Sacrifice
But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 2 Samuel 24:24
Every time I read through 2 Samuel this verse jumps out at me. It strikes me that the nature of true sacrifice is something that costs me. 10% costs me, but, is it really sacrificial?
posted by Josh @ 3:40 AM
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2 Comments:
This is out of my head, so please go to Scripture to confirm or deny, but I believe that the firstborn of everything and a random tenth of all possessions already belongs to God. Only above & beyond that is anything referred to as a sacrifice.
Also, whereas the tenth can be random (including sick, spotted, etc.) the sacrifice must be perfect.
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