A Salty Life

Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? 2 Chronicles 13:5

     Salt is sprinkled throughout the Old and New Testaments. (Pardon the pun) According to the rules of sacrifice, the Israelites were to put salt both on the meat and the grain offerings. (Numbers 18 and Leviticus 2)  A covenant is a sacred oath, a promise of God’s faithfulness.

     God used some unusual objects in His covenants. With Noah, He used the rainbow. (Genesis 9) With Abraham He used the stars. (Genesis 15) With Moses He used tablets of stone. (Exodus 34)

     Salt represented hospitality and friendship and a common Arabic expression was, “There is salt between us.” Salt also became a symbol of a truce between enemies as they shared a dish of salt. Peace, friendship and a promise of God. Tomorrow we will talk about salt in the New Testament and what it means for us. We are called to be the salt of the earth.

Dear Lord,

We are fascinated with Your Word. Teach us how to be salt and light in the world and what that means. We thank You for the Holy Spirit’s guiding today as we turn our minds to You.

In Jesus Name

Amen