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Jewish Offerings:

Burnt Offerings

• Leviticus 1:1-17; 6:6-13
• Cattle: Male without blemish (1:3)
• Flocks: Sheep or goats – Male without blemish (1:10)
• Fowls: Turtledoves or young pigeons (1:14)

Peace Offerings

• Leviticus 3:17; 7:11-21
• Three kinds:
  1. Thanksgiving offering (Leviticus 7:12)
  2. Vow (Leviticus 7:17)
  3. Voluntary (Leviticus 7:16; 22:22-23)

Sin Offering

• Leviticus 4
• Four types:
  1. For the priest (4:3-12)
  2. For the congregation (4:13-21)
  3. For the ruler (4:22-26)
  4. For the common people (4:27-35)

Guilt or Trespass Offering

• Leviticus 16:1-34
• Relates to man’s dealings with his fellow man

Meal and Drink Offerings

• Numbers 15:1-24; Exodus 29:38-44; Leviticus 2:1-16

“Did you offer Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?” – Amos 5:25

Jewish Feast:

The Feast of Unleavened Bread

• Leviticus 23:8
• Starts the day after Passover
• Begins on the 15th day of Abib
• Lasts for seven days
• Honors God with the firstfruits of the harvest
• Leviticus 23:9-14

The Feast of Pentecost

• Leviticus 23:9-12
• Observed 50 days after Passover, always on the first day of the week (Sunday), counted as “Seven Sabbaths and one day.”
• Takes place on the 6th day of Sivan
• Also known as the Feast of Weeks, Feast of the Harvest, and Feast of the Firstfruits
• Exodus 12; Leviticus 23:1-8

The Feast of the Passover

• Originates as part of Israel leaving Egyptian bondage
• The first annual Jewish festival
• Begins on the 14th day of Abib (Nisan), the first month of the sacred year
• Commemorates the deliverance of Israel from Egypt
• Lasts for seven days
• God is honored with the firstfruits of the harvest

The Feast of Trumpets, or New Moons

• Numbers 10:10; 28:11-15; 29:1, 7
• Held on the 1st day of Ethanim, marking the beginning of the civil year
• After captivity, Jews observe this day with a public reading of the law
• Silver trumpets blown by the priests from morning to evening

The Feast of Tabernacles

• Leviticus 23:33-44
• Last of the sacred festivals, occurring at the end of the harvest
• Starts on the 15th day of Ethanim, 5 days after the Day of Atonement
• For seven days, people dwell in booths made of branches, commemorating their sojourn in the wilderness

The Feast of Purim

• Esther 9:20-32
• Kept on the 14th and 15th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of Jews in exile in Persia

The Day of Atonement

• Leviticus 16:1-34
• Observed on the 10th day of Ethanim (or Tishri)
• Priests offer a bullock for atonement for their sins and their family’s sins
• Two goats offered for atonement for the nation, one slain and offered after the manner of the daily sacrifice, the other (scapegoat) released into the wilderness

The Feast of Lights, or Dedication

• John 10:22
• Observed for eight days, celebrating the cleansing of the Temple