This table is a reference for the different sacrifices described in the Books of Moses. It describes each sacrifice, its ritual steps, and the possible symbolic meaning of each element. I am actively updating this as I continue my study of these books.
| Sacrifice | Eligible oblation | Steps | Explanation |
| Sin offering | Bullock, young goat, lamb | Sacrifice for sin | |
| The same pattern for an individual, community, priest, or leader | An equal path to God for all | ||
| Hands placed on head, slaughtered | Animal takes the place of us | ||
| Blood placed on horns of the altar | A heartfelt plea to the Lord for mercy | ||
| Fat and kidneys burned on altar | Cleansing our behavior and desire | ||
| Skin, dung, and flesh burned beyond the camp | The sinful behavior purged out of us | ||
| Burnt offering | Ram, Bullock, Pigeon, Turtledove | Giving our life to God’s purposes | |
| Male, without blemish | Give our very best | ||
| Hands placed on head, slaughtered | Animal takes the place of us | ||
| Slaughtered on the North | Recommitment on the side of our journey | ||
| Blood sprinkled around altar | Our life is sprinkled over God’s work | ||
| Cut in pieces, and washed | Each part of us measured and made clean | ||
| Crop pulled off, torn nearly in half | Each inner part of us exposed to God’s purifying fire | ||
| The whole thing burned on the altar | Our lives consumed in service to God | ||
| Consecration offering | Ram | God and the priests sharing His portion | |
| Hands placed on head, slaughtered | Animal takes the place of us | ||
| Blood placed on tip of ear, thumb, and toe | Receiving the word, work, and path of God | ||
| Blood mixed with oil and sprinkled on person | God’s spirit given to us | ||
| Wave and Heave offerings | Ram, bread, oil | Part of the Consecration offering | |
| Loaves of bread and fat, kidney, shoulder, rump, and kidneys of ram waved in the air, then burned | Us participating in the work with the Lord, and Him receiving His portion of it | ||
| Shoulder and breast of ram are also waved and heaved on the shoulders, then given to us to eat | Us participating in the work with the Lord, and us receiving our portion of it | ||
| Daily offering | Lamb, flour, wine, oil | Regular, daily renewal of all prior covenants | |
| All parts offered on the altar, presumably burned | Giving our time, energy, and effort for regular communion and recommitment to the Lord | ||
| Meat Offering | Giving gratitude for blessings | ||
| Firstfruits from the field | Blessings of raw potential | ||
| Refined ingredients burned on altar | Body, spirit, and prayer uniting in gratitude | ||
| Ingredients baked into unleavened cakes | Devotion to God’s law, unsullied by pagan practices | ||
| All offering types seasoned with salt | Spiritual action and preservation | ||
| Portion given to priests | God’s treasures shared with us | ||
| Peace Offering | Cattle, Lamb, Goat | Gratitude for reconciliation | |
| Animal is slain | Giving up old life for one of unity with another | ||
| Fat burned on altar | Giving up old plans, passions, and drives |
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