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In the context of the Bible, the term "inwards" refers to the internal organs of an animal, particularly those involved in sacrificial offerings. The concept of "inwards" is primarily associated with the Old Testament sacrificial system, where specific instructions were given regarding the handling and offering of these parts during sacrifices.

Biblical References:

1. Levitical Sacrifices:
The Book of Leviticus provides detailed instructions on the sacrificial system instituted by God for the Israelites. The "inwards" of the sacrificial animals were often mentioned in these instructions. For instance, in Leviticus 1:9 , it is stated: "The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD." This verse highlights the importance of the inwards in the burnt offering, emphasizing the need for purification before they are offered to God.

2. Peace Offerings:
In the peace offerings, the inwards also played a significant role. Leviticus 3:3-4 describes the offering: "From the peace offering, he is to present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys." The inwards, particularly the fat and certain organs, were considered the choicest parts and were offered to God as a symbol of devotion and thanksgiving.

3. Sin Offerings:
The sin offering also involved the inwards. Leviticus 4:8-9 states: "He shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on them, both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys." The removal and offering of the inwards in the sin offering underscored the need for atonement and purification from sin.

Symbolic Significance:

The inwards, being the internal and hidden parts of the animal, symbolize the inner life and heart of the worshiper. The meticulous care in handling these parts reflects the importance of inner purity and sincerity in one's relationship with God. The sacrificial system, with its emphasis on the inwards, foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself wholly and without blemish for the atonement of humanity's sins.

Spiritual Application:

In a spiritual sense, the focus on the inwards in the sacrificial system calls believers to examine their own hearts and inner lives. As Psalm 51:6 expresses, "Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place." This verse highlights God's desire for truth and integrity within the believer, encouraging a life of genuine faith and devotion.

The concept of "inwards" in the Bible serves as a reminder of the importance of inner purity and the wholehearted dedication required in worship and service to God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.

2. (a.) Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward.

3. (adv.) See Inward.

Strong's Hebrew

1004. bayith -- a house
... 15), residence (1), room (6), rooms (1), shrine* (1), temple (36), temple to the
house (1), temples (2), tomb (1), treasury* (1), turned inwards (1), web (1 ...
/hebrew/1004.htm - 7k

Library

How These Young Presumptuous Disciples Misunderstand this Word "In ...
... They read and hear well said that they should leave outward working with their wits,
and work inwards: and because that they know not which is inward working ...
/.../anonymous/the cloud of unknowing/here beginneth the two and 4.htm

Of Conversion
... should it attempt any other co-operation with Divine Grace, than that of endeavouring
to withdraw itself from external objects and to turn inwards: after which ...
/.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/chapter xi of conversion.htm

The Presentation of the Blessed virgin in the Temple
... a big hooked nose. On his broad forehead he had two protuberances like horns,
turned inwards towards each other. They were not hard ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/iii the presentation of the.htm

Concerning "Great," "Small," "Same," "Different," "Like," "Unlike ...
... We can conceive of the mind's search for God in two ways: as a journey, (1) outwards,
to seek Him beyond the sky, (2) inwards, to seek Him in the heart. ...
/.../rolt/dionysius the areopagite/chapter ix concerning great small.htm

A Description of Heart-Purity
... God would have Aaron wash the inwards of the sacrifice (Leviticus 9:14). Civility
does but wash the outside; the inwards must be washed. ...
/.../16 a description of heart-purity.htm

Fasting, and the Goat Sent Away, were Types of Christ.
... eat of the goat which is offered, with fasting, for all their sins." [1528] Attend
carefully: "And let all the priests alone eat the inwards, unwashed with ...
/.../barnabas/the epistle of barnabas /chapter vii fasting and the goat.htm

Of Defects or Infirmities
... Should we either wander among externals, or sink into dissipation, or commit a fault,
we must instantly turn inwards; for having departed thereby from our God ...
/.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/chapter xviii of defects or.htm

Sermon for Whit Sunday
... by whomsoever it is spoken, proceeds from the Holy Ghost." Hence, at those moments
when all the powers of the soul are collected and turned inwards, it often ...
/.../xix sermon for whit sunday.htm

This Assiduity in Prayer, Though it Specially Refers to the ...
... By these words (as I understand them) he taught us to seek a place of retirement
which might enable us to turn all our thoughts inwards and enter deeply into ...
/.../of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 29 this assiduity in.htm

Third Tractate. The Knowing Hypostases and the Transcendent.
... We ask, then, whether the understanding principle in the soul has equally the power
of turning inwards upon itself or whether it has no more than that of ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/third tractate the knowing hypostases.htm

Thesaurus

Inwards (24 Occurrences)
...Inwards (24 Occurrences). Exodus 12:9 Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with
water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. ...
/i/inwards.htm - 14k

Covereth (61 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the
caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them ...
/c/covereth.htm - 24k

Fire-offering (45 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 1:9 and its inwards and its legs he doth wash with water; and the priest
hath made perfume with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire ...
/f/fire-offering.htm - 21k

Rump (5 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that
covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys ...
/r/rump.htm - 9k

Entrails (18 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 3:3 And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering
made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the ...
/e/entrails.htm - 11k

Lobe (19 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the
caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and ...
/l/lobe.htm - 12k

Redundance (11 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 and thou hast taken all the fat which is covering the inwards, and
the redundance on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat which 'is' on them ...
/r/redundance.htm - 10k

Caul (12 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the
caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them ...
/c/caul.htm - 12k

Peace-offering (46 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 3:3 And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering
made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the ...
/p/peace-offering.htm - 21k

Peace-offerings (82 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 3:3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering
made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat ...
/p/peace-offerings.htm - 33k

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Inwards (24 Occurrences)

Exodus 12:9
Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
(ASV JPS YLT)

Exodus 28:26
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the border thereof, which faceth the ephod inwards.
(DBY)

Exodus 29:13
And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 29:17
And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 29:22
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 39:19
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the border thereof, which faceth the ephod inwards.
(DBY)

Leviticus 1:9
But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 3:3
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 3:9
He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 3:14
And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 4:8
And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 4:11
And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 7:3
And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 8:16
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 8:21
And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savor, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 8:25
And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 9:14
And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 9:19
And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 4:4
It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.
(See NAS)

Job 30:27
My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.
(See JPS)

Job 32:19
Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.
(See JPS)

Lamentations 2:11
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured upon the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
(See JPS)

Ezekiel 40:16
And there were narrow windows to the cells and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon each post were palm-trees.
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 41:3
And he went inwards, and measured the post of the entry, two cubits; and the entry, six cubits; and the breadth of the entry, seven cubits.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Inwards

Related Terms

In-wards (1 Occurrence)

Covereth (61 Occurrences)

Fire-offering (45 Occurrences)

Rump (5 Occurrences)

Entrails (18 Occurrences)

Lobe (19 Occurrences)

Redundance (11 Occurrences)

Caul (12 Occurrences)

Peace-offering (46 Occurrences)