THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
It is stated in Scripture that they consumed holy foods prior to their consecration and before presenting offerings to God.
1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 2:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Also before they burnt the fat, the servant of the priest came, and said to the man that sacrificed: Give me flesh to boil for the priest: for I will not take of thee sodden flesh, but raw.
גַּם֮ בְּטֶרֶם֮ יַקְטִר֣וּן אֶת־הַחֵלֶב֒ וּבָ֣א ׀ נַ֣עַר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאָמַר֙ לָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֹּבֵ֔חַ תְּנָ֣ה בָשָׂ֔ר לִצְל֖וֹת לַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְלֹֽא־יִקַּ֧ח מִמְּךָ֛ בָּשָׂ֥ר מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל כִּ֥י אִם־חָֽי׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Gregorios Palamas
What led to the condemnation of Eli's sons, the high priest, and resulted in his sudden demise upon learning of their deaths, particularly due to his neglect in their upbringing? Was it not the inappropriate removal of the sacrificial meat from the cauldrons and consuming it? (see also Matthew 4:2)
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Lev 3:16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of a most sweet savour. All the fat shall be the Lord's.
- Lev 3:3And they shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings, for an oblation to the Lord: the fat that covereth the entrails, and all the fat that is within,
- Lev 3:5And they shall burn them upon the altar, for a holocaust, putting fire under the wood: for an oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord.
- Rom 16:18For they that are such serve not Christ our Lord but their own belly: and by pleasing speeches and good words seduce the hearts of the innocent.
- Phil 3:19Whose end is destruction: whose God is their belly: and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things.
- Jude 1:12These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves: clouds without water, which are carried about by winds: trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots: