The
greatest insight that stood out to me in this week’s lesson was found in
Leviticus 2:11, we are not to burn any yeast (leaven) or honey in an offering
made to the Lord by fire. Honey, I have
never notice it before about using Honey.
Leaven, yes, I do understand, but Honey.
As was brought out in the lecture, that Honey was forbidden because it turns
to sourness and leads to fermentation.
Lev 2:12 points out that both leaven and honey can be used for Pentecost,
but not for the other Feast Days.
Now,
what made me think about Honey. The Lord’s
Passover or as some say, communion, we observe when we observe it. Since we have the Holy Spirit living in us,
we are according to 1 Cor 3:16, we are God’s Temple and sacred, then Peter tell
us we are a royal Priesthood of God, with the privilege of offering spiritual
sacrifices. When we take of the bread at
the Passover or communion, we know that it is to be unleavened, but I did not
realize it should also not have honey in it.
After we pray over the bread for the Passover or communion, we realize
it represents the broken body of our Lord, Jesus. Any leftover bread should be burned (Ex
12:10) with fire instead of thronging it away into the trash (not discerning
the Lord's body). Very strong symbolism
with the sacrifices describes in Leviticus and the Passover or communion
service. Does your worship place, burn
the left over bread? They should, Interesting.
Blessing
Stephen
(Lev
2:11-12 NIV) "'Every grain offering
you bring to the LORD must be made without yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey in an
offering made to the LORD by fire. {12} You may bring them to the
LORD as an offering of the firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the
altar as a pleasing aroma.
1 Cor 3:16-17 NIV) Don't you know
that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's
Spirit lives in you? {17} If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him;
for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.
(1 Pet 2:9 NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a Holy nation, a people belonging
to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness
into his wonderful light.
(Exo 12:10 NIV) Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left
till morning, you must burn it.
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