INTRODUCTION: Bible critics frequently change the meat offering name—although they cannot agree on what to change it to. The name is said to be confusing to Bible readers. After all, the meat offering has no animal flesh. It is, in fact, the only major offering in which no animals are killed. Why is it called the meat offering? There are very good reasons for calling it the meat offering. The biblical use of meat refers to solid food as opposed to drink (Psalm 69:21; Daniel 1:10; Matthew 25:35; John 6:55; Romans 14:17). This coincides with the older use of the word in English. The first occurrences of meat in the Bible are found in Genesis 1:29-30 where God gave every “herb bearing seed” and the “fruit of a tree…for meat.” Obviously, the fine flour of the meat offering would fit into the meaning of the word.
CONCLUSION: At the feast of Pentecost (Leviticus 23:15-17), there was to be offered a new meat offering. The new meat offering was like other meat offerings in most regards. There was, however, to be one major difference—the new meat offering was to be offered with leaven (Leviticus 23:17). Leaven, a type of sin, was to be included. Why? The feast of Pentecost was a type of the New Testament and the dispensation of grace. In this dispensation, more than in any other, God allows those who are sinners to partake of His righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ. And, though we may still have some leaven in us, we are allowed to offer our bodies a living sacrifice for God (Romans 12:1). What a glorious truth in this passage!
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