The 5 Sacrifices written in Leviticus Chapters 1 to 5

Name of *sacrifice

Where to find it in Leviticus

The purpose of this *sacrifice

What the people offered (or gave as a *sacrifice)

What they did with it

*Whole offering

Leviticus 1:1-17

To make God favourable. To give yourself humbly to God.

A perfect *bull, sheep, goat, or birds (called *pigeons or *doves).

They burned everything.

*Grain offering

Leviticus 2:1-16

To thank God and also to make him favourable to the offerer. To give your goods and your work to God.

Cake or bread with no salt or *yeast (*yeast makes bread to rise).

They burned some and the priests ate some.

*Peace offering

Leviticus 3:1-17 and 22:18-30

To thank God; to be at peace with God; to be happy with other people; to express love to God.

Also, after you have carried out a promise completely.

A perfect male or female animal, whatever you can afford.

They burned the *fat; the priests and the offerer ate the rest of the animal.

*Sin offering

Leviticus 4:1 to 5:13

To ask God to forgive you when you *sinned by accident.

It depended who you were. There were various kinds of *sin offerings.

They burned the *fat for God; they burned the rest outside the camp

*Guilt offering

Leviticus 5:14-19

To ask God to forgive you when you *sinned against his holy things, or when you hurt somebody else.

A perfect male sheep.

They burned the *fat for God, but the priests ate the rest.