salt together.39 This salt of the covenant symbolized the binding character of the agreement made. The covenant between God and Levi and the covenant between God and David are termed covenants of salt (Num 18:19; 2 Chr 13:5). In the present passage salt is made a part of all offerings, thus symbolizing that the covenant between the LORD and Israel was to be a binding covenant. Whenever an Israelite made an offering, he was strikingly reminded of his covenant with the LORD and its obligations and
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