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 7:16-18,
"If, however, their offering is the result of a vow or is a freewill offering, the sacrifice shall be eaten on the day they offer it, but anything left over may be eaten on the next day. Any meat of the sacrifice left over till the third day must be burned up. If any meat of the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, the one who offered it will not be accepted. It will not be reckoned to their credit, for it has become impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible."
The intention of the fellowship offering was instrumental in determining the consumption of it. If a worshipper brought a fellowship offering as a thanksgiving then it was to be consumed on the day it was offered and not left until morning. On the other hand, if the intention was the result of a vow or a freewill offering, it could be consumed both on the day it was offered as well as the next day. Anything left over until the third day was to be burned up.
A violation of these guidelines was that the offering would not "be reckoned to their credit". On the contrary, we are told the person who eats any of it outside the guidelines would be held responsible. These offerings, prescribed by the Lord, brought credit when done according to the guidelines the Lord gave. Violating the same would require some form of restitution or retribution.
The principle of God giving credit for offerings and the worshipper receiving credit for those offerings causes me to think of the credit involved in the greatest of all offerings: Jesus Christ's offering of himself on that cross to provide the credit of righteousness to our account with God when we embrace him in faith. If we fail to embrace him in faith we will lack that much needed currency in our account with God - righteousness.
"Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death." Proverbs 11:4.
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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"If, however, their offering is the result of a vow or is a freewill offering, the sacrifice shall be eaten on the day they offer it, but anything left over may be eaten on the next day. Any meat of the sacrifice left over till the third day must be burned up. If any meat of the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, the one who offered it will not be accepted. It will not be reckoned to their credit, for it has become impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible."
The intention of the fellowship offering was instrumental in determining the consumption of it. If a worshipper brought a fellowship offering as a thanksgiving then it was to be consumed on the day it was offered and not left until morning. On the other hand, if the intention was the result of a vow or a freewill offering, it could be consumed both on the day it was offered as well as the next day. Anything left over until the third day was to be burned up.
A violation of these guidelines was that the offering would not "be reckoned to their credit". On the contrary, we are told the person who eats any of it outside the guidelines would be held responsible. These offerings, prescribed by the Lord, brought credit when done according to the guidelines the Lord gave. Violating the same would require some form of restitution or retribution.
The principle of God giving credit for offerings and the worshipper receiving credit for those offerings causes me to think of the credit involved in the greatest of all offerings: Jesus Christ's offering of himself on that cross to provide the credit of righteousness to our account with God when we embrace him in faith. If we fail to embrace him in faith we will lack that much needed currency in our account with God - righteousness.
"Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death." Proverbs 11:4.
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!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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