Leviticus 21:6
21:6 “‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy.
Leviticus 21:8
21:8 You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the
Lord who sanctifies you all,
am holy.
Leviticus 21:21-22
21:21 No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward
to present the
Lord’s gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.
21:22 He may eat both the most holy and the holy food of his God,
Malachi 1:7-8
1:7 You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, ‘How have we offended you?’ By treating the table
of the
Lord as if it is of no importance!
1:8 For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick,
is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them
to your governor! Will he be pleased with you
or show you favor?” asks the
Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 1:12-14
1:12 “But you are profaning it by saying that the table of the Lord is common and its offerings
despicable.
1:13 You also say, ‘How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the
Lord who rules over all, “and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?”
asks the
Lord.
1:14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,”
says the
Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”