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Ezra 6:16-17
The Temple of God was then dedicated with great joy by the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the people who had returned from exile.During the dedication ceremony for the Temple of God, 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs were sacrificed. And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 15 11
On that day they sacrificed to the Lord 700 cattle and 7,000 sheep and goats from the plunder they had taken in the battle.
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Nehemiah 12:27
For the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, the Levites throughout the land were asked to come to Jerusalem to assist in the ceremonies. They were to take part in the joyous occasion with their songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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2 Chronicles 35 7-2 Chronicles 35 9
Then Josiah provided 30,000 lambs and young goats for the people’s Passover offerings, along with 3,000 cattle, all from the king’s own flocks and herds.The king’s officials also made willing contributions to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of God’s Temple, gave the priests 2,600 lambs and young goats and 300 cattle as Passover offerings.The Levite leaders— Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad— gave 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 cattle to the Levites for their Passover offerings.
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Leviticus 3:1-17
“ If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.“ If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the Lord,lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar.The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the Lord.“ If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the Lord,lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar.The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. All the fat belongs to the Lord.“ You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.”
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2 Chronicles 7 5
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people dedicated the Temple of God.
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2 Chronicles 30 24
King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves.
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Ezekiel 45:17
The prince will be required to provide offerings that are given at the religious festivals, the new moon celebrations, the Sabbath days, and all other similar occasions. He will provide the sin offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, and peace offerings to purify the people of Israel, making them right with the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 29 32-2 Chronicles 29 35
The people brought to the Lord 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs for burnt offerings.They also brought 600 cattle and 3,000 sheep and goats as sacred offerings.But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.There was an abundance of burnt offerings, along with the usual liquid offerings, and a great deal of fat from the many peace offerings. So the Temple of the Lord was restored to service.
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2 Chronicles 2 4
I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the Lord our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.
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John 10:22
It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.
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1 Chronicles 29 21
The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the Lord. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel.
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Numbers 7:10-11
The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar.The Lord said to Moses,“ Let one leader bring his gift each day for the dedication of the altar.”
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Numbers 7:84-88
So this was the dedication offering brought by the leaders of Israel at the time the altar was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold incense containers.Each silver platter weighed 3 1/4 pounds, and each silver basin weighed 1 3/4 pounds. The total weight of the silver was 60 pounds( as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel).Each of the twelve gold containers that was filled with incense weighed four ounces( as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). The total weight of the gold was three pounds.Twelve young bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one year old male lambs were donated for the burnt offerings, along with their prescribed grain offerings. Twelve male goats were brought for the sin offerings.Twenty four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one year old male lambs were donated for the peace offerings. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
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Micah 6:7
Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins?
