Verse 9
9. The meat offering The bread offering, variously prepared, is described in chap. 2, notes.
Shall be the priest’s that offereth it Thus individual diligence was stimulated and rewarded; but to provide the sick and aged priests with materials for their own sustenance and for offerings to God, the commandment is given in Leviticus 7:10 that all the sons of Aaron should have the oil and unbaked flour, the largest part, one as much as another Thus there was a blending of individual interests with community-life as a safeguard against indolence. Moreover, if the whole had been given to the officiating priest there would have been more than he could consume. The cooked-bread offering is supposed to have been small in amount.
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