Sacrifice

Jesus “gave up the ghost” - Mark 15:33 – 15:41 (commentary)

            1. Sacrifice may cause others to mock you. “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.” (v.31)             2. Sacrifice may cause others to ab …

Exodus 27:1 – 27:21 (commentary)

In giving instructions about the tabernacle God progressed from within to the courtyard outside the tabernacle. A large altar of shittim wood covered with brass rested outside. It was about seven feet square and almost five feet high which was large enough to burn the sacrifice o …

People Asked to Move Inside The City - Nehemiah 11:1 – 11:19 (commentary)

Since Jerusalem’s walls had been rebuilt, it was necessary for a sufficient number of people to inhabit the city. Perhaps this included people to defend the city, carry on business, etc. People already dwelt in the city, but it was decided that they needed one tenth of the popula …

Sacrifice is necessary - Ruth 4:1 – 4:6 (commentary)

Boaz goes up to the gate of the city and sits down to wait on his relative to come by (v. 1). This was a meeting place for both the townspeople and outsiders who came by on their way to the market or to do business. The gate in those days was also a place to do legal business …

Qualifications for the Priesthood - Hebrews 5:1 – 5:10 (commentary)

This chapter stresses both Christ’s divine appointment and His humility. One of the first things a Jew might have asked a Christian during the time of the early Church was, “How are your sins going to be pardoned when you have no one offering sacrifices and interceding …

Sacrifices Can be Meaningless - Jeremiah 7:21 – 7:34 (commentary)

The people of Judah offered all the correct sacrifices, but they failed to obey God and to walk in His ways (vv. 21-29). Verse 22 is not to be understood as a denial that God commanded the sacrifices to be made. Rather it is an argument against substituting sacrifice for ob …