Leviticus 6:14-18

How must the priests handle their share of the grain offering?

Berean Standard Bible

14 Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar. 15 The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. 16 Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. 17 It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. 18 Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”

What is the context?

The grain offering’s memorial portion is burned with oil and frankincense. The remainder is eaten unleavened by Aaron and his sons in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

The portion given to them remains most holy. Receiving it as food does not make it ordinary property to use anywhere or however they choose. The next paragraph distinguishes this from a priest’s own grain offering, which is entirely burned.

How is this passage commonly understood?

Wesley understands the touching language as restricting contact and eating to consecrated people. The BSB states that what touches the offering becomes holy. The passage’s concern is the boundary around what belongs to God; the formulation should not be turned into a promise that physical contact alone makes an unrelated person morally righteous.

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