Then he sent some of the young Israelite men to present burnt offerings and to sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to Yahweh.
- KJV And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
- BSB Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
- NKJV Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord.
- NASB And he sent young men of the sons of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed bulls as peace offerings to the Lord.
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Quick answer
Young men offered burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD on Israel's behalf. Sacrifice is essential to establishing the covenant.
Overview
Burnt offerings expressed total dedication and atonement, while peace offerings celebrated fellowship and communion with God. These sacrifices prepare for the blood ritual that seals the covenant. They acknowledge that approach to a holy God requires the shedding of blood. Together they foreshadow Christ, whose one sacrifice both atones for sin and reconciles us to God in lasting peace.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Exod 18:12Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
- Lev 7:11–21“‘This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to Yahweh.
- Exod 19:22Let the priests also, who come near to Yahweh, sanctify themselves, lest Yahweh break out on them.”
- Lev 1:1–17Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
- Lev 3:1–17“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings; if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before Yahweh.
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