Drink offering

The phrase "drink offering" appears 29 times in the text.

Drink offering is said to have been common in the patriarchal period and was associated with many of the sacrifices (Exodus 29:40). They could not be poured upon the golden altar of incense (Exodus 30:9) The same as they were not to have strong drink in the vicinity because of a danger of death.

Others also say these drink offerings were required and accompaniment with all freewill offerings and votive offerings and other established feasts (Numbers 28:14-31; Numbers 29:6-39). The reference in Deuteronomy 32:38 indicates that drink offerings were common features of heathen cultic rituals. Oil and wine, used separately or as a mixture, constituted the normal libation.

In 30 BC, libation-offerings to the genius of Augustus became a duty at public banquets or festivals which were a part of the Roman welfare system. From 12 BC, state oaths were sworn by the genius of the living emperor or persecution would follow. We would see this play out in the trial of Christians in North Africa when Emperor Septimius Severus outlawed private religion, a.k.a. Private welfare which included the daily ministration of the early Church.

The only legally acceptable welfare system was the Public religion run through Imperial Cult of Rome and other government supported temples dependent upon tribute for their support.

These human gods and their temples had a function in society and their governments. That purpose is commonly misunderstood because if we did it might change the world's view of religion and our understanding of pure Religion and what was called His Church and the Kingdom of God.

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Genesis 35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Exodus 29:40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine [for] a drink offering.

Exodus 29:41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Exodus 30:9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.

Leviticus 23:13 And the meat offering thereof [shall be] two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD [for] a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof [shall be] of wine, the fourth [part] of an hin.

Numbers 6:17 And he shall offer the ram [for] a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. Numbers 15:5 And the fourth [part] of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

Numbers 15:7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third [part] of an hin of wine, [for] a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Numbers 15:10 And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, [for] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Numbers 15:24 Then it shall be, if [ought] be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

Numbers 28:7 And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth [part] of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy [place] shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD [for] a drink offering.

Numbers 28:8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer [it], a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. Numbers 28:9 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour [for] a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

Numbers 28:10 [This is] the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 28:15 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 28:24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:16 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:22 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:25 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:28 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:31 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:34 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering

Numbers 29:38 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

2 Kings 16:13 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

Isaiah 57:6 Among the smooth [stones] of the stream [is] thy portion; they, they [are] thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

Isaiah 65:11 But ye [are] they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

Joel 1:9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD’S ministers, mourn.

Joel 1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

Joel 2:14 Who knoweth [if] he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; [even] a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

Firstfruit | Freewill offerings |
Burnt offering | Sin offering | Corban |
Heave offering | Wave offering |
Meat offering or Grain offering |
Trespass offering | Drink offering |
Peace offering | Sweet savour |
Charity | Fervent charity | Legal charity |
Sophistry | Leaven | Altars |
Milk and meat | Fire |
Kidney | Liver | Breeches |
Naked | Religion | Red Heifer |
Hebrew word Offer and offering |