In the biblical context, the term "bullock" refers to a young bull, often used in various sacrificial rites as prescribed in the Old Testament. The use of bullocks in sacrifices is significant in the religious practices of ancient Israel, serving as a means of atonement, worship, and covenantal commitment to God.

Burnt Offerings

The burnt offering, or "olah," is one of the most common sacrifices involving bullocks. This offering was entirely consumed by fire on the altar, symbolizing complete surrender and dedication to God. In Leviticus 1:3-5 , the instructions for a burnt offering state: "If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to offer an unblemished male. He must present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, so that he may be accepted by the LORD. He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. Then he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting."

Sin Offerings

Bullocks were also used in sin offerings, which were intended to atone for unintentional sins and purify the people or the sanctuary. Leviticus 4:3-4 provides guidance for the sin offering of a priest: "If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He is to present the bull at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slaughter it before the LORD."

Peace Offerings

In peace offerings, or "shelamim," bullocks were used to express thanksgiving and fellowship with God. These offerings were unique in that the meat was shared between the altar, the priests, and the offerer, symbolizing communion with God. Leviticus 3:1 states: "If his 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."

Consecration of Priests

The consecration of priests also involved the sacrifice of a bullock. This rite was essential for sanctifying the priests for their service in the Tabernacle. Exodus 29:10-14 describes this process: "You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Take some of the bull’s blood and apply it to the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Take all the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar. But burn the bull’s flesh, its hide, and its dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering."

Covenantal Ceremonies

Bullocks were also integral to covenantal ceremonies, such as the ratification of the covenant at Mount Sinai. In Exodus 24:5 , we read: "Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD."

The use of bullocks in these sacrificial practices underscores their importance in the religious life of Israel, serving as a means to maintain a right relationship with God, seek forgiveness, and express devotion.Exodus 29:3,10-14,36
And you shall put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
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Leviticus 4:8,16
And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,
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Numbers 7:87,88
All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
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Numbers 28:11-31
And in the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
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Numbers 29:1
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets to you.
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The Acceptable Sacrifice;
... This is evident; for that it is better than sacrifices, than all sacrifice. ... hast
chastised me,' saith he, 'and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to ...
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Letter Xlvi. (AD 398. )
... defile these crops, that if a Christian uses them or ... him that it had been offered
in sacrifice, but afterwards ... a whole burnt-offering of the bullock which he ...
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Elijah, the Praying Prophet
... repairs the wasted altar of God, the altar of sacrifice and of prayer, and puts
the pieces of the bullock in order on the altar. He then uses every preventive ...
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Thanksgiving Versus Complaining
... The second causes are only the instrumentalities that He uses; and when we ... and willing
to offer up an "ox or a bullock," or some great sacrifice to the ...
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Christ's Priestly Office
... He was offered up in sacrifice, which answers to the priest's killing the bullock;
and he ... advocate differs much from an orator; an orator uses rhetoric to ...
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The King James Version as English Literature
... has ever been set to music for uses in Christian ... And they took the bullock which
was given them, and ... time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there ...
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The Epistle to the Hebrews.
... as the author of the Epistle which he so freely uses. ... is not asserted to offer daily
sacrifice, but to ... [1224] Lardner, Thiersch, Lindsay, Bullock (in Smith's B ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 100 the epistle to.htm

Of the Priesthood of Aaron.
... and what was collected was spent in the uses of the ... the people, and commanded them
to offer sacrifice according to ... They brought also a young bullock, and a ram ...
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"Bought with a Price"
... we rejoice in that language which he uses by the ... if it requires self-denial, or
self-sacrifice, straightway there ... were said "such and such a bullock belongs to ...
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Appendix xii. The Baptism of Proselytes
... he did not even offer to God a bullock or a ... prevent the obedience of Abraham and
the sacrifice of Isaac ... another Rabbi, the Angel of Death really uses his sword ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix xii the baptism of.htm

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