“And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.”
The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings presented to the Lord. The priests receive the remainder of the grain offering as their food — the portion that was not burned as the memorial. The most holy designation of the priests' portion communicates the sacredness of what they eat: the food of the priestly community is consecrated food, most holy. 1 Corinthians 9:13 says those who work in the temple get their food from the temple — the principle of the Levitical grain offering, where the priests live from the altar's offerings, is the foundation for the apostle's argument that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
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