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2) Holocaust is a sacrifice
The burnt offering called a holocaust is associated with the meal offering that is baked on an oven that is eaten by the priests, indicating a way that the priest would be associated with the 'holocaust' or the offering.
And the priest that offers any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. (Levitcus 7:8-9)
Yahweh is spoken of as causing a holocaust as He consumes Elijah's offering on Mt Carmel.
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. (1Kings 18:3)
There is one instance where the word holocaust refers to the sacrifice of a human. In an extraordinary incident the son of the King of Moab is offered by his father for a holocaust.
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not. Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. (2Kings 3:26-27)
The Temple of the future is associated with sacrifice. The Prince who comes into Ezekiel's temple makes a holocaust also, interestingly no animal is named. Not only that but the people also make a daily a holocaust of a lamb, which is offered with bread and oil.
Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish:.... and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning, for a continual burnt offering. thou shalt prepare it every morning. (Ezekiel 46:12-13,15 KJV)
Before we leave the discussion of the sacrifice as holocaust or complete burning, there is one point that the scriptures make. The thing given for the burnt offering or a holocaust must represent a cost to the person making the offering.
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. (2 Samuel 24:24).
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