"Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. The trespass offering is like the sin offering; there is one law for them both: the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. And the priest who offers anyone’s burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered. Also every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in the covered pan, or in a pan, shall be the priest’s who offers it. Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil, or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other." (vv.6-10)
When the trespass offering is described in chapter 5, the focus is on the reasons why it would be necessary to make the offering. It said nothing of what to do with the blood or the fat of the sacrificial animal.
Here in chapter 7 the priest is now instructed to follow a similar pattern of previous sacrifices. The blood and the fat belonged to God and the meat portions could be shared among the priests, with its distribution determined by the priest who actually performed the trespass offering or the sin offering (the priest who makes atonement shall have it.)
Provision was and is made by the Lord for those who heed His call and enter His service. If He calls you, follow Him and He will care for you. God has our provision in mind at all times, even when we seem to have little. The Lord rewards His faithful ones, not only in this world, as it was for the Levitical priests, but forever, as it is for all who have faith in the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
He is our Living Bread.
The Truth: “And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
