Sacrificial meals shared by offerer, people and priests. The name of these offerings is related to the Hebrew “shalom”, meaning “wholeness” or “peace”, and they are therefore also known as “peace offerings”.
Fellowship offerings were required by God
See also Exodus 20:24
Their purpose was thanksgiving, vow fulfilment or freewill offering
Regulations for making a fellowship offering
The animal
Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:6, Leviticus 3:12
Its slaughter
Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:8, Leviticus 3:13, Leviticus 17:5–6
All requirements must be fulfilled for the offering to be acceptable
Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:21; Joshua 22:29; Amos 5:22, Amos 5:24
The fellowship offering was shared
God received the best
Leviticus 3:3–5, Leviticus 3:9–11, Leviticus 3:14–16
The priests received their share as food
The people ate the rest
Fellowship offerings affirmed the covenant relationship
The Sinai covenant with Israel: Exodus 20:24, Exodus 24:4–6; Joshua 8:31–32; 1 Samuel 10:8, 1 Samuel 11:15; 1 Kings 9:25
The celebration of fellowship offerings
At seasonal festivals
Leviticus 23:19 the Feast of Weeks; Numbers 29:39 the Feast of Tabernacles
On other religious and national occasions
At the completion of the time of separation of a Nazirite: Numbers 6:14, Numbers 6:17–18; Numbers 10:10 at New Moons and other festivals; Numbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23, Numbers 7:29; Numbers 15:8; Deuteronomy 27:7; 2 Samuel 6:17–18 on bringing the ark to Jerusalem; 2 Samuel 24:25 on locating the site for the temple; 1 Kings 8:63–64 parallel 2 Chronicles 7:7 at the dedication of the temple; 2 Chronicles 29:35, 2 Chronicles 30:22, 2 Chronicles 31:2, 2 Chronicles 33:16; Proverbs 7:14; Ezekiel 45:15, Ezekiel 45:17, Ezekiel 46:2, Ezekiel 46:12
Fellowship offerings in idolatrous worship
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.