Leviticus 2

In today's readings about how to offer grain sacrifices to the Lord three things stood out to me:

- The offerings had to be prepared without yeast or honey. The idea of leaving yeast, or leavening, out of foods that were part of religious ordinances was also present in Exodus, and I think is throughout the Bible. This is even used in Jesus' teachings in the New Testament.

- It was also required that salt be included in any baked offerings, which again is reminiscent of New Testament ideas. There we, as Christians, are to be the salt of the Earth; here, the salt is somehow representing the covenant between the Lord and the Israelites.

- Lastly, I noticed that only a small part - a "handful" of the offerings were to be burned. The rest was given to the priests, so I assume that was part of how they were provided for. That seems pretty cool :)