Offerings

During the days of Samuel, Eli’s disobedient sons Hophni and Phinehas removed the Ark of the Covenant from the Tent of Meeting in Shiloh and brought it down to the battlefield (Josh.18:1; 1 Sam.1:9; 2:22; 4:4-5).

This was done to increase the chances of victory in battle, even though YHVH had prophesied that Eli’s disobedience in not disciplining his sons would lead to a great national tragedy (1Sam.2:27-36; 3:11-18). Read more…

The grain or meal offering is sometimes referred to as the meat offering.

This comes from the King James Version of the Bible and is some what a misnomer as no meat is offered, in fact this is the offering of the five in which the flesh of an animal is not offered. Read more…

According to the Bible, in Acts 18, Paul took a vow: Acts 18:18: “…after he [Paul] cut off the hair of his head in Cenchrea, for he was keeping a vow.”

• What kind of vow was this?
  • A Jewish Nazirite vow, taught in the Law of Moses (Num. 6).
  • Why would Paul do this after becoming a believer in Jesus if he was against the Law?

And when he greeted them, he declared particularly what things YHWH had done among the nations by his service.

And when they heard it, they gave tehilla (praise) to YHWH, and said to him, you see, brother, how many tens of thousands there are who believe among Yahudim (Jews); and they are all zealous for the Torah:

And they are wrongly informed about you, that you teach all the Yahudim who are among the nations to forsake Moshe’s Torah, saying that they should not brit milah (circumcise) their children, neither walk after the halacha (way) of Torah.

What is this therefore? The multitudes will hear that you have come.

So do what we tell you: We have four men who have a nazarite vow on the:

Take them, and cleans yourself with them, and pay their expenses, that they may shave their heads: and then all will know that those things, of which they were informed about you, are false and nothing ; but that you yourself also have you halacha orderly, guarding all the Torah…

Then Sha’ul (Paul) took the men , and the next day cleansed himself with them and entered into Brit HaMikdash (Set-Apart place), to signify the completion of the days of their separation , UNTIL THE OFFERING SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR EVERYONE OF THEM.” Read more…

Is there any proof that Jesus, James, and Paul were in support of animal sacrifices? Did they ever teach against it?

What examples exist?

In Deuteronomy 12:4-6 YHWH states emphatically that offerings are to only take place in one location – the Temple Mount or Mount Moriah region in Jerusalem

NIV Deuteronomy 12:4 You must not worship the LORD your God in their way.

5 But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go; 6 there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

Deut 12:13

I Kings 8:46-50 describes King Solomon obeying this ordinance by requesting prayer (as opposed to animal sacrifice) from those who could not make a pilgrimage to his newly completed Temple

KJV 1 Kings 8:46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; Read more…

Heb 7:12. This verse seems to imply a change in priesthood… however the law says that the Levitical priesthood is eternal?

Heb 7:18. Appears to imply a change in the Levitical commands?? Torah says eternal?

“The basic idea of this passage seems to be about a renewal of the priesthood. However, many get sidetracked upon the Levitical, thinking that it was the first priesthood. Read more…