And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
The prohibition against profaning the holy things offered to the Lord stands within the laws regulating sacrifices and offerings and defining the duties of the priests. It is part of that system of worship in which what Israel brought to God was set apart as holy and entrusted to priestly care. Its place is therefore among the instructions that governed how sacred gifts were to be handled and guarded from common use.
The particulars of those sacrificial and priestly laws are not empty forms but carry significance in themselves. Their fuller meaning is disclosed in the sacrifice, life, and work of Jesus Christ. What was foreshadowed in the careful treatment of holy offerings finds its complete expression in Him.
The prohibition against profaning the holy things offered to the Lord stands within the laws regulating sacrifices and offerings and defining the duties of the priests. It is part of that system of worship in which what Israel brought to God was set apart as holy and entrusted to priestly care. Its place is therefore among the instructions that governed how sacred gifts were to be handled and guarded from common use.
The particulars of those sacrificial and priestly laws are not empty forms but carry significance in themselves. Their fuller meaning is disclosed in the sacrifice, life, and work of Jesus Christ. What was foreshadowed in the careful treatment of holy offerings finds its complete expression in Him.