Leviticus 2:13 states, “And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt.” God specifically mentions “season with salt”. Hmm?
Why mention the minor detail of salt?
Webster’s dictionary states that salt is used to season or preserve. What is the significance?
In cross-referencing with Numbers 18:18 “it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee”, salt is a symbol of preserving a covenant between the Lord and His people. God promised David that He would establish the throne of His kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7:12-13). Salt was a reminder of God’s working in the lives of His people.
In Mark 9:50, God commands us to “have salt in yourselves”. This salt will help to not only preserve us from the evil of this present world but also will help us to make a difference in the world around us. The salt in our lives should cause others to desire a change of flavor in their own lives. This will glorify Christ.
“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.” Mark 9:50
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man”. Colossians 4:6
