Peace-Offerings
36 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
28 sections
- A Male or Female of Herd or Flock
- As a Thanksgiving-Offering
- As a Votive offering
- At all the Festivals
- At Consecration of Priests
- At Coronation of Kings
- At Dedication of Tabernacle
- At Dedication of Temple
- At Expiration of Nazarite's Vow
- If a Thanksgiving offering to be Eaten the Day offered
- If a Votive offering to be Eaten the Same Day or the Next
- No Unclean Person to Eat of
- Required to be Perfect and Free from Blemish
- The offerer Required: To Bring It Himself
- The offerer Required: To Give It Freely
- The offerer Required: To Kill It at Tabernacle Door
- The offerer Required: To Lay his Hand Upon Its Head
- The Priest: An offering Most Acceptable
- The Priest: Generally Accompanied by a Burnt-Offering
- The Priest: had the Shoulder and Breast As his Portion
- The Priest: Heaved the Right Shoulder As an Heave-Offering
- The Priest: Laid It Upon the Daily Burnt offering to be Consumed With
- The Priest: Offered the Inside Fat by Fire
- The Priest: Often Accompanied by a Sin-Offering
- The Priest: Prepared
- The Priest: Sprinkled the Blood on the Altar
- The Priest: Waved the Breast As a Wave-Offering
- To be Eaten Before the Lord
A Male or Female of Herd or Flock
- Leviticus 3:1 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
- Leviticus 3:6 If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
- Leviticus 3:12 If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.
As a Thanksgiving-Offering
- Leviticus 7:12–13 If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. …
As a Votive offering
- Leviticus 7:16 If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.
At all the Festivals
- Numbers 10:10 And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
At Consecration of Priests
- Exodus 29:22 Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
- Exodus 29:29 The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
At Coronation of Kings
- 1 Samuel 11:15 So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
At Dedication of Tabernacle
- Numbers 7:17 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 7:23 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
At Dedication of Temple
- 1 Kings 8:62–64 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. …
At Expiration of Nazarite's Vow
- Numbers 6:14 and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering —
If a Thanksgiving offering to be Eaten the Day offered
- Leviticus 7:15 The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
If a Votive offering to be Eaten the Same Day or the Next
- Leviticus 7:16–17 If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day. …
- Leviticus 19:6–8 It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it, or on the next day; but what remains on the third day must be burned up. …
No Unclean Person to Eat of
- Leviticus 7:20–21 But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. …
Required to be Perfect and Free from Blemish
- Leviticus 3:1 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
- Leviticus 3:6 If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
- Leviticus 22:21 When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
The offerer Required: To Bring It Himself
- Leviticus 7:29–30 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD. …
The offerer Required: To Give It Freely
- Leviticus 19:5 When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.
The offerer Required: To Kill It at Tabernacle Door
- Leviticus 3:2 He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 8:13 Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
The offerer Required: To Lay his Hand Upon Its Head
- Leviticus 3:2 He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:8 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:13 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
The Priest: An offering Most Acceptable
- Leviticus 3:5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 3:16 Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
The Priest: Generally Accompanied by a Burnt-Offering
- Judges 21:4 The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.
- 1 Samuel 10:8 And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
- 1 Kings 3:15 Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
The Priest: had the Shoulder and Breast As his Portion
- Exodus 29:28 This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
- Leviticus 7:31–34 The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. …
The Priest: Heaved the Right Shoulder As an Heave-Offering
- Exodus 29:22–27 Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination), …
The Priest: Laid It Upon the Daily Burnt offering to be Consumed With
- Leviticus 3:5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 6:12–13 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. …
The Priest: Offered the Inside Fat by Fire
- Leviticus 3:3–4 From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, …
- Leviticus 3:9–10 And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, …
The Priest: Often Accompanied by a Sin-Offering
- Leviticus 23:19 You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.
The Priest: Prepared
- Ezekiel 46:2 The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and …
The Priest: Sprinkled the Blood on the Altar
- Leviticus 3:2 He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:8 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:13 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
The Priest: Waved the Breast As a Wave-Offering
- Exodus 29:26 Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
- Exodus 29:28 This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
- Leviticus 7:29–30 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD. …
To be Eaten Before the Lord
- Deuteronomy 12:17–18 Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. …
Related topics
Peace-Offerings for ReconciliationPeace-Offerings by David After the PlaguePeace-Offerings by David on Bringing up the ArkPeace-Offerings by Israel After Their DefeatPeace-Offerings by Joshua After his VictoriesPeace-Offerings by Manasseh on Repairing and Restoring the Altar
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.