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His sacrifice a sweet smelling savour unto God

Leviticus 1:2-9 presents the claim: His sacrifice a sweet smelling savour unto God. The supplied fulfilment references are Ephesians 5:2.

His sacrifice a sweet smelling savour unto God Source: Leviticus 1:2-9. Fulfilment/reference: Ephesians 5:2.

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Scripture links use this translation.

Fulfilment / Prophetic Classification

Outcome / Event
the NT reference(s) are the supplied fulfilment/correspondence for this claim; the interpretive linkage should be assessed.
Claim Type
Typology / foreshadowing
Relationship Type
OT → NT typological
Prophetic Horizon
Messianic / First Coming
Fulfilment Status
Fulfilled
Recorded fulfilment / correspondence Scripture

Research status

Status
Approved
Confidence
Medium
Data source
Bundled Prophecy Dataset
Research provenance
Single
Research source status
Approved - Interpretation Specific
Source credibility
Established / Strong Research Value

Walvoord - Every Prophecy of the Bible

Source commentary from John F. Walvoord, recorded as interpretation-specific research. It enriches the Explorer record without replacing its existing Scripture-based classification.

Interpretation

Walvoord identifies the Passover as a major prophetic type fulfilled in Christ, especially in the connection between the Passover lamb and Christ's sacrifice.

Fulfilment View

Fulfilled in Christ / historical fulfilment

New Testament Connection

New Testament fulfilment/connection is discussed where Walvoord makes the connection; Explorer fulfilment references retained separately: 1CO-05-07

Explorer Impact

Aligned - source-level detail added; no Explorer classification change.

Horizon
Primarily fulfilled / Messianic horizon
Reference
PDF pp. 35
Match
Chapter reference found
Quality
Medium
Qualification
Under Review
Open source resource

Research sources & provenance (0)

Sources are recorded to show where a claim came from and to distinguish source authority from the Explorer's own editorial judgment. A source rating is not a claim of infallibility, and a respected Christian source may still contain interpretation-specific conclusions.

Ron Graff & Lambert Dolphin - Connecting the Dots

Provenance
The dataset is associated with this research work as its principal bibliographic provenance.

Methodology / framework
Used as a secondary research framework for identifying and classifying biblical prophecy claims. Scripture references and editorial classifications remain part of the Explorer review process.

Boundaries / limitations
This source is supporting research, not an infallibility claim. Individual interpretations and fulfilment classifications remain subject to independent Scripture-based review.

Accessed: 2026-09-01 · Reviewed: 2026-10-09
Open source resource
Source colour key: A established / strong research value · B useful secondary source · C exploratory / verify · X excluded.

Viz.Bible research context (0)

These are exact Scripture-reference context matches from the retained Viz.Bible dataset. They are research context only and are not automatically treated as fulfilment relationships.

No Viz.Bible context matches have been built for this prophecy yet.

Source Scripture → Fulfilment Scripture (1)

Source ScriptureRelationshipFulfilment ScriptureStatus
Leviticus 1:2-9TypologyEphesians 5:2Review
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