Offerings

The Offerings That Are Holy

The Lord told Moses to say to Aaron and his sons (vv. 1-2): I am the Lord God, and I demand that you honor my holy name by showing proper respect for the offerings brought to me by the people of Israel. If any of you are unclean when you accept an offering for me, I will no longe …

Offerings For The Santuary

Instructions for the tabernacle are given in chapters 25-27. The tabernacle was very important to Israel’s national life as seen in chapter 25. It symbolized God’s dwelling among the people and was the place where He met with the leaders and the people (Ex. 29:42-43). It wa …

Importance of Giving The First Fruits to God

The people recognized the importance of supporting the worship of the temple (vv. 32-39). This was a part of obedience to God’s law. They recognized the need of financially supporting the continuing services of the temple (v. 32). This offering was to be used in taking care of th …

IllustrationA Small Boy Feeds His Dog Roast Beef

A certain small boy had a dog named Fido. The boy was very fond of Fido. One day at dinner the boy’s father noticed that he took the best of the portion of roast beef which had fallen to his lot and placed it on another plate. Upon inquiry, the father learned that the meat was fo …

IllustrationWelsh Grape Juice For Communion Services

A young man accepted the call to become an African missionary but found on further examination that  his wife could not stand the climate of Africa. It made her very sick. He was heartbroken, but he prayerfully returned to his home and determined to make all the money he cou …

IllustrationBarnhouse – Gives a Gift to His Mother

Donald Grey Barnhouse writes: After the first world war, I traveled extensively in Europe, and I often sent gifts to my mother-a bit of lace from Brussels, a marble vase from Rome, and so on. Suppose I had written to her, “I am sending you these gifts so that you will love m …