The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Leviticus 2:4-7,
"If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to consist of the finest flour: either thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in or thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with olive oil. If your grain offering is prepared on a griddle, it is to be made of the finest flour mixed with oil, and without yeast. Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, it is to be made of the finest flour and some olive oil."
"If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to consist of the finest flour: either thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in or thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with olive oil. If your grain offering is prepared on a griddle, it is to be made of the finest flour mixed with oil, and without yeast. Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, it is to be made of the finest flour and some olive oil."
Here are the directions for the grain offering the Lord gave to Moses. I note that the offering could be either a thick loaf or a thin loaf baked in an oven or it could be prepared on a griddle. However, it was not to have any yeast in it.
I see in these directions the Lord allowed the worshippers to prepare their offering by their choice, thick or thin, oven or griddle. However, some things were not to be by choice of the worshipper. No yeast, only the finest flour, etc.
The Lord mandates certain things and allows us the use of our free will in others. Here is where a conscientious study of the Scriptures is important: which things does God mandate for us and which things does he leave up to us to make our own choice on?
Here is an interesting one: 1 Corinthians 7:36-40. What is your interesting example?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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