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but that which remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
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A Mandate for Generosity
Commentators explain that requiring leftovers to be burned on the third day discouraged stinginess. This rule motivated the offerer to be generous, inviting family, friends, and the poor to share in the sacred meal promptly, rather than hoarding the meat for personal use later.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
But the remainder of the flesh. —If, however, the sacrifices were very plentiful, or if through stinginess of the owners a suffici…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day What remained of it uneaten on the second day, and was k…
Presbyterian
Regarding the peace-offerings, God allowed them more freedom in expressing their sense of mercy than in expressing their sense of sin, so that thei…
