11But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine floura as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering. 12He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD; it is a sin offering. 13In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
11 a A tenth of an ephah is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters (probably about 2.6 pounds or 1.2 kilograms of flour).
How much work did it take to make fine flour at the time these verses were written?
“In most early societies, men planted and harvested wheat while women milled and baked the resulting flour into bread”...
Israelites couldn’t go to the store and buy it. One possible source was traders.
My point is, even though wheat (fine flour) was one of the least expensive sin offerings it still was a valuable commodity.
The Lord Jesus Christ is my sin offering!
What is yours?
Blessings, David
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