I recently read an article about a Peace Offering. I am very interested in the Old Testament and in the symbolism of that testament. Since I read the article, each day at some point, a peace offering would come to mind, therefore I decided to re-read the article and study the subject a bit. I want to share with you what I found.
As you know there are several types of offerings in the Bible and for most of them, they simply gave an offering to the priest and that was the end of it. The peace offering was different; it was the only offering that all three people would partake of. The person giving the offering presented it to the priest who took a portion of it for him and his family, a portion of it went to God and the final portion went back to the person who had brought the offering to be eaten by him and his family.
In studying this I found that the Bible says the priest receiving his portion was satisfied. God was satisfied as this was a sweet smelling and fat sacrifice to Him. And the person who brought the offering was satisfied, filled, contented, supplied, pleased and gratified.
In addition, since all three shared the meal in satisfaction, it symbolizes peaceful communion between the three involved.Isn’t that interesting!
Peace is the word shalom, my favorite word in the Bible. It means completeness, wholeness, nothing broken or missing. Therefore, we see that this was an offering sown for SHALOM, completeness, nothing broken or missing, or as we already discussed complete satisfaction.
It is said that when a kernel of corn is planted, every kernel that grows as a result of that seed has the exact same DNA as the seed. Just as when you give a peace offering, everything that grows from that seed will have the exact same DNA as the original seed. A peace offering will produce peace, shalom, completeness. Nothing is broken or missing.
Another interesting thing I found about the peace offering was this; the fat and the blood belonged to God. There was great spiritual significance in this. The fat represented the best part; we are to give God our very best part. The blood represents life as we are to give God our very life…completely.
I love the details of the peace offering. I have known for many years, giving to God has never been a money issue – it has always been a heart issue. If you love God but despise messages on offerings, you may have a heart issue. We can’t eat or partake of what belongs to God and expect Him to bless us.
Peace has always been an important part of my life. I do all I can to maintain peace in my life and it was so interesting to me to discover a peace offering in the Bible. It was insightful for me to find that it involved three people, and all three people walked away satisfied – I love that.
It is my prayer for each one of our readers that they walk in peace all the days of their life – I realize that seems impossible, but as we know, all things are possible with God. All things are possible with those who believe.
Jesus was our ultimate offering to God and that offering provides peace for us, His peace, I know this to be true. However, this insight has touched my heart and caused me to desire to sow a peace offering. It just sounds right to me. I hope you enjoyed learning about this type of offering – I know I did. May God’s peace be yours every single day of your life.
