Offerings to the Lord

What Were Offerings?

In the Torah, offerings were not random.
They were structured, symbolic, and sacred.

There were five core types:

1. Burnt Offering (ʿolah) — total surrender
2. Grain Offering (minḥah) — gratitude and devotion
3. Peace Offering (shelamim) — covenant fellowship
4. Sin Offering (ḥaṭṭāʾt) — purification for unintentional sin
5. Guilt Offering (ʾāšām) — restitution for harm or offense

Each one represented a different part of relationship: with God, others, and self.

Fulfilled, Not Forgotten

Jesus fulfilled the offering system:

• He was the burnt offering, giving Himself entirely.
• He was the grain offering, without leaven (sin).
• He was the peace offering, restoring covenant access.
• He was the sin offering, covering unintentional guilt.
• He was the guilt offering, paying the debt none of us could.

“…Christ our passover was sacrificed for us.” (1 Corinthians 5:7)

But understanding these offerings still matters—
because they reveal His walk.

What It Means for Us

We no longer bring animals or grain.
But the offering of our life remains.

• Total surrender (burnt)
• Gratitude in action (grain)
• Peace with others (peace)
• Turning from sin (sin)
• Making wrongs right (guilt)

These patterns weren’t abolished.
They were fulfilled—and handed to us
as a living walk.

“Present your bodies a sacrifice—living, sanctified, acceptable to God…” (Romans 12:1, YLT)

Scripture to Revisit:

Leviticus 1–7
Numbers 15
Isaiah 53
Psalm 51
Hebrews 9–10
Romans 12:1
1 Corinthians 5:7
Ephesians 5:2