Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 7000 God's people » 7300 Institutions and culture of OT » 7364 fellowship offering Sacrificial meals shared by offerer, people and priests. The name of these offerings is related to the Hebrew “shalom”, meaning “wholeness” or “peace”, and they are therefore also known as “peace offerings”. Fellowship offerings were required by God See also Their purpose was thanksgiving, vow fulfilment or freewill offering Regulations for making a fellowship offering The animal Leviticus 3:1,6,12 Its slaughter Leviticus 3:2,8,13; Leviticus 17:5-6 All requirements must be fulfilled for the offering to be acceptable Leviticus 19:5; Leviticus 22:21; Joshua 22:29 A right attitude: Amos 5:22,24 The fellowship offering was shared God received the best Leviticus 3:3-5,9-11,14-16 The priests received their share as food The people ate the rest Fellowship offerings affirmed the covenant relationship The Sinai covenant with Israel: Exodus 20:24; Exodus 24:4-6; Joshua 8:31-32 God's covenant with the king: 1 Samuel 10:8; Samuel 11:15; 1 Kings 9:25 The celebration of fellowship offerings At seasonal festivals Leviticus 23:19 the Feast of Weeks; Numbers 29:39 the Feast of Tabernacles On other religious and national occasions At the completion of the time of separation of a Nazirite: Numbers 6:14,17-18 Numbers 10:10 at New Moons and other festivals Numbers chapter 7 contains many examples of the offerings made at the dedication of the tabernacle: Numbers 7:17,23,29 On entering the promised land: Numbers 15:8; Deuteronomy 27:7 2 Samuel 6:17-18 on bringing the ark to Jerusalem; 2 Samuel 24:25 on locating the site for the temple 1 Kings 8:63-64 pp 2 Chronicles 7:7 at the dedication of the temple Re-establishing the ordinances of the temple: 2 Chronicles 29:35; 2 C 22; 2 C 2; 2 C 16 Proverbs 7:14 Ezekiel's vision of the restored temple includes the re-establishing of offerings: Ezekiel 45:15,17; Ezekiel 46:2,12 Fellowship offerings in idolatrous worship See also
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