“Three times a year Shlomo offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for Adonai, offering incense with them on the altar before Adonai. So he finished the house.”-1 Kings 9:25
Okay, let’s start today with 3 quiz questions.
Verse 25 tells us that 3 times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar.
So, extracting from this verse, here are your 4 quiz questions.
Question 1:
What are the “burnt offerings” and “peace offerings” in Hebrew?
Question 2:
For what special event or events did Solomon offer these sacrifices?
Question 3:
Why was what he did wrong according to the Torah?
Question 4:
What natural takeaway do we get from this?
Alrighty, so take out a pen and a piece of paper, and see how many you can get correct?
If you’re a Christian who has only ever attended a typical gentile church, my guess is zero.
Hey, no offense, man.
I was the same until I took the time to study this stuff.
So without any further ado…
Here are your answers:
Answer 1:
In Hebrew, the “burnt offering” is the OLAH, and the “peace offerings” are the ZEVAH SHELAMIM.
Answer 2:
When the Bible says that Solomon offered sacrifices three times a year, it is pointing to the three Torah-appointed pilgrimage festivals: Matza, Shavuot, and Sukkot.
Answer 3:
Solomon is in the wrong because carrying out the sacrifices at the altar is only something the priests are allowed to do.
This is Torah 101, homies.
Answer 4:
The takeaway is that this was one of several ways Solomon overstepped his God-given authority.
His actions were seriously wrong and revealed how quickly he was becoming convinced that his own position gave him the right to bend or disregard God’s laws whenever he wanted.
This ain’t no different than the Catholic church changing the Shabbat from Saturday to Sunday.
Or the gentile church declaring that the Torah has been done away with…and somehow revoked by the Messiah of Israel himself.
What a freakin’ joke.
The bottom line is that no man has the authority to manipulate or change God’s Laws at whim.
Ya feel me?
Done.
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