Leviticus 22:29
And when you make an offering of praise to the Lord, make it in a way which is pleasing to him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
In Context
28A cow or a sheep may not be put to death with its young on the same day.
30Let it be used for food on the same day; do not keep any part of it till the morning: I am the Lord.
Cross References
Leviticus 7:11And this is the law for the peace-offerings offered to the Lord.
Leviticus 7:15And the flesh of the praise-offering is to be taken as food on the day when it is offered; no part of it may be kept till the morning.
Psalms 116:17I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.
Amos 4:5Let that which is leavened be burned as a praise-offering, let the news of your free offerings be given out publicly; for this is pleasing to you, O children of Israel, says the Lord.
1 Peter 2:5You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:18-33
Laws Concerning Sacrifices. ( b. c. 1490.) 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering; 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath… Read the whole commentary →