Number 1 – 7
The Levitical Offerings
The Levitical Offerings
• Leviticus 1 – 7
• Sweet Savor Offerings (Voluntary)
– Burnt Offering
– Sin Offering
– Trespass Offering
• Non-Savor Offerings (Compulsory)
– Peace Offerings:
• Thank
• Votive
• Freewill
The Levitical Offerings: Six Types of Blood Sacrifice
Sweet Savor Offerings (voluntary)
Non-Savor Offerings (compulsory)
Name
Burnt Offering
Sin Offering
Trespass
Offering
Peace Offering
Thank
Peace Offering
Votive
Peace Offering
Freewill
Purpose
Propitiate for sin
in general,
original sin; a
means of
approach by
unholy people to
Holy God
Atone for
specific
transgressions
where no
restitution was
possible
Atone for
specific
transgressions
where restitution
was possible,
damages
computed at sixfifths. Legal
satisfaction
Fellowship with
God; a
Communion
Meal. For
unexpected
blessing or
deliverance.
Legal
Satisfaction
Blessing or
deliverance
already granted,
when a vow had
been made in
support of the
petition
Express general
thankfulness and
love toward God
without regard to
specific blessings
Victim
Male,
unblemished; ox,
sheep, goat, dove
(according to
wealth)
Bullock
Ruler: He goat
Commoner:
She goat
Ram (Only)
Unblemished
Male or Female
Ox, Sheep, Goat
Unblemished
male or female
ox, sheep, goat
Male or female
ox, sheep, goat
Minor
imperfections
permitted
God’s Portion
Entire animal
Fatty portions
(Fat covering
kidneys, livers,
etc)
Same as Sin
Offering
Fatty Portions
Fatty Portions
Fatty Portions
Priest’s
Portion
Nothing
All the remainder
eaten within
court of
Tabernacle
Same as Sin
Offering
1 Wave offering;
breast
2. Heave
Offering Right
foreleg
Same as Thank
Offering
Same as Thank
Offering
Offerer’s
Portion
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing
Remainder; eaten
in court, same
day
Remainder eaten
in court, same
day
Remainder eaten
in court, first or
second day
The Levitical Offerings: Six Types of Blood Sacrifice
Sweet Savor Offerings (voluntary)
Name
Purpose
Victim
God’s Portion
Priest’s
Portion
Offerer’s
Portion
Burnt Offering
Sin Offering
Trespass
Offering
Non-Savor Offerings (compulsory)
Peace Offering
Thank
Peace Offering
Votive
Peace Offering
Freewill
The Burnt Offering
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Leviticus
Oldest offering known
Offering of Abel, Noah, Abraham
Made on brazen altar; also known as burnt altar
Shows the person of Christ; He is our substitute
Eph 5:2, “And walk in love, as Christ has loved us,
and hath given himself for us an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.”