Offering Examples of offerings in the Old Testament Offering made by Cain and Abel Abel gave his first

t fruits Genesis 4:4-5 (NIV) And Abel also brought an offering---fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, [5] but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. The offerings of Noah Noah offered to God and God promised not to curse the ground because of humans Genesis 8:20-21 (NIV) Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. [21] The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. The offering of Abraham Abraham knew that God will give him the burnt offering Genesis 22:8 (NIV) Abraham answered, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son. And the two of them went on together. Offerings made by the parents of Samson God made an amazing thing Judges 13:19-20 (NIV) Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock to the Lord. And the Lord did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched: [20] As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground. Offerings made by David God stopped the plague 2 Samuel 24:24-25 (NIV) But the king replied to Araunah, No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. [25] David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped. Solomon -Priests could not perform the service because of the glory cloud 1 Kings 8:5,10-11 (NIV) and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted. .... [10] When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord. [11] And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.

Example of offerings in the New Testament Offering by a widow Jesus acknowledges the offering made by the widow the offering was the widows last penny. Mark 12:41-42 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins,[a] worth only a fraction of a penny. Cornelius giving to the poor becomes a memorial offering before God Acts 10:4-5 Cornelius stared at him in fear. What is it, Lord? he asked. The angel answered, Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. Giving of the Corinthian churches to the Saints This is to supply others need and in return when they will be in need they will be supplied also 1 Corinthians 8:13-15 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 14 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, 15as it is written: He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little. Giving of the early to church to the Apostles, and to be distributed to anyone in need Acts 4:34-35 There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need. Agabus prophesied that there would be a famine in the Roman world and the disciples give according to their ability, they give it to Paul and Barnabas to be given to the victims Acts 11:28-30 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. Philippians giving to Pauls need it became a fragrant offering before God Philippians 4:18-19 I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Pauls offering He himself is the offering Philippians 2:17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. Gentiles might become an acceptable offering to God sanctified by the Holy Spirit Romans 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit Examples of Offering King Sauls Offering Offering made by reason of compulsion 1 Samuel 13:12-13 I thought, Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the LORDs favor. So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering. 13 You acted foolishly, Samuel said. You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time Ananias and Sapphira cheating on offering Acts 5:1-3 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wifes full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles feet. 3 Then Peter said, Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Teachings on Offering Jesus Teaching regarding offering be reconcile first before you give your offering; it is your brother has sinned against you, not you against your brother Matthew 5:23-24 Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Offerings made by those who does not know the Father they think that destroying the real Christians is an offering to God John 16:2-3 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. Teachings regarding Offering Amos 5:22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,[a] I will have no regard for them.

Boasting on Offerings Amos 4:5 Burn leavened bread as a thank offering and brag about your freewill offerings boast about them, you Israelites, for this is what you love to do, declares the Sovereign LORD. Offerings in the times of Jeremiah God didnt accept their offering, instead of blessings, God gave them the calamity but the false prophets said that there would be blessings Jeremiah 14:11-13 11 Then the LORD said to me, Do not pray for the wellbeing of this people. 12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry; though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword, famine and plague. 13 But I said, Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets keep telling them, You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place. God desires mercy not rituals Hosea 6:5 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Purpose of offering so that there would food in Gods storehouse Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. The Greatest Offering of all time Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,[a] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.[b] And so he condemned sin in sinful man Reflection: How do you know that your offering is being accepted by God? What do you think is the reason why some offerings are not being accepted by God? What do you think is the purpose of the Storehouse of God in the New Testament? Can you remember any person who has sinned against you? Are you willing to go him and be reconciled to him? What is the difference between offerings made by compulsion and offerings made from the heart? Which do you think is the better?

What do you think will happen if God accepted the offerings that are being offered?