Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sacrificial Instruments In The Israelitish Sanctuary For the use of the priests in offering sacrifices, especially those with blood, there were kept in the tabernacle (Exo 27:3; Exo 38:3; Num 4:14) and in the Temple (1Ki 7:40; 1Ki 7:45; 2Ki 25:14 sq.; Jer 52:18 sq.) the following implements of brass: 1. , yaim’, shovels, perhaps … Continue reading “Sacrificial Instruments In The Israelitish Sanctuary”

Sacrificial Festival This was held with the pieces of the victims laid aside from sacrifices of a joyful nature (epuloe sacroe, dapes), not only in all ancient heathen nations (Saubert, De Sacrific. c. 26; Feith, Antiq. Hom. 1, 10, 7; Stuck, Antiq. Conviv. 1, 33; Lakemacher, Antiq. Groecor. Sacre, p. 384 sq.; Dougtai Annal. 1, … Continue reading “Sacrificial Festival”

Sacrificial Feast We now come to the word Zevach [Assyrian, zib; but naqu usually represents the word.] (), which is generally rendered sacrifice in the English, and , , and in the LXX. We certainly need greater uniformity of rendering for the Levitical terms than we possess at present. If the word sacrifice had been … Continue reading “Sacrificial Feast”

sacrifices in the Old Testament The notion that God is honored by man if the latter, who is the king of all creation, offers to his Creator some of the beings which are nearer to him, is so natural that we find it put into practise from the very dawn of the history of mankind … Continue reading “sacrifices in the Old Testament”

Sacrifices SACRIFICES (of OT in relation to Christ).Sacrifice is an act of homage resulting in a degree of friendship with God. So long as the creature is not incorporated into the Creator, homage must always be due from man to God. Not even under the gospel have we outgrown the attitude expressed by sacrifice. We … Continue reading “SACRIFICES”

Sacrifice of the Mass The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great (d. 604), the early Church having used the expression the “breaking of bread” (fractio panis) or “liturgy” (Acts 13:2, leitourgountes); the Greek Church has employed … Continue reading “Sacrifice of the Mass”

Sacrifice, Human The offering of human life, as the most precious thing on earth, came in process of time to be practiced in most countries of the world. All histories and traditions darken our idea of the earlier ages with human sacrifices. But the period when such prevailed was not the earliest in time, though … Continue reading “Sacrifice, Human”

Sacrifice And Offering SACRIFICE AND OFFERING 1. Terminology of sacrifice.(a) General. Since every sacrifice was an offering, but all offerings were not sacrifices, this preliminary study of the usage of these two important terms in our EV [Note: English Version.] may start from the more comprehensive offering. It is true that in the majority of … Continue reading “Sacrifice And Offering”

Sacrifice (Noun and Verb) primarily denotes “the act of offering;” then, objectively, “that which is offered” (a) of idolatrous “sacrifice,” Act 7:41; (b) of animal or other “sacrifices,” as offered under the Law, Mat 9:13; Mat 12:7; Mar 9:49; Mar 12:33; Luk 2:24; Luk 13:1; Act 7:42; 1Co 10:18; Heb 5:1; Heb 7:27 (RV, plural); … Continue reading “Sacrifice (Noun and Verb)”

SACRIFICE An offering made to God on his altar, by the hand of a lawful minister. A sacrifice differed from an oblation; it was properly the offering up of a life; whereas an oblation was but a simple offering or gift. There is every reason to believe that sacrifices were from the first of divine … Continue reading “Sacrifice”