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NASB | 1 Samuel 2:13 and the custom of the priests with the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 2:13 and the custom of the priests with [the sacrifices of] the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged [meat] fork in his hand; |
Bible Question:
Does anyone out there know if God told Aaron or his sons that they could poke a fork in the pot that was cooking the sacrifice? Asked another way: in 1 Sam 2:13-14 seems to me to be an odd behavior. Was what they were doing a specific instruction given by God to the priest's servants when God gave His instructions regarding sacrifice and the portion for Aaron's sons? Lev 6:28-29 supports the behavior of eating the meat that was prepared but the habit of sticking the fork in seems a little greedy and impatient to me. I am not questioning thier priveledge of eating the meat. It was theirs to eat. I am questioning the method of obtaining the meat. I also know that the behavior of Levi's sons (vs 15-17)taking the meat before the fat was burned off was wrong. But the way it is written implys that this was an established habit maybe before Eli's sons ever showed up. |
Bible Answer: Shalom remorse2 Verse 12 of that chapter tells you that they (Eli's sons) were corrupt and did not know the Lord. I don't think that their procedure was customary, that is why the worshippers would object (as in verse 16). My 2cents worth Cheri |