (God) would show him (Abraham), (Genesis 22:2). This clearly means that it was God who initiated the activity. Abraham had a certain understanding of the activity, so he took certain needed tools (wood, fire and knife), he also built an altar upon which he would put the “lamb” to be sacrificed.

When God gave the Israelites the law, He included therein a law of the burnt offering (Lev 6:9 – 13). God then revealed to the people how they would go about the burnt offering. He gave them all the specifications needed for the offering.

“You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram; and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar. Then you shall cut the ram in pieces, wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and with its head. And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.”  (Exodus 29:15 – 18).

The burnt offering was not to be given anyhow and anywhere. Our Lord God is very much particular and accurate in His dealings, so He gave certain places, times and occasions for the offering of all the burnt offerings. There were the Continual Burnt Offering (Exodus 29: 38 – 42), which was done in every single day at the door of the tabernacle where God was to meet them; the Sabbath burnt offering (Numbers 28:9-10), which was done every Sabbath; the burnt offering of every month (Number 28:11-15), ordained for the beginning of every month and several others.

There was also an altar of burnt offering (Exodus 30:28) upon which all burnt offerings were mad. The animals used were either a ram or bullock which was in its first year, having no spot or wrinkle. God wanted the best to be used as sacrifice and only this would it be a sweet savour (a sweet or pleasing aroma) unto Him. Along with the animals used was the flour mixed with oil, offered as a drink offering.

To be continued…………………………………………………..Stay Bless!!!!

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