Exodus 23:19

"“You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The fat of my feast shall not remain all night until the morning."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores the purity and solemnity required in God's sacrifices, prohibiting the use of leavened bread that symbolizes sin or corruption. Additionally, the fat of the sacrifice must be consumed by morning, highlighting the importance of timely and complete devotion to God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The first of the firstfruits of thy land -The “best,” or “chief” of the firstfruits, that is, the two wave loaves describedLeviticus 23:17. As the preceding precept appears to refer to the Passover, so it is likely that this refers to Pentecost. They are called in Leviticus, “the firstfruits unto the Load;” and it is reasonable that they should here be designated the “chief” of the firstfruits. If, with some, we suppose the precept to relate to the offerings of firstfruits in general, the command is a repetition ofExodus 22:29. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk -This precept is repeated. See the marginal references.

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