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May 18
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Read Exodus 29:18Read more comments on Exodus 29:18View all posts by Terry J.
Exodus 29:18
Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.

Terry J.
Terry J. from Hinsdale, NY said:
Often in the Books of Exodus and Leviticus you read the phrase, "It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma presented to the Lord. That doesn't mean that God enjoyed smelling animal flesh burning. The Tabernacle was called "the tent of meeting" for a reason. Sin separates humans from God, so He came up with a system of animal sacrifices to cover people's sin. This temporary covering restored a persons relationship with God. The animal burning on the altar was a pleasing aroma to the Lord because a sinner had been restored to Him. The New Testament says something similar of Jesus, "For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame. (Hebrews 12:2) Jesus joyfully went to the cross because He knew the end result would be our salvation!
Lloyd S.
Lloyd S. from Trenton, ON said:
Well expressed, Terry. God bless.
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Read Exodus 29:18Read more comments on Exodus 29:18View all posts by Frank M.
Exodus 29:18
Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.

Frank M.
Frank M. from New Castle, VA said:
I find this fascinating and mysterious that a burnt offering presents a pleasing aroma to God. Is the aroma symbolic or literal?
Bruno V.
Bruno V. from Vallejo, CA said:
I think it would be literal Frank. That's because if the "aroma" is "pleasing" to the Lord, then it is an actual "physical" substance. It's the same with Luke 16:19-31, the story about the rich man, the begger and hell. Some say it's symbolic, others say literal. Again, I think it's literal because this is the only parable that Jesus mentions specific names and secondly, it deminstrates the gab between heaven and hell. That's my take on it. ( :
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Frank M. from New Castle, VA said:
It makes sense that since God can be pleased by our worship and song, He would also be pleased by aromas and other things that exist in our temporal realm. One can imagine He is also pleased by types of art, architecture and many other things. God is in perfect tune with physical and spiritual existence and can touch, see, hear and smell things of past present and future, (physical/spiritual); therefore as we work on getting in tune with God the same can become available to us. Just imagine...
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Exodus 29:18
Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.

Dandawne H.
Dandawne H. from West Richland, WA said:
it means that by burnt offerings we honer god the father