Lev 2:13 | KingComments | STEP | In this verse the salt is mentioned three times. Salt speaks of sustainability, because it repels corruption. We read elsewhere about a covenant of salt ( ). This is a covenant that does not dilute, but that withstands time and loses none of its efficacy. This certainly applies to Christ and His sacrifice. The Lord Jesus calls His followers for having “salt in themselves” ( ). They should be the preserving element in the world ( ). The salt as an addition to every grain offering (“all your offerings”) means that the offering of the Lord Jesus keeps its value forever. The pleasure and the pleasant smell of the offering are not short-lived, transient, but permanent, everlasting in nature. It is “the salt of the covenant of your God”, that is to say, that all promises of God are kept and that He will fulfil the obligations He has voluntarily taken upon Himself. Christ is the guarantee for this.

‏ Leviticus 2:13

Salt Must Be Added to the Grain Offering

In this verse the salt is mentioned three times. Salt speaks of sustainability, because it repels corruption. We read elsewhere about a covenant of salt (2Chr 13:5). This is a covenant that does not dilute, but that withstands time and loses none of its efficacy. This certainly applies to Christ and His sacrifice. The Lord Jesus calls His followers for having “salt in themselves” (Mk 9:50). They should be the preserving element in the world (Mt 5:13a).

The salt as an addition to every grain offering (“all your offerings”) means that the offering of the Lord Jesus keeps its value forever. The pleasure and the pleasant smell of the offering are not short-lived, transient, but permanent, everlasting in nature. It is “the salt of the covenant of your God”, that is to say, that all promises of God are kept and that He will fulfil the obligations He has voluntarily taken upon Himself. Christ is the guarantee for this.