He Has His Reasons

Leviticus 1-3

The grain offering of Leviticus 2 was to be prepared with oil and salt, but without yeast or honey. As I mulled over the reasons why oil and salt were necessary, but yeast and honey would be forbidden, no reason really stuck out. I looked at several commentaries where learned men explained the hidden symbolism of...

• oil - grace, anointing, Holy Spirit
• salt - savory, incorruptibility, wisdom 
• yeast - pride, malice, hypocrisy
• honey - sensual pleasure, artificiality, man adding to God's goodness

Like many scriptural fuzzy areas, there numerous, often contradictory, explanations. But one thing is common to all explanations... the God who authored the original words. Job thought he had questions for God as to why this or why that, but when he got the opportunity to ask the questions face to face, he bowed down in worship instead. God has his reasons, and that's enough.