1 Samuel 2:16
If the individual said to him,“They should certainly burn the fat away first, then take for yourself whatever you wish,” he would say,“No! Give it now! If not, I’ll take it by force!”
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- Lev 3:16 : 16 Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma– all the fat belongs to the LORD.
- Lev 7:23-25 : 23 “Tell the Israelites,‘You must not eat any fat of an ox, sheep, or goat. 24 Moreover, the fat of an animal that has died of natural causes and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must certainly never eat it. 25 If anyone eats fat from the animal from which he presents a gift to the LORD, that person will be cut off from his people.
- 1 Pet 5:2-3 : 2 Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3 And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
- Judg 18:25 : 25 The Danites said to him,“Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die.”
- Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.
- Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so. 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
- Mic 3:5 : 5 This is what the LORD has said about the prophets who mislead my people,“If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.
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- 1 Sam 2:13-153 verses85%
13This was the priests’ routine with the people. Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, just as the meat was boiling.
14He would jab it into the basin, kettle, cauldron, or pot. Everything that the fork would bring up the priest would take for himself. This is how they used to treat all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh.
15Also, before they burned the fat the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice,“Give some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
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19“‘Then the priest must take all its fat and offer the fat up in smoke on the altar.
- Lev 3:14-163 verses73%
14Then he must present from it his offering as a gift to the LORD: the fat which covers the entrails and all the fat on the entrails,
15the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver(which he is to remove along with the kidneys).
16Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma– all the fat belongs to the LORD.
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13You are to take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe that is above the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
- Lev 7:24-252 verses72%
24Moreover, the fat of an animal that has died of natural causes and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must certainly never eat it.
25If anyone eats fat from the animal from which he presents a gift to the LORD, that person will be cut off from his people.
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21“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says to the people of Judah:‘You might as well go ahead and add the meat of your burnt offerings to that of the other sacrifices and eat it, too!
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17The sin of these young men was very great in the LORD’s sight, for they treated the LORD’s offering with contempt.
- Lev 4:9-102 verses72%
9the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver(which he is to remove along with the kidneys)
10– just as it is taken from the ox of the peace offering sacrifice– and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering.
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23Let them bring us two bulls. Let them choose one of the bulls for themselves, cut it up into pieces, and place it on the wood. But they must not set it on fire. I will do the same to the other bull and place it on the wood. But I will not set it on fire.
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18And their meat will be yours, just as the breast and the right hip of the raised offering is yours.
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12Next, the one presenting the offering must cut it into parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest must arrange them on the wood which is in the fire, on the altar.
- Lev 3:9-113 verses71%
9Then he must present a gift to the LORD from the peace offering sacrifice: He must remove all the fatty tail up to the end of the spine, the fat covering the entrails, and all the fat on the entrails,
10the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver(which he is to remove along with the kidneys).
11Then the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift to the LORD.
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3This shall be the priests’ fair allotment from the people who offer sacrifices, whether bull or sheep– they must give to the priest the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
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29Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.’
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6Crumble it in pieces and pour olive oil on it– it is a grain offering.
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16Then he took all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses offered it all up in smoke on the altar,
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8Priestly Portions of Burnt and Grain Offerings“‘As for the priest who presents someone’s burnt offering, the hide of that burnt offering which he presented belongs to him.
- Lev 3:3-42 verses71%
3Then the one presenting the offering must present a gift to the LORD from the peace offering sacrifice: He must remove the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that surrounds the entrails,
4the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver(which he is to remove along with the kidneys).
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20They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!
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25Then he took the fat(the fatty tail, all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat) and the right thigh,
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6Next, the one presenting the offering must skin the burnt offering and cut it into parts,
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31if the members of my household have never said,‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’–
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5Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up wood under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it.
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23Samuel said to the cook,“Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you– the one I asked you to keep with you.”
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9I then said,“I will not shepherd you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be eradicated, let it be eradicated. As for those who survive, let them eat each other’s flesh!”
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36Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money and for a scrap of bread. Each will say,‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”
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22“You are to take from the ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh– for it is the ram for consecration–
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15The thigh of the contribution offering and the breast of the wave offering they must bring in addition to the gifts of the fat parts to wave them as a wave offering before the LORD, and it will belong to you and your sons with you for a perpetual statute just as the LORD has commanded.”
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8“‘You must bring the grain offering that must be made from these to the LORD. Present it to the priest, and he will bring it to the altar.
- Lev 9:19-202 verses70%
19As for the fat parts from the ox and from the ram(the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the protruding lobe of the liver),
20they set those on the breasts and he offered the fat parts up in smoke on the altar.
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2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
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3and you make an offering by fire to the LORD from the herd or from the flock(whether a burnt offering or a sacrifice for discharging a vow or as a freewill offering or in your solemn feasts) to create a pleasing aroma to the LORD,
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16Half of it he burns in the fire– over that half he cooks meat; he roasts a meal and fills himself. Yes, he warms himself and says,‘Ah! I am warm as I look at the fire.’
- Lev 7:3-42 verses69%
3Then the one making the offering must present all its fat: the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails,
4the two kidneys and the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver(which he must remove along with the kidneys).
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14“‘If a man eats a holy offering by mistake, he must add one fifth to it and give the holy offering to the priest.
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17Next he presented the grain offering, filled his hand with some of it, and offered it up in smoke on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering.
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16“‘If his offering is a votive or freewill sacrifice, it may be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and also the leftovers from it may be eaten on the next day,
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14You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.
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25Then you are to take them from their hands and burn them on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD.