Quotes about Sacrifice
He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
— 2 Chronicles 33:6
Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.
— 2 Chronicles 33:16
Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.
— 2 Chronicles 33:17
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
— 2 Chronicles 34:5
Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
— 2 Chronicles 35:1
From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
— 2 Chronicles 35:7
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
— 2 Chronicles 35:11
30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles.
— Ezra 1:10
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
— Ezra 3:2
They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
— Ezra 3:3
They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
— Ezra 3:4
On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
— Ezra 3:6