“The cohen will make it go up in smoke on the altar; it is food, an offering made by fire to Adonai.”-Leviticus 3:11 As I’ve said many times before, the Hebrews in many ways still held to many pagan assumptions concerning the nature of the spirit world and their God. In the ancient Middle East, people typically viewed […]
L3-7: Understanding how the ZEVAH was used as a ‘Free-will Offering’
We are in the midst of studying the three purposes of the ZEVAH SHELAMIM (“ZEVAH” for short) or the Peace Offering. The three purposes of the ZEVAH were to offer it up as a “Confession Offering”, a “Vow Offering”, or a “Free-will Offering”. Let’s take a quick look at how the ZEVAH was used as a […]
L3-6: Understanding how the ZEVAH was used as a ‘Vow Offering’
We are in the process of studying the “Peace Offering” or ZEVAH in Hebrew. As I said in my last post, the ZEVAH had three purposes. It could be offered as a “Confession Offering”, a “Vow Offering”, or a “Free-will Offering”. Today, let’s examine how the ZEVAH was used as a “Vow Offering”. It was typical to […]
L3-5: Understanding how the ZEVAH was used as a ‘Confession Offering’
Beyond emitting the all-important fragrant smoke, there are three purposes to the ZEVAH SHELAMIM or Peace Offering. A ZEVAH could be brought before the Lord as a… “Confession Offering”, “Freewill Offering”, or a “Vow Offering”. Unlike the OLAH (Burnt Offering) or the MINCHAH (Grain Offering), the ZEVAH was not a regular daily offering. It was at the discretion of the worshipper whether he would bring a ZEVAH or […]
L3-4: Why won’t we find the term ‘PEACE OFFERING’ or ZEVAH in the NT?
‘If his offering is a goat, then he is to present it before Adonai.” -Leviticus 3:12 What often surprises some folks is that for the ZEVAH sacrifice (peace offering) in addition to cattle and sheep, goats may also be used. The reason is because of the following NT verse: “When the Son of Man comes in […]
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