Leviticus 2:13

"As an offering of first fruits you shall offer them to the LORD, but they shall not rise up as a pleasant aroma on the altar."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes that while the Israelites were to consecrate their best produce as an offering to God, these offerings must genuinely reflect God's holiness and be acceptable to Him; otherwise, they would not be considered a pleasing aroma on the altar, symbolizing rejection or lack of sincerity in worship.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt -Not only everyמנחהmı̂nchāh, but every animal offering was to be accompanied by salt. It was the one symbol which was never absent from the altar of burnt-offering, showing the imperishablness of the love of Yahweh for His people. In its unalterable nature, it is the contrary of leaven (yeast). The Arabs are said to retain in common use the expression, “a covenant of salt;” and the respect they pay to bread and salt in their rites of hospitality is well known.

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