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the priests, one of whom shall take from it his And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
handful of fine flour and oil with all the frank- 24 For He has not despised nor abhorred
incense. And the priest shall burn it as a the affliction of the afflicted;
memorial on the altar, an offering made by Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
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fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD. The rest of But when He cried to Him, He heard.
the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his 25 My praise shall be of You in the great
sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the assembly;
LORD made by fire.
4 ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain I will pay My vows before those who
fear Him.
offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleav- 26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
ened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or Those who seek Him will praise the
unleavened wafers anointed with oil. But if
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LORD.
your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, Let your heart live forever!
it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with
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oil. You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on 27 All the ends of the world
it; it is a grain offering. Shall remember and turn to the LORD,
7 ‘If your offering is a grain offering baked in And all the families of the nations
a covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour Shall worship before You.
with oil. You shall bring the grain offering 28 For the kingdom is the LORD’s,
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that is made of these things to the LORD. And And He rules over the nations.
when it is presented to the priest, he shall 29 All the prosperous of the earth
bring it to the altar. Then the priest shall take Shall eat and worship;
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from the grain offering a memorial portion, All those who go down to the dust
and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made Shall bow before Him,
by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD. And what Even he who cannot keep himself
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is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and alive.
his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the
LORD made by fire. 30 A posterity shall serve Him.
11 ‘No grain offering which you bring to the It will be recounted of the Lord to the
LORD shall be made with leaven, for you shall next generation,
burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering 31 They will come and declare His
to the LORD made by fire. As for the offering righteousness to a people who
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of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the will be born,
LORD, but they shall not be burned on the altar That He has done this.
for a sweet aroma. And every offering of your
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grain offering you shall season with salt; you Proverbs 8:32–36
shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your 32 “Now therefore, listen to me,
God to be lacking from your grain offering. my children,
With all your offerings you shall offer salt. For blessed are those who keep my
14 ‘If you offer a grain offering of your first- ways.
fruits to the LORD, you shall offer for the grain 33 Hear instruction and be wise,
offering of your firstfruits green heads of And do not disdain it.
grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from 34 Blessed is the man who listens to me,
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full heads. And you shall put oil on it, and lay Watching daily at my gates,
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frankincense on it. It is a grain offering. Then Waiting at the posts of my doors.
the priest shall burn the memorial portion: 35 For whoever finds me finds life,
part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with And obtains favor from the LORD;
all the frankincense, as an offering made by 36 But he who sins against me wrongs
fire to the LORD. his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
Psalm 22:22–31
Matthew 27:27–54
22 I will declare Your name to
My brethren; 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Je-
In the midst of the assembly sus into the Praetorium and gathered the
I will praise You. whole garrison around Him. And they
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23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify 29 When they had twisted a crown of thorns,
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