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No meal-offering, which you shall offer to Yahweh, shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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Beware Spiritual Leaven
Commentators unanimously interpret the prohibition of leaven as a symbol of spiritual corruption. It represents pride, hypocrisy, false doctrine, and malice. Just as a little leaven spreads through dough, these sins can corrupt a person's heart and their worship, making them unacceptable to a holy God. This echoes Jesus' warning to beware the 'leaven of the Pharisees.'
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As for the oblation of the firstfruits - Rather, as an oblation of firstfruits. The words refer to the leaven and honey mentioned in Levitic…
19th Century
Anglican
No meat offering. —Leviticus 2:11–13 add some general rules regarding meat offerings. Since honey was used in ancient …
16th Century
Protestant
No meat-offering, which you shall bring. God here forbids leavened cakes to be offered to Him, by which rite the ancients were taught that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
No meat offering which you shall bring unto the Lord must be made with leaven It migh…
Meat-offerings may typify Christ, as presented to God for us, and as being the Bread of life to our souls; but they rather seem to denote our oblig…
