Leviticus 1:2
“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.
Tag: Offering
The Hebrew word for "offering" in the above verse is "qurban" from the root Hebrew word, "qarab." It means to "approach." It is used in many derivatives in the book of Leviticus. Here is Vine's comment on the noun use of the word:
qorban (קָרְבָּן, 7133), “offering; oblation.” This noun occurs about 80 times in biblical Hebrew. The word is also found in Ethiopic and old South Arabic. The first occurrence of the word is used of an “offering” presented as a sacrifice: “If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock” (Lev. 1:2).
Some other related nouns appear less frequently: qarob, “neighbor” (Exod. 32:27); qirbah occurs twice with the meaning of drawing near to worship God and offer sacrifice (Ps. 73:28; Isa. 58:2); qurban, which appears twice, means “supply, offering” (Neh. 10:35; 13:31)— it appears to be a late pronunciation of qorban. The word qerab, which appears 8 times, is an Aramaic loan word; it means “war, battle,” or the actual engaging in battle (Ps. 55:18).
The book of Leviticus is an instruction manual for the nation of Israel on "how" to offer to God our gifts. The entire book pre-supposes that we WILL bring an offering to God and this is how you do it. There is little said to entice to offer, but only that they will offer. God has redeemed them ... offering is a natural response. God has purchased them out of Egypt, it would be the most natural thing to do to offer. This is why Paul tells us in Romans 12:1-2 to "offer" our bodies as a living sacrifice. Offering is natural to those who know they are redeemed.
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