Leviticus 1:14-17 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves… "Then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons." There is a great deal of tenderness in the Lord's way of dealing with the offerings of the poor among men; but there is a great deal of meanness in man's way of giving poor offerings to the Lord. The Lord says, If the offering is of the herd, let it be of the best; if the offerer is too poor to bring a bullock, let him take a choice offering from his sheep or his goats; if indeed he has neither herd nor flock, let him bring the best he can find from among his fowls or his pigeons, and the willing spirit shall enlarge the small offering in the sight of the Lord. But man says, My cows are all Alderney or Durham stock; I must hold on to them. My sheep are South Down and Cotesworth; they are needed for wool and mutton. Some of my fowls and pigeons are of fancy breed: I don't see how I can let them go. But there is a sickly pigeon, and a chicken with the "pip." They'll do for an offering. And the close-fisted believer goes up smilingly to the sanctuary, and passes in his shabby offering, with a self-gratulatory likening of his gift to the "widow's mites." There is a world of beauty in the Lord's regard for the circumstances and necessities of His children. There is a shameful perversion, by ungrateful men, of God's goodness in His call for offerings according to the means — not according to the meanness — of those who profess to love and serve Him. (H. C. Trumbull.). Parallel Verses KJV: And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. |
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