Old Testament sacrificial system
115The Idol State
25 Apr 2022
14:01¶ 45
“That may have played into it, but we’re never told that. The basic principle of hermeneutics is to start by interpreting scripture with scripture…”
14:25¶ 46
“Now, if Aaron had said, “Here’s a golden lamb. Behold your God,” we would get exactly what he meant. Or in the 21st century…”
14:57¶ 47
“The bull was the expensive sacrifice. It was the sacrifice for the nation or for the priest or for somebody really important. If you…”
102The King as Priest
24 Jan 2022
4:40¶ 16
“The order would be – if there had been sin involved you would offer a sin offering, then a burnt offering, then a peace…”
3:19¶ 11
“The place of offering sacrifices was not a kingly function. It belonged more generally to the priesthood, or if one of God’s prophets was…”
17:55¶ 61
“Sacrifice was something that God ordained. He didn’t just invent a ritual. “You know what God would like? God would like it if we…”
57The Economics of Sacrifice
31 Jan 2021
25:06¶ 80
“Going back to the tribute offering particularly, the offering that says that all my stuff is God’s, that was expressed by not only sheaves…”
25:54¶ 81
“God is tapping my land, my time, my labor, my tools. These are the basic elements of economics. Without these there is no economic…”
4:25¶ 11
“There is one message in this, obviously. The bulls, the goats, and the sheep were expensive. I don’t know what they cost now. Quite…”
56The Sociology of Sacrifice (Part 2)
24 Jan 2021
0:22¶ 2
“Last week we talked about what the sacrifices in the Old Testament sacrificial system were. Today we’re going to move on from that to…”
0:52¶ 4
“Oh, you are so trusting. Quick, huh? Okay, I’ll try. First is the whole burnt offering or ascension offering. The whole thing is offered…”
4:22¶ 14
“The first thing I’ve kind of already said, and feel free to jump in on this. The whole burnt offering especially, but all of…”
55The Sociology of Sacrifice (Part 1)
17 Jan 2021
10:55¶ 34
“We haven’t paid attention to it, starting with reading the passages that deal with sacrifice. As we’re passing from the laws that govern the…”
11:19¶ 35
“There are five sacrifices that God institutes or reaffirms in Leviticus. He approaches them twice in different order and spells out the details. Some…”
12:25¶ 38
“There are five sacrifices that appear in Leviticus, and I’m going to pick just sort of a random order because, as I said, there…”