Burnt Offering

David offers burnt offerings here as a total act of surrender — the sacrifice completely consumed by fire, holding nothing back, as a counterpoint to the pride that started the whole crisis.

The burnt offering is the sacrifice Saul unlawfully performs himself, stepping outside his royal authority into the priestly role because he cannot wait for Samuel — the act of disobedience at the chapter's pivot.

A burnt offering is made here immediately upon the ark's return — the cart wood becomes the fuel and the two cows the sacrifice, a spontaneous act of total devotion in the field.

The burnt offering of a nursing lamb is Samuel's priestly act of total consecration on Israel's behalf — the sacrifice is still burning when God responds, showing how immediate the divine answer is.

Burnt offerings are what the willing-hearted individuals bring in overwhelming numbers here — 70 bulls, 100 rams, 200 lambs — the total so large the Priests cannot handle the workload alone.

Burnt Offerings are being set aside and carefully distributed to the families of the people here — the Levites handle this so that every household receives what they need for their complete offering to God.

The burnt offerings the queen witnesses at the Temple contribute to her overwhelmed silence — the totality of worship, order, and ceremony combining to knock the wind out of her.

The burnt offering marks the precise moment Jehu gives the kill order — the worshipers are mid-ritual, committed and unsuspecting, when the soldiers stationed outside are unleashed.

The burnt offering David presents on Araunah's threshing floor is completely consumed — holding nothing back, it represents total surrender and atonement before God at the site where judgment was stayed.

David offers burnt offerings at the Ark's installation — sacrifices completely consumed by fire, symbolizing total surrender and holding nothing back from God in this moment of consecration.

The burnt offering is what Jethro brings after hearing Moses' testimony — a complete, holding-nothing-back act of worship from an outsider whose faith was ignited by secondhand testimony.

The burnt offerings are presented here as part of the covenant ratification — animals completely consumed by fire, expressing total consecration to God as Israel prepares to enter a binding national commitment.

The burnt offering is named as one of the three sacrifice types performed at this altar, representing total consecration — an animal completely consumed, holding nothing back.

The burnt offering is the ram consumed entirely on the altar — every piece, nothing reserved — functioning as the priests' declaration that everything they have belongs wholly to God.