Leviticus 2:12

“As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.”

"As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour." - Leviticus 2:12
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What does Leviticus 2:12 mean?

Leviticus 2:12 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour." This verse is part of a larger passage detailing the various offerings and…

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Harvesting Gratitude: The Spiritual Significance of Firstfruits

In the book of Leviticus, a profound directive is given to the children of Israel regarding the offering of their firstfruits to the Lord. Leviticus 2:12 states, "As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar…

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Firstfruits

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne of grace today, my heart is filled with gratitude. Your word in Leviticus 2:12 reminds us of the importance of offering our firstfruits unto You, showing our recognition of Your provision and Your sovereignty in our lives. Lord, I…

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Leviticus 2:12 - "¶ As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour."
Leviticus 8:1-12
Leviticus 12:2 - "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean."
Leviticus 12:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 12:3 - "And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."
Leviticus 24:12 - "And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them."
Leviticus 3:12 - "¶ And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD."
Leviticus 26:12 - "And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people."
Leviticus 11:12 - "Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you."
Leviticus 8:12 - "And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him."
Leviticus 25:12 - "For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Leviticus 12:1
Leviticus 18:12 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman."
Leviticus 22:12 - "If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things."
Leviticus 27:12 - "And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be."
Leviticus 15:12 - "And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water."
Leviticus 19:12 - "¶ And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD."
Leviticus 9:12 - "And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar."
"And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised." - Leviticus 12:3
Leviticus 20:10-12 - "Leviticus 20:10-12 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death. If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads."
"¶ And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD." - Leviticus 3:12
Leviticus 20:12 - "And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them."
Leviticus 14:12 - "And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:"
Leviticus 23:12 - "And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD."
"And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them." - Leviticus 24:12
Leviticus 12:5 - "But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days."
Leviticus 16:12 make the censor obvious. Make the Priest a Hebrew, and have his Garments on.
Leviticus 2:6 - "Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering."
Leviticus 13:12 - "And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;"