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NASB | Genesis 22:2 He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:2 God said, "Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." |
Subject: Why a 'burnt offering.' |
Bible Note: Shalom Thomas, Let me see if I can be a bit of help for you. 'Olah - burnt offering; the smoke is the key element; it's a personal, individual offering intended to allow the worshipper to approach God, gain peace with God, to feel that God had a favorable attitude toward the worshipper. this offering was also a gift/ransom to God. Minchah - grain offering; always performed behind the 'Olah, the two go together. The reasons for this offering are similar to the 'Olah: the smoke (in fact, olah means ascending), thought that the smoke brought pleasure to Yahoveh, it's a gift to God, meant to maintain peace with God, expresses thankfulness, dedication. This offering and the 'Olah dealt with man's nature rather than man's behavior. The Zevah offerings: also called peace offering, offering of well-being. Three types of Zevah offerings: Confession Offering, Free-Will Offering, Vow Offering. Zevah Sh'lamim - Vow Offering: worshipper makes a vow to God that if God helps in a thing the worshipper will do something for God. Zevah Todah - Confession Offering and Free-will Offering. Confession offering - worshipper seeks deliverance from an enemy or healing. Free-Will Offering - Totally different from Vow or Confession, worshipper not seeking anything from God, just a gesture of gratefulness and love. Hatta'at - the sin offering, purification offering. This one does deal with behavior, the unintentional, inadvertant sin Intended to restore worshipper's position with God. 'Asham - reparation offering, sins of omission offering. Intended to atone for inadvertant sins against God's sacred property. (Sins of omission would be like hearing about something and not telling and thereby maybe preventing a crime from happening or helping to convict or acquit an accused person.) This was also the offering used for "unknown" sins that one might have committed, it could calm the worshipper. (I'm not sure about this, but I think some Bible versions call this offering the "guilt offering.") Well, that about covers it, as far as my knowledge goes. Leaves much to be desired and a lot more to learn, but maybe this can get you started. Cheri |