If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted. The piggul principle from Leviticus 7:18 — the third-day meat is disqualified — is included in the Holiness Code. The proper handling of the fellowship offering's temporal requirements is part of the community's holiness. The connection between proper offering management and holiness communicates that worship is not only about the act of offering but about the ongoing responsibility for what has been offered.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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