Topical Bible: Offereth

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The term "offereth" is an archaic form of the verb "offer," frequently encountered in the King James Version of the Bible and other older translations. It is used to describe the act of presenting something to God, typically in the context of sacrifices, gifts, or acts of worship. The concept of offering is central to the biblical narrative, reflecting humanity's relationship with the divine and the acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and provision.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, offerings are a fundamental aspect of the covenant relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word often translated as "offer" is "qarab," which means to bring near or present. Offerings were a means by which the Israelites could express devotion, gratitude, and repentance. The Book of Leviticus provides detailed instructions on various types of offerings, including burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.

For example, Leviticus 1:3-4 states: "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, 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."

Offerings were not only about the physical act of giving but also about the heart and intention behind the act. In 1 Samuel 15:22 , the prophet Samuel emphasizes obedience over sacrifice: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams."

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of offering takes on a new dimension with the advent of Jesus Christ. Christ's sacrificial death is portrayed as the ultimate offering, fulfilling and surpassing the Old Testament sacrificial system. Hebrews 10:12 declares, "But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God."

Believers are called to offer themselves as living sacrifices, as seen in Romans 12:1 : "Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." This reflects a shift from external rituals to an internal, spiritual offering of one's life in service to God.

Spiritual Significance

The act of offering in the Bible is deeply spiritual, symbolizing surrender, worship, and communion with God. It is an acknowledgment of God's ultimate authority and a response to His grace and mercy. Offerings are a tangible expression of faith and devotion, whether through material gifts, acts of service, or the dedication of one's life to God's purposes.

Throughout Scripture, the sincerity and purity of the heart in offering are emphasized. In Matthew 5:23-24 , Jesus teaches about the importance of reconciliation before offering gifts at the altar: "Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift."

In summary, "offereth" encapsulates the biblical principle of giving to God as an act of worship, obedience, and devotion, reflecting the believer's relationship with the Creator and Redeemer.

Library

The Spirit Christ's Witness.
... They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever
killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. ...
/.../xiv the spirit christs witness.htm

Whether a Man May Make Oblations of Whatever He Lawfully Possesses ...
... Yet other unclean animals were redeemed and their price could be offered, according
to Lev.27:27, "If it be an unclean animal, he that offereth it shall redeem ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a man may make.htm

First Sunday after Epiphany
... light." Here Peter touches upon the preaching office, the real sacrificial office,
concerning which it is said (Psalm 50, 23), "Whoso offereth the sacrifice of ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/first sunday after epiphany.htm

A Sermon on the Parable of a King that Married his Son, Made by ...
... And this is the chiefest dish at this banquet; which truly is a marvellous
thing, that the Father offereth his Son to be eaten. ...
/.../latimer/sermons on the card and other discourses/a sermon on the parable.htm

Baxter -- Making Light of Christ and Salvation
... that when God hath so loved the world as to send His Son, and Christ hath made a
satisfaction by His death sufficient for them all, and offereth the benefits ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons vol 2/baxter making light of.htm

Secondly, to Assign Some Reasons Why Christians must Make this the ...
... " He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrifices a lamb, as if
he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered ...
/.../flavel/on keeping the heart/secondly to assign some reasons.htm

Sermons of St. Bernard on the Passing of Malachy
... I fear therefore your loss, I fear my own damnation,[1006] if perchance it be said,
The young children ask bread, and no man offereth it unto them.[1007] For I ...
/.../sermons of st bernard on.htm

How Christ is the Way in General, "I am the Way. "
... It will not be amiss to speak of this fulness of Christ in reference to unbelievers,
as occasion offereth, because this will help to clear the other. ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter iii how christ is.htm

1 Cor. I. 4, 5
... thanks continually, not [only] for the grace already given, [8] but whatever blessing
hath been since at any time bestowed, for this also he offereth unto Him ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily ii 1 cor i.htm

Moreover Moses in Deuteronomy Says that the Gentiles Should be the ...
... But the wicked that sacrificeth to me a calf is as if he should kill a dog; and
that offereth fine flour, as though (he offered) swine's blood. ...
/.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/chapter 95 moreover moses in.htm

Thesaurus

Offereth (28 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Offereth (28 Occurrences). John 16:2 They shall
put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that ...
/o/offereth.htm - 15k

Oblation (208 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man
of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the ...
/o/oblation.htm - 40k

Peace-offerings (82 Occurrences)
... flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be eaten on the third day, it shall
not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it ...
/p/peace-offerings.htm - 33k

Peace-offering (46 Occurrences)
... of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be at all eaten on the third day, it shall
not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it; it ...
/p/peace-offering.htm - 21k

Festival (62 Occurrences)
... Kings 12:32 and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth
day of the month, like the festival that 'is' in Judah, and he offereth on the ...
/f/festival.htm - 23k

Freewill-offering (14 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 7:16 But if the sacrifice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewill-offering,
it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the ...
/f/freewill-offering.htm - 11k

Memorial-offering (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 66:3 He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth
a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as ...
/m/memorial-offering.htm - 6k

Bringeth (313 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man
of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the ...
/b/bringeth.htm - 37k

Slayeth (28 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 66:3 He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth
a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, 'as ...
/s/slayeth.htm - 15k

Meal-offering (120 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 2:1 And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal-offering unto Jehovah,
his oblation shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and ...
/m/meal-offering.htm - 40k

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Concordance

Offereth (28 Occurrences)

John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.
(ASV)

Hebrews 9:7
but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
(ASV)

Leviticus 1:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the cattle, 'even' of the herd and of the flock.
(ASV)

Leviticus 2:1
And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal-offering unto Jehovah, his oblation shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
(ASV)

Leviticus 6:26
The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:8
And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 7:9
And all the meat offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying pan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 7:16
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 7:18
And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 7:29
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 7:33
He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 17:8
And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 21:8
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 22:18
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto Jehovah for a burnt-offering;
(ASV)

Leviticus 22:21
And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Numbers 15:4
Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Numbers 23:2
And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak -- Balaam also -- offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,
(YLT)

Numbers 23:14
and he taketh him 'to' the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.
(YLT)

Numbers 23:30
and Balak doth as Balaam said, and he offereth a bullock and a ram on an altar.
(YLT)

Judges 13:19
And Manoah taketh the kid of the goats, and the present, and offereth on the rock to Jehovah, and He is doing wonderfully, and Manoah and his wife are looking on,
(YLT)

1 Kings 12:32
and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that 'is' in Judah, and he offereth on the altar -- so did he in Beth-El -- to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made.
(YLT)

1 Kings 12:33
And he offereth up on the altar that he made in Beth-El, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month that he devised of his own heart, and he maketh a festival to the sons of Israel, and offereth on the altar -- to make perfume.
(YLT)

2 Kings 16:12
And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it,
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 21:26
and David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and offereth burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and calleth unto Jehovah, and He answereth him with fire from the heavens on the altar of the burnt-offering.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 29:5
of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of'silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?
(See JPS ASV)

Psalms 50:23
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 48:35
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Malachi 2:12
The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Offereth

Related Terms

Trespass-offering (34 Occurrences)

Will-offering (1 Occurrence)

Offering (850 Occurrences)

Freewill-offering (14 Occurrences)

Wave-offering (22 Occurrences)

Free-will-offering (9 Occurrences)

Willing-offering (6 Occurrences)

Drink-offering (33 Occurrences)

Guilt-offering (34 Occurrences)