Bible Cross References
a stranger's
Numbers 15:14-16
14
And if at any time foreigners living among you, whether on a temporary or a permanent basis, make a food offering, an odor that pleases the LORD, they are to observe the same regulations.
15
For all time to come, the same rules are binding on you and on the foreigners who live among you. You and they are alike in the LORD's sight;
16
the same laws and regulations apply to you and to them.
Numbers 16:40
This was a warning to the Israelites that no one who was not a descendant of Aaron should come to the altar to burn incense for the LORD. Otherwise he would be destroyed like Korah and his men. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Eleazar through Moses.
Ezra 6:8-10
8
I hereby command you to help them rebuild it. Their expenses are to be paid promptly out of the royal funds received from taxes in West-of-Euphrates, so that the work is not interrupted.
9
Day by day, without fail, you are to give the priests in Jerusalem whatever they tell you they need: young bulls, sheep, or lambs to be burned as offerings to the God of Heaven, or wheat, salt, wine, or olive oil.
10
This is to be done so that they can offer sacrifices that are acceptable to the God of Heaven and pray for his blessing on me and my sons.
the bread
Leviticus 21:6
He must be holy and must not disgrace my name. He offers food offerings to me, and he must be holy.
Leviticus 21:8
The people must consider the priest holy, because he presents the food offerings to me. I am the LORD; I am holy and I make my people holy.
Leviticus 21:21
No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any physical defects may present the food offering to me.
Leviticus 21:22
Such a man may eat the food offered to me, both the holy food offering and the very holy food offering,
Malachi 1:7
This is how---by offering worthless food on my altar. Then you ask, 'How have we failed to respect you?' I will tell you---by showing contempt for my altar.
Malachi 1:8
When you bring a blind or sick or lame animal to sacrifice to me, do you think there's nothing wrong with that? Try giving an animal like that to the governor! Would he be pleased with you or grant you any favors?"
Malachi 1:12-14
12
But you dishonor me when you say that my altar is worthless and when you offer on it food that you despise.
13
You say, 'How tired we are of all this!' and you turn up your nose at me. As your offering to me you bring a stolen animal or one that is lame or sick. Do you think I will accept that from you?
14
A curse on the cheater who sacrifices a worthless animal to me, when he has in his flock a good animal that he promised to give me! For I am a great king, and people of all nations fear me."
because
Ephesians 2:12
At that time you were apart from Christ. You were foreigners and did not belong to God's chosen people. You had no part in the covenants, which were based on God's promises to his people, and you lived in this world without hope and without God.
1 John 5:18
We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them.