*WHAT ARE YOU OFFERING GOD?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
SHOW ME YOUR GIVING AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR PRIORITIES...
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and
without shedding of blood is no remission.
Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the
sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood,
suffered without the gate.
DANGER : OFFERING CAN BECOME A RITUAL, A RITE...
OFFERING COMES FROM A WORD... QORBAN
QURBAN MEANS TO COME NEAR... A REPENTANT ATTITUDE
A HEART OF PRAISE
RECONCILATION AS A GOAL
DEFINE:
OFFERING: What one offers; a means of supporting another; a contribution;
to teach or study to prepare to teach; alms, love, donation, something freely
given to help bring relieve to another,
GIVE:
To make a present; to yield to another, to forfeit possession, to trust into
another's care, to apply freely-fully, to make a gift, and act of love,
QUESTION: IS GOD LIKE SANTA CLAUS?
IS A RELATIONSHIP HEALTHY WHEN ONE PERSON DOES ALL THE
GIVING?
THE BIBLE HAS GOOD RECORDS ON GIVING...
THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF OFFERINGS....
*1. BURNT OFFERINGS: TO MAKE ATONEMENT OF SIN...
A. The BURNT OFFERING:
Leviticus 7:8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest
shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.
B. AN AROMA PLEASING UNTO THE LORD...
Leviticus 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take
thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
C. I really understood Linda loved me when we first got married...
She gave me BURNT OFFERING on a regular bases?
Fancy eggs: Black lace around them...
D. In the Old Testament the most common sacrifice was the burnt offering...
E. Required a MALE ANIMAL...
The animal depended on the ABILITY OF THE GIVER...
F. It could be a bull, sheep, goat, a dove, or a pigeon...
G. Usually the person would also give a GRAIN and DRINK OFFERING with the
animal...
H. The BURNT OFFERING was an EXPRESSION OF WORSHIP, DEVOTION, AND
COMMITMENT...
I. THE BURNT OFFERING IS A TYPE OF:
1. Abraham and his son Issac --- then the ram
2. JESUS CHRIST SUBSTITUDE ONCE AND FOR ALL ON THE CROSS...
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself
for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
*2. THE GRAIN OFFERING:
A. Along with the BURNT OFFERING there was usually also offered a
GRAIN OFFERING...
Leviticus 2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall
be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his
handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof;
and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
B. THE GRAIN OFFERING WOULD CONSIST OF:
1. PURE VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
2. INCENSE
3. FINE FLOUR
5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour
unleavened, mingled with oil.
6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made
of fine flour with oil.
C. The priest and Levites would bake this in an oven or cook it in a pan on a
gridle.
D. A MEMORIAL PORTION WAS PLACED ON THE ALTAR...
The Levites could eat the rest.
E. NEVER could they use honey or yeast...
F. SALT WAS ADDED, REPRESENTING NO SPOILAGE OF THE OFFERING...
*3. THE THIRD TYPE OF OFFERING WAS CALLED THE
FELLOWSHIP OFFERING... OR PEACE OFFERING... or VOLITE
OFFERING...
A. THIS OFFERING WAS THE MOST JOYFUL OFFERING GIVEN...
It is also the most FLEXIBLE OFFERING...
B. THIS OFFERING IS BUILT AROUND THE TERM: "SHALOM"
Not just peace, but wholeness, well being...
C. This offering is closely associated with COMMUNION,
and FELLOWSHIP...
D. this offering is given as PRAISE, WORSHIP, THANKSGIVING
E. THE UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE FELLOWSHIP OFFERING WAS YOU
COULD INVITE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO TWO DAY CELEBRATION
OF WORSHIP...
F. REMEMBER WHEN HANNANAH BROUGHT LITTLE SAMUEL
TO ELI?
1 Samuel 1:24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three
bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house
of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood
by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to
the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
G. THIS OFFERING WAS PRAISE, THANKSGIVING, AND WORSHIP...
*4. THE SIN OFFERING WAS A VERY IMPORTANT OFFERING...
Leviticus 5:1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether
he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a
carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden
from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be
defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that
a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then
he shall be guilty in one of these.
A. THE SIN OFFERING WAS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
OFFERINGS ONE COULD GIVE UNTO THE LORD...
B. The sin offering was important of the DAY OF ATONEMENT...
C. IT ALWAYS PRECEDED AN OTHER OFFERING...
D. There were two offerings:
1. For the Priest and Levites
2. For the people at large...
E. COVER TWO KINDS OF SIN
1. INTENTIONAL, COMMISSION
2. SINS OF OMISSION...
F. CLEANSING, PURIFY
*5. THE GUILT OFFERING
A. The GUILT OFFERING was related to the SIN OFFERING, except it was
for a SPECIFIC SIN...
Leviticus 6:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in
that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by
violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely;
in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which
he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was
delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal,
and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it
appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
B. THIS OFFERING REQUIRED A 20% RESTITUTION WITH IT...
to the closest person affected...
C. The person had to ACKNOWLEGE, CONFESS AND REPENT OF THE
PERSONAL SIN...
D. SIN AND GUILT OFFERING WERE THE FIRST OFFERING TO BE GIVEN...
To atone, cleanse, forgive...
*6. THE FREEWILL OFFERING, THE LOVE GIFT... THANKS, PRAISE AND
WORSHIP
A. A MOTIVATED OFFERING
Leviticus 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel,
and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in
Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which
they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep,
or of the goats.
B. NOT REQUIRED, VOLUNTARILY...
*7. NEW TESTAMENT RULES FOR GIVING...
Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them:
otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as
the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of
men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself
shall reward thee openly.
Luke 6:28 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
*8. GOD KEEPS GOOD RECORDS...
Acts 10:31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in
remembrance in the sight of God.
*9. THE OFFERING OF TEN PERCENT, TITHES...
A. ABRAHAM MET MELCHIZDEK...
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God,
possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy
hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have
we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,
and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows
of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your
ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the
LORD of hosts.
EXAMPLES:
Job gave offerings JUST IN CASE HIS KIDS SINNED
ABRAHAM offered his only son Isaac
Rahab a hiding place and a red cord...
Widow offered a meal, last meal...
Kid offered his biscuits and fish'
Acts 3:5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
GIVING SETS MIRACLES IN MOTION...
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
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