Lesson 16- The Sacrifices, Holy
Days and Festivals
Today’s
Key Words is Propitiation
The act of being well disposed, from being satisfied
with someone’s else’s, act on someone else’s behalf.
The Sacrifices
Today’ Reading : Hebrews 10:
1 - 12
There were
many different kinds of sacrifices, some were bloody others were bloodless.
Lets take a look at some of them.
Sacrifice 1:
The Burnt Offering
(Bloody)
Sword Drill Leviticus 1 & 6: 8-13 (Regulations)
The offerer
brought a male without defect, as what theyCould
afford!
The priest
kept the skin of the animal.
None of the
offering was eaten it was all burnt.
The offering
was brought to the door of the Tabernacle.
The offerer
placed his hand on the animal’s head and the animal was accepted for atonement
for the offerer. The animal was killed and the blood was sprinkled against
al the sides of the Altar.
The animal was quartered.
The head and fat were offered on the altar, The
priest washed the legs and entrails and offered them also. Any animal remains
were thrown into the ashes. The Burnt offering
was twice, daily.
Sword Drill Numbers 28:3
Two animals
were sacrifices daily, one in the morning and the other in the evening,
to atone for sins of the people.
Sword Drill Exodus 29:38-42
The Sacrifices, Holy Days and Festivals
The Cereal Offering
(bloodless)
Sword Drill Leviticus 2 & 6: 14 - 23 (Regulations)
The Israelis
offered grains and vegetables too.
These crops could be offered with the “Burnt Offering”
or they could be offered separately.
The cooking
instructions are mentioned in Leviticus 2
Dough could
be offered from flour cooked in an oven, on a griddle,
Pan-fried or
roasted, (baked) as bread.
All grain offerings
were made with salt and oil.
No yeast (leaven)
or honey was ever used.
The offerer
(worshipper) had to offer an amount of frankincense too.
The offerer
could bring uncooked grains, salt and oil with the offering.
The offering
was brought to one of two priests, who then took it to the altar and threw
a memorial portion in the fire, along with the frankincense.
The priest
could eat the left over portion.
See the “First
Fruits Offering”
Sword Drill Leviticus 2:14
The Fellowship Offering
(Blood)
Sword Drill Leviticus 2:14
A ritual meal, called “The fellowship,
or peace offering was shared with God, the priests, the offerer and other
worshippers.
The offered
brought a male or female, which was without defect as the offerer Could afford!
The priest
kept the skin of the animal.
The offering
was brought to the door of the Tabernacle.
The offerer
placed his hand on the animals’ head, and the animal was accepted as atonement
for the offerer. The animal was killed and the blood was poured around the
edges of the Altar.
The animals fat and entrails
were burned.
The priest
and the worshipers ate the rest.
The sacrifice
was designed to praise and give thanks to God.
The offering
included unleavened cakes.
The memorial
portion of the cakes was kept, but the remainder of the cakes and animal
had to be eaten.
The Sacrifices, Holy Days and Festivals
The Sin Offering (Blood
or Bloodless)
Sword Drill Leviticus 4: 1- 35 & 16: 24 – 30 & 8: 14 – 17 &
16: 3-22
This offering was intended to atone for unintentional sins and
ritual faults against The Lord.
Sword Drill Leviticus 4: 1-2
Different people offered different sacrifices.
The High Priest offered a Bull
The blood was sprinkled from the finger of the High Priest, seven
times upon the altar.
The fat was burned and the remainder of the bull as burnt outside
the camp of
The leaders of the people offered a male
goat
The blood was sprinkled once only, the remainder was poured around
the altar, just like the Burnt Offering. Ordinary people offered female animals
If a person was very poor they could offer a Grain Offering!
The procedure for the Grain Offering was the same as the procedure
for the Cereal Offering. There were many unintentional sins and some were
simply ceremonial sins.
Lepers could offer these sacrifices too.
Sword Drill Luke 6:12 - 14
On the “Day of Atonement” the blood was sprinkled on the “Mercy
Seat” upon the “Ark of the Covenant”
The Trespass Offering
(Blood &Bloodless)
Sword Drill Leviticus 5:14 – 6:7 & 7:1
- 6
This offering was like the “Sin Offering”, which was often included
with it.
The “trespass Offering” was an offering of money and was for sins
of ignorance, associated with fraud of property or money.
His sacrifice had to be equal the amount taken, plus one fifth.
This amount was offered to the priest, and the same amount to the
property owner. He paid twice the amount he had taken, plus 40%.
Sword Drill Leviticus 6: 5 - 6
The Sacrifices, Holy Days and Festivals
Pigs were not to be offered or eaten at all, as they were regarded
By The Lord as “Unclean!”
Sword Drill Leviticus 11:7
The Lord disciplined the pig industry by the “
Sword Drill Mark 5:1-20
Human Sacrifice was not allowed or expected
Sword Drill Genesis 22 especially verse
12
Question Time
(Please fill in the blanks)
From our reading in Hebrews12: 1 – 12.
Why did Jesus Christ come in the “Flesh”?
___________________________________________
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Why was this practice Wrong?
__________________________________________
How many times did Jesus Christ die for
our sins?
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Was the Once good enough to Pay the Price
for the sins of the entire World?
Sword Drill 1 John 1:2
The Sacrifices, Holy Days and Festivals
Holy Days and Festivals
The Jewish Calendar
Month 1 – Nisan (Abib) (Mid Mar - Mid Apr)
Month 2 – IYAR (Mid Apr – Mid May)
Month 3 – Sivan (Mid
May – Mid Jun)
Month 4 – Tammuz (Mid
Jun – Mid Jul)
Month 5 – Ab
(Mid Jul – Mid Aug)
Month 6 – Elul (Mid Aug
– Mid Sept)
Month 7 – Tishri (Ethanim) (Mid Sept – Mid Oct)
Month 8 – Heshvan (Bul) (Mid Oct – Min Nov)
Month 9 – Kislev
(Mid Nov – Mid Dec)
Month 10 - Tebet (Mid Dec – Mid Jan)
Month 11 – Shebat
(Mid Jan – Mid Feb)
Month 12 – Adar (Mid
Feb – Mid Mar)
The Sabbath
(Please fill in the blanks)
Which day of the week was the SABBATH and what happened that day?
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Sword Drill Exodus 16:23
Why did God rest on the seventh day of creation?
Sword Drill Genesis 2: 1-3
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The Sabbath was the official day for worshiping and resting, in
whom?
The Sacrifices, Holy Days and Festivals
The Feast of ______________________
Sword
Drill Exodus Exodus 12 & Leviticus 23:5
The Feast of ___________________________
Sword
Drill Leviticus 23: 6 – 8
The Feast of ______________ (Pentecost)
Sword Drill Exodus 34:22& Leviticus
23: 15 – 21
The Feast of _______________(Booths)
Sword Drill Leviticus 29:12-40
The Day of_______________________(Yom
Kippur)
Sword Drill Exodus 30:10 & Leviticus
23:26 – 32 & Numbers 29: 7 – 11
On this day what did the people do? 
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Sword Drill Leviticus 23:32
Why do you think these feasts were called “Pilgrim Feasts” 
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Sword Drill Deuteronomy 11:16
“Let us keep the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and
wickedness, but with the bread of sincerity and truth”
Sword Drill 1 Corinthians 5:8
“ You are a chosen people, a Royal Priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging
to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of
darkness into His wonderful light”
Sword Drill 1 Peter 2:9
Try and see if one of the children will pray today or have them each give
thanks for something related to the lesson and finish of with prayer yourself.
