sacrifice

What is the meaning of 2 Corinthians 9:7

What is the meaning of "decided" in your heart, if decisions are made in the mind!?

2 Cor 9:7 – Each one should give what he has decided in his heart
to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful
giver.

Hebrew meaning of "between evenings"

Hebrew meaning of "between evenings"

I’m trying to understand a phrase in Exodus 29:39 and Numbers 28:4. The phrase is "בין הערבים."
This seems to literally mean "between evenings." It is present here in the language of sacrificing two lambs daily. One …

Was the sacrifice of Hebrews 9:7 preventative?

Was the sacrifice of Hebrews 9:7 preventative?

Hebrews 9 compares the annual sacrifice of the high priest (v. 7) to the greater, one-time sacrifice of Jesus (vv. 11-14). In verse 7, the writer states (NKJV, emphasis mine):

But into the second part the high priest went alone once a yea…

What is "a sprinkling of blood" in 1 Peter 1:2

What is "a sprinkling of blood" in 1 Peter 1:2

κατὰ (according to) πρόγνωσιν (foreknowledge) Θεοῦ (of God) Πατρός (Father) ἐν (by) ἁγιασμῷ (a sanctification) Πνεύματος (of spirit) εἰς (into) ὑπακοὴν (obedience) καὶ (and) ῥαντισμὸν (a sprinkling) αἵματος (of blood) Ἰησοῦ (of Yeshua) …