Offerings

Anything offered up to God by human beings, including sacrificial offerings. A distinction can be made between offerings which involve the taking of life and other gifts made to God.

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Notes

Sacrificial offerings as a sign of gratitude or repentance Ge 4:4; Ps 107:22 Tithes were a regular form of offering Ge 28:20–22; Le 27:30 See also Ge 14:20 Offerings of praise Heb 13:15 God’s people are themselves an offering to God Je 2:3; Jas 1:18; Re 14:4 Offerings as “Corban” Mk 7:9–13 Part of every…