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If you offer a meal-offering of first-fruits to Yahweh, you shall offer for the meal-offering of your first-fruits grain in the ear parched with fire, bruised grain of the fresh ear.
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An Offering of Gratitude
Commentators note this offering of first-fruits was likely a voluntary act of thankfulness, distinct from required offerings. The law specified that the grain must be from 'full ears,' emphasizing that whatever is brought to God should be the best of its kind. This encourages believers to give to God from a grateful heart, offering their very best, not just what is leftover or obligatory.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Green ears of corn - Rather, “fresh ears of corn;” that is, just-ripe grain, freshly gathered. Parched grain, such as is here spoken of, is …
19th Century
Anglican
And if thou offer. — The third kind of meat offering (Leviticus 2:14–16) is of the firstfruits. These verses …
16th Century
Protestant
And if you offer a meat-offering. This offering is different from that of the first-fruits, since it was voluntary, whereas the first-frui…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if you offer a meat offering of your firstfruits unto the Lord This, according to…
Salt is required in all the offerings. God thereby indicates to them that their sacrifices, in themselves, were unsavory. All religious services mu…
