1. Lévitique 6:16 (NEG79)
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Why was the priest not allowed to eat the grain offering?

Lévitique 6:16 (NEG79)

16 Toute offrande d'un sacrificateur sera brûlée en entier; elle ne sera point mangée.

The priest could not eat from this daily offering because it was made on his behalf. Instead it had to be offered to God completely. A priest could only partake of an offering while functioning in his role as mediator on behalf of his people. A similar situation exits with regard to the purification offering (see Leviticus 6:24–30).