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Deuteronomy 26
[Bible]Deuteronomy 26 concludes the legal provisions of Deuteronomy with a confession of faith recited when offering the firstfruits of the land, a prayer offered after distributing the third-year tithe, and a covenant affirmation in which the LORD and Israel acknowledge each other.
Hebrews 10
[Bible]Hebrews 10 concludes that Christ, by offering his body once for all, brought the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament to an end. It then urges readers to draw near to God in faith and to keep meeting together, sternly warns against apostasy, and calls for perseverance.
Genesis 22:2
[Bible Verses]Genesis 22:2 records God's command to Abraham to offer his beloved only son Isaac as a burnt offering in the land of Moriah. The verse is read as the height of faith and obedience, and it has long been debated for the ethical implications of God commanding the sacrifice of a human being.
Genesis 4:7
[Bible Verses]Genesis 4:7 records God's warning to Cain, who had become angry when his offering was not accepted. The verse likens sin to a creature crouching at the door and commands Cain to rule over it. Often identified as the first occurrence of the word "sin" in the Bible, it is frequently cited in discussions of sin and human responsibility.
Moriah
[Bible]Moriah is the name of the land to which Abraham went at God's command to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. Second Chronicles calls the mountain in Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple Mount Moriah.
Laver
[Bible]The laver was a bronze basin placed in the tabernacle between the tent of meeting and the altar of burnt offering. The priests washed their hands and feet in it before entering the tent of meeting or ministering at the altar.
Leviticus 1
[Bible]The first chapter of Leviticus, containing the regulations for the burnt offering that the LORD gave to Moses from the tabernacle of the congregation. It sets out, in turn, how to offer cattle, sheep or goats, and birds.
Luke 21
[Bible]Luke 21 is the chapter of the Gospel of Luke that contains the account of the poor widow's offering of two mites and Jesus' eschatological discourse (an extended teaching on the end times), which opens with a prediction of the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.
Order of Worship
[Worship & Rites]The order of worship is the sequence in which the elements of public worship, such as hymns, prayer, Scripture reading, the sermon, the offering, and the benediction, are conducted. In Korean Protestant churches, it is usually printed in the weekly bulletin for the congregation.
Million Souls Movement
[History]The Million Souls Movement was a nationwide evangelistic campaign that Korean Protestants conducted jointly across denominational lines from 1909 to early 1911 under the slogan "A Million Souls for Christ." It is known for the "day offering," in which believers pledged days of their time to evangelism, and for the distribution of Gospel portions.
1 Peter 2:5
[Bible Verses]A verse stating that believers, as "lively stones," are built up into a spiritual house and become a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ. Together with 1 Peter 2:9, it is frequently cited as a principal basis for the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers.
2 Chronicles 3:1
[Bible Verses]This verse states that Solomon began building the temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite that David had prepared. It is frequently cited as a key text linking the temple site to Abraham's offering of Isaac on Moriah and to David's altar.
Psalm 51:16–17
[Bible Verses]A passage from Psalm 51, traditionally known as David's psalm of repentance, in which the psalmist confesses that the sacrifice God desires is not an animal offering but "a broken and a contrite heart." It is frequently cited in discussions of worship and repentance that place the heart before outward form.
Molech
[Bible]Molech is a foreign deity, or the name of a type of sacrifice, mentioned in the Old Testament in connection with the offering of children by fire. The Law strictly forbids the practice, and the books of Kings and the Prophets record it as a leading example of Israel's apostasy.
Frankincense
[Bible]Frankincense is an aromatic substance made from the resin of trees native to southern Arabia and northeastern Africa. In the Old Testament it was used in the holy incense and the grain offering, and in the New Testament it appears as one of the gifts the wise men presented to the infant Jesus.
Jephthah's Vow
[Bible]Jephthah's vow was the promise the judge Jephthah made before his battle with the Ammonites: if he returned victorious, he would offer as a burnt offering whoever came out to meet him. The vow led to the offering of his only daughter (Judges 11).
Unleavened Bread
[Bible]Unleavened bread (Hebrew matzah) is flat bread baked without leaven. In the Bible it was eaten at Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread in commemoration of the Exodus, and it was also used as a sacrificial offering.
Strange Fire
[Bible]Strange fire is an expression from the incident in Leviticus 10 in which Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, died after offering incense in a manner God had not commanded. The underlying Hebrew phrase means "strange" or "foreign" fire.
Abihu
[People]Abihu, the second son of the high priest Aaron in the Old Testament, was consecrated as a priest along with his older brother Nadab. He died by fire that came out from before the LORD after offering incense with "strange fire," which the LORD had not commanded.
Imperial Cult
[History]The imperial cult was the practice in the ancient Roman Empire of honoring the emperor, living or deceased, as a god and offering sacrifices to him. Early Christians who refused to take part were persecuted.