Leviticus 22

It took about 5 minutes to read this chapter. (Note: I am reading in a slightly different order right now because I allowed my schedule to supercede my scripture reading time. I'm a little off schedule on the long readings, but ahead of schedule on the short readings. Hopefully I catch up in the next week or so.) In verses 17-25 of this chapter God gives examples as unacceptable sacrifices. They were animals that might have looked good from a distance, but had little value other than food. A bull that was capable of producing 100 strong offspring was of great value in a farming community. A steer that was destined for the dinner table was nothing special. Offering the former was an example of an acceptable, holy sacrifice. The latter was unholy; common, and therefore an unacceptable sacrifice.
Stuart