The firstfruits of your grain, of your wine and of your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.
Deuteronomy 18:4
Grain, wine, oil, and fleece in this verse aren't meant to limit the firstfruits offerings. They are only stand-ins for all the products of human labor and wealth.
There is no functioning Levitical priesthood on earth and I don't know any believing Levites in my local community, so I try to honor this commandment by giving away some of the first harvest from my garden to friends, family, and neighbors.
Typically I try to write something informative or thoughtful, today I’m looking for some input… Solomon writes there is noting new under the sun, implying that everything cycles. Other than the flood of Noah and the destruction of the cities on the plain, which cycle might you think we are currently in that has happened before which shifted the world or the way we might live? Please provide historical accounts, Biblical or otherwise.
Anne Elliott
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