Leviticus 2 · Grade 4
The Salt of the Covenant
Read and Think
Not every offering in Leviticus was an animal. In the grain offering, people brought fine flour with oil and frankincense. It was a gift from the work of their hands and the harvest God gave them.
The offering could be baked, cooked on a griddle, or prepared in a pan, but it had to be made without yeast or honey. God also said every grain offering must be seasoned with salt. He called it the salt of the covenant of your God, a reminder of His lasting promise to His people.
The priest burned a handful as a memorial on the altar, and the rest belonged to the priests. This gave the priests food as they served. The grain offering shows that God cares about our everyday work, and that giving back to Him is a way of saying thank You.
Show What You Know
What did people bring in the grain offering?
What could not be added?
What did God call the salt?
What happened to the rest of the offering?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- In the grain offering, people brought fine with oil and frankincense.
- It was a gift from the work of their hands and the harvest gave them.
- The offering could be baked, cooked on a griddle, or prepared in a , but it had to be made without yeast or honey.
- God also said every grain offering must be seasoned with .
- The offering shows that God cares about our everyday work, and that giving back to Him is a way of saying thank You.
Think About It
What gifts has God given you that you can thank Him for?
How can your everyday work become a gift to God?
Memory Verse
“Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.”
Leviticus 2:13 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for the food You give us. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why do you think God cared about the priests having food?
- How can ordinary work, like cooking or chores, honor God?
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