A Study on the Burnt Offering
AUTHORS
Saya Lee,Dept. General Education, Namseoul Univ., Cheonan, Korea
ABSTRACT
From the patriarchal time of the Old Testament to the destruction of the second temple (A.D. 70), the sacrifices were located at the center of ancient Israeli religion. The practice of the sacrifice varied in many ways in form and meaning. The sacrifice was the focal point of ancient Israel as a worshiping community. However, in the Old Testament, sacrifices show a double side like both sides of a coin. Moses founded the sacrificial system of Israel, and the Torah he preached to the Israelites tells us about the sacrifices in the tabernacle and the daily life outside the tabernacle. Nevertheless, the prophets of the Bible said that God hated sacrifices. They even viewed the sacrifice as sins against God. It tells us that even in the Old Testament times, right sacrifices were not practiced. The purpose of this study is to find the right meaning of worship to be performed in our time by examining the burnt offering, most representative of the various sacrifices presented in the Old Testament. In particular, by looking at the burnt offering that appears in the Old Testament, the author want to find the right worship service for our time. To this purpose, the author would like to examine the rules and meanings of the burnt offerings in the Old Testament, and how this sacrifice was applied in biblical history from the canonical-critical perspective.
KEYWORDS
Burnt offering, Worship community, Leviticus, Tent of meeting, Pigeon, Cattle, Sheep, Goat
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