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Sacrifice
In the Old Testament, an animal offered to God for sin, fellowship, or worship — pointing to Christ, the one final sacrifice for sins.
The Levitical system had many sacrifices — burnt, peace, sin, guilt, grain — each picturing some aspect of God's holiness, atonement, and communion.
Hebrews shows that the blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin; Christ's once-for-all offering has finally done so.
Paul tells believers to offer their bodies as "a living sacrifice" — worship transformed into a whole life given to God.
Original BibleDawn entry. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.