Hebrews 13:15 — The Sacrifice of Praise

A temple must have sacrifices, and the living temple has them. Hebrews names the first: praise, the fruit of the lips. The phrase reaches back to Hosea 14:2, “so will we render the calves of our lips.” The word “continually” recalls the tamid, the continual offering at the tabernacle morning and evening (Exodus 29:42), and the lamp that burned always before Yahuah (Exodus 27:20).

The offering is made “by him,” through the Son, and “to God,” giving thanks to “his name,” the name of Yahuah. Verse 16 adds a second sacrifice: “to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Paul adds a third: “present your bodies a living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1). House, priest, washing, altar, and sacrifice are all still here. They have moved from stone and tent into a living people.