“...of the king's goods...that which they have need of... for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven...That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven.”
(Ezra 6:8-10)
Allow me to give a brief summary of the context of the above quoted Scripture. The king is commanding that from his goods the elect of God be provided the means they need, so they can acquire those things to help them in their worship and service to God - in this particular instance sacrificial animals.
It is not my intent to take the text out of context, but we are told all the Scripture can be used for instruction in righteousness. I believe there is a deep underlying truth to be found in our story if we will dig for it. And that being, any and all things we buy from our King's provisions should be sacrificed to our God.
That is, it is to be laid on the altar of sacrifice to go up in flames so to speak. Few if any ever tried to foolishly hold on to ashes, other than in the case of cremation. Paul tells us all that does not go up in smoke here, will at the Judgement Seat of Christ (1Cor. 3:13,15). Only those who sit among the ashes (Job 2:8) are given in exchange beauty to replace them (Isa. 61:3).
“Throw everything you hold dear in this life into the fiery furnace and out will come gold.”
(rds)
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