1 Samuel 2:13-16
13The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, 14and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15Moreover, abefore the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.” 16And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.”1 Samuel 2:29
29Why then do you bscorn ▼▼Hebrew kick at
my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ Isaiah 56:12
12 d“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
eand tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
Ezekiel 34:3
3 fYou eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, gyou slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep.Micah 3:5
5 Thus says the Lord concerning hthe prophetswho lead my people astray,
iwho cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.
Matthew 7:15
A Tree and Its Fruit
15 j“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are kravenous wolves.Romans 16:18
18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ltheir own appetites, ▼▼Greek their own belly
and nby smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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