Week 1: The Five sacrifices

The Five Sacrifices: Leviticus 1-7

Objective: 

• The Burnt Offering

• The Grain Offering

• The Peace Offering

• The Sin Offering

• The Trespass Offering

• The Portion of Aaron and His Sons

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary
• Catena Bible Commentary

Reading:

• Leviticus 1: 1-17
  
• Leviticus 2: 1-13
• Leviticus 3: 1-11
• Leviticus 4: 1-21
• Leviticus 5: 1-5
• Leviticus 6: Skip
• Leviticus 7: 28-38

Key verse(s):

"When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock of the herd and of the flock." Leviticus 1:2

Comments:

• God instructed Moses about the five sacrifices.
• The reason there are multiple sacrifices and many laws regarding each sacrifice shows that God loves order and organization.
• A summary of the sacrifices:

  

  

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

1. Why did God divide the Burnt offerings into three categories of animals? 
2. What is the importance of including salt in the Grain Offering?
3. What is the meaning of a Peace Offering?
4. What portion of the offering belongs to the priest who makes the atonement in case of:
   a) a Burnt Offering b) a Peace Offering
5. Briefly summarize the purpose of each of the offerings mentioned in these chapters.

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. The burnt sacrifice pleases God for it is:
   a) presented at the tabernacle b) an expensive offering c) a sweet aroma to the Lord d) given by the priests
2. Every offering of grain shall have:
   a) leaven b) honey c) salt d) frankincense
3. A sacrifice of Peace Offering shall be killed:
   a) on the altar b) at the door of the Tabernacle of Meeting c) at the north gate d) at the south gate
4. If the anointed priest sins he shall offer as a Sin Offering:
   a) a goat b) a bull c) a kid of the goats d) a lamb