Numbers 15:3
And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock:
Cross-reference
Numbers 29:2 specifies offerings for the Feast of Trumpets, directly applying the 'pleasing aroma' principle from Numbers 15:3.
Numbers 28:27 lists the offerings for the Feast of Weeks, an appointed feast from Numbers 15:3, with specific burnt offerings and grain offerings.
Numbers 28:16-19 gives specific offerings for Passover, an appointed feast mentioned in Numbers 15:3, providing detailed fulfillment.
Numbers 29:13-40 lists offerings for the Feast of Tabernacles, all described as pleasing aroma, echoing Numbers 15:3.
Numbers 29:8 applies the 'pleasing aroma' offering to the Day of Atonement, showing consistency in festival instructions.
Numbers 28:11 gives regulations for monthly burnt offerings — one of the 'appointed feasts' referenced in Numbers 15:3.
Numbers 29:9 specifies grain offerings for the Feast of Trumpets — another appointed feast mentioned in Numbers 15:3.
In Leviticus 22:18-23, the requirements for vow and freewill burnt offerings—from herd/flock and without blemish—are detailed, reinforcing Numbers 15:3.
Leviticus 23:36 details offerings for the eighth day of Tabernacles, a specific instance of the festival offerings in Numbers 15:3.
Genesis 8:21 is the first mention of 'pleasing aroma' after Noah's sacrifice, establishing the metaphor that Numbers 15:3 later codifies.
Leviticus 23:12 prescribes a burnt offering for Firstfruits, directly illustrating the festival offering rule in Numbers 15:3.
Leviticus 22:21 adds the requirement that vow or freewill offerings must be without blemish, specifying the quality for offerings listed in Numbers 15:3.
In Leviticus 7:16, the rules for eating vow and freewill offerings directly apply to the same types mentioned in Numbers 15:3.
In Leviticus 1:13, the same 'offering made by fire, a sweet aroma' phrase appears for burnt offerings from the flock, paralleling Numbers 15:3's language.
In Leviticus 1:9, the phrase 'offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD' is identical to Numbers 15:3, reinforcing the sacrificial formula.
In Leviticus 1:3, the burnt offering from the herd is detailed: male without blemish, offered by free will—specifying the condition for Numbers 15:3's freewill burnt offering.
In Leviticus 1:1-17, the full instructions for burnt offerings expand on Numbers 15:3's summary, covering animal selection, preparation, and burning.
Deuteronomy 12:6 repeats the same categories of offerings (burnt, sacrifices, vows, freewill) as Numbers 15:3, reinforcing the list for the central sanctuary.
Ephesians 5:2 explicitly calls Christ's sacrifice a 'fragrant offering,' directly connecting to the 'pleasing aroma' of OT sacrifices like Numbers 15:3.
Philippians 4:18 applies the OT 'pleasing aroma' metaphor to Christian generosity — your gifts are a fragrant offering to God.
Leviticus 23:13 details the grain and drink offerings for the Feast of Firstfruits — a specific appointed feast mentioned in Numbers 15:3.
Leviticus 22:23 distinguishes that a deformed animal may be a freewill offering (as in Numbers 15:3) but not a vow offering, adding a qualification.
Deuteronomy 12:11 adds the requirement to bring all offerings to the central sanctuary God chooses, specifying the location for the offerings listed in Numbers 15:3.
Deuteronomy 16:10 specifies a freewill offering for the Feast of Weeks, directly tying to the appointed feasts and freewill offerings in Numbers 15:3.
Leviticus 23:8 commands food offerings during Unleavened Bread, a specific festival application of the general offering law.
In Leviticus 1:17, the same 'offering made by fire, a sweet aroma' phrase is used for bird offerings, whereas Numbers 15:3 focuses on herd and flock—shared terminology but different application.
In Exodus 29:41, the same 'sweet aroma' and 'offering made by fire' language describes the daily burnt offering, echoing Numbers 15:3's general category.
Deuteronomy 12:17 restricts eating these offerings (listed in Numbers 15:3) to the place God chooses, adding a consumption rule.
Deuteronomy 16:1-17 describes the three annual feasts with offerings, providing broader context for the festival command in Numbers 15:3.
In Exodus 29:25, again 'pleasing aroma' and 'offering made by fire' appear in the priestly ordination ritual, paralleling the sacrificial language of this verse.
In Exodus 29:18, the same phrase 'pleasing aroma' and 'offering made by fire' describes the consecration ram, echoing the sacrificial terminology used here.