Topical Bible: Leaven: Forbidden: To be offered With Meat offerings Which Were Burned

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In the context of biblical regulations and symbolism, leaven is often associated with sin, corruption, and impurity. The prohibition against using leaven in certain offerings underscores the importance of purity and holiness in worship practices as prescribed in the Old Testament.

Biblical Prohibition

The prohibition against offering leaven with meat offerings is explicitly stated in the book of Leviticus. The meat offering, also known as the grain offering, was a type of sacrifice that involved the presentation of fine flour, oil, and frankincense. It was an offering of dedication and thanksgiving to God, symbolizing the worshiper's devotion and acknowledgment of God's provision.

Leviticus 2:11 states: "No grain offering that you present to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD." This command highlights the exclusion of leaven from offerings that were to be burned on the altar, emphasizing the need for offerings to be pure and untainted by corruption.

Symbolism and Significance

The exclusion of leaven from these offerings is rich in symbolic meaning. Leaven, which causes dough to rise, is often seen as a metaphor for sin and moral decay, as it spreads and permeates the entire batch of dough. In the context of offerings, the absence of leaven signifies the need for sincerity, truth, and purity in one's relationship with God.

The Apostle Paul echoes this symbolism in the New Testament, using leaven as a metaphor for sin and its pervasive influence. In 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 , Paul writes: "Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."

Application in Worship

The prohibition against leaven in burnt offerings serves as a reminder of the holiness required in worship and the offerings presented to God. It underscores the principle that worship must be conducted with a heart free from sin and corruption, reflecting the purity and righteousness that God desires from His people.

In summary, the biblical injunction against offering leaven with meat offerings that were burned is a significant aspect of Old Testament worship, symbolizing the need for purity and the rejection of sin in the life of the believer.

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Leviticus 2:11
No meat offering, which you shall bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for you shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
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Leviticus 10:12
And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remains of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:
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Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
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Tit. 2:06 Thoughts for Young Men
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The Doctrine
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The Life and Death of Mr. Badman,
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