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SEASON WITH SALT
LORD’S DAY, APRIL 7
Leviticus 2
1 Thessalonians 4:7
“And every oblation of
thy meat offering shalt
thou season with salt…”
SEASON WITH SALT
Unlike leaven that must not be added to all the meat offerings, every oblation must be seasoned with salt.
Salt is a product that has only one requirement: It must be salty. The salt that is commonly sold in our supermarkets today is always salty. But there is salt in the Dead Sea region that becomes tasteless when mixed with impurities found in the Dead Sea region itself. Once salt has lost its saltiness, it is useless. It is good for walking on, i.e. to pave roads. Matthew 5:13: “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Salt is a most desirable commodity in Israel. It is used to give taste to food. But more importantly, without refrigeration, salt is used to preserve meats from decaying. That is why every oblation (i.e. something brought near the altar) must be seasoned with salt. There must be no decay or rotting in any of the freewill offerings. The use of salt would ensure that there was no accidental forgetfulness in preserving the offering. Thus, a mandatory requirement was provided for by the LORD to help His people. The preservative nature of salt would help the Israelites to remember how their lives must be seasoned with salt, including their words. They were the people of God. Their holy testimony had the potency to prevent the decay in society as individuals, families and a national witness. The impurities that caused decay in their lives were sins. Repentance in Christ before God would restore their saltiness. The world around them needed to see Christ.
Jesus says that all believers are the salt of the earth in His Sermon on the Mount (cf. Matt 5). We are the people of God today. Our holy lives will have the preserving power of salt. Be ye holy as God is holy. This is the most needed commodity today. Are you the salt of the earth?
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 2:13
PRAYER: Father, make me the salt in my home, school, place of work, and church, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.