Lev 19:23-25 | KingComments | STEP | When the people have come into the land, the fruit of trees they plant in the land is at first unclean. That fruit is still, as it were, fed by soil cultivated by the Canaanites. For three years, eating it was forbidden to God’s people, because it was still too closely linked to the stain that adjoined the country. The fruit in the fourth year may be eaten, but must be offered to God. He also asserts his right to the first fruits with regard to the fruits of the trees, the same as with animals and children. The acknowledgment of this birthright will lead to a greater yield for the people. Application: everything that comes out of the world is unclean. What does not come from God Himself is unclean. Therefore, we must bring the earthly things into connection with God’s Word and prayer. In this way we sanctify the things of the world we use ( ). Then also it gets a richer meaning, a greater yield, it is more to the glory of God.

‏ Leviticus 19:23-25

Eating the Fruit of the Land

When the people have come into the land, the fruit of trees they plant in the land is at first unclean. That fruit is still, as it were, fed by soil cultivated by the Canaanites. For three years, eating it was forbidden to God’s people, because it was still too closely linked to the stain that adjoined the country.

The fruit in the fourth year may be eaten, but must be offered to God. He also asserts his right to the first fruits with regard to the fruits of the trees, the same as with animals and children. The acknowledgment of this birthright will lead to a greater yield for the people.

Application: everything that comes out of the world is unclean. What does not come from God Himself is unclean. Therefore, we must bring the earthly things into connection with God’s Word and prayer. In this way we sanctify the things of the world we use (1Tim 4:4-5). Then also it gets a richer meaning, a greater yield, it is more to the glory of God.