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Leviticus 6:29
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: itis most holy.

Leviticus 21:21,22
No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God…

Numbers 18:10
In the most holyplace shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

It shall

Leviticus 3:17
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Leviticus 22:3-7
Say unto them, Whosoeverhe be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: Iam the LORD…

Exodus 29:37
Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

Haggai 2:12-14
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No…

This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come.
The term "permanent portion" indicates the enduring nature of this ordinance. It was not a temporary measure but a lasting statute for the priestly line. The food offerings, which included grain offerings and portions of animal sacrifices, were a means of sustaining the priests who served in the tabernacle and later the temple. This provision reflects God's care for those who minister in His name, as seen in1 Corinthians 9:13-14, where Paul references the support of those who preach the gospel. The phrase "for the generations to come" emphasizes the continuity of God's covenant with Israel and the perpetual nature of the priestly duties until the coming of Christ, who fulfills and transcends the Old Testament sacrificial system.

Anything that touches them will become holy.”
This statement highlights the concept of holiness and the transfer of sanctity through contact. In the ancient Near Eastern context, holiness was often associated with separation and purity. The idea that anything touching the offerings becomes holy underscores the sacredness of the offerings and the seriousness of approaching God. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be holy as God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16). The holiness of the offerings points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, whose holiness and righteousness are imputed to believers, making them holy in God's sight (2 Corinthians 5:21).

• The privilege is restricted to the male descendants of Aaron—the ordained priests (Exodus 29:32;Leviticus 6:29).

• This limitation underscores the holiness of the grain offering. God assigns both responsibility and provision to the same group: those who serve may partake (Numbers 18:8–11).

• By allowing priests to eat what is offered, the LORD tangibly supports His ministers (1 Corinthians 9:13).

• When David sought consecrated bread, the priest noted that only those set apart could lawfully eat it (1 Samuel 21:4–6), echoing the principle in this verse.

• “Permanent” (or “perpetual”) signals an ongoing statute as long as the Levitical system stands (Numbers 18:19;Deuteronomy 18:1–5).

• God builds continuity into worship: each generation of priests shares the same call and the same provision.

• The clause also foreshadows a greater, everlasting priesthood realized in Christ, “because He lives forever, He holds His priesthood permanently” (Hebrews 7:24).

• For Israel, the perpetual statute reinforced the dependability of God’s covenant care.

• The offering’s sanctity is so intense that contact communicates holiness (Exodus 29:37;Leviticus 7:19).

• Holiness here is not magical but covenantal: only what is allowed to touch the consecrated elements is itself set apart to God. Unauthorized contact brings judgment (Leviticus 10:1–2).

• This principle finds its ultimate expression in Christ. A woman “touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped” (Luke 8:44). Holiness emanates from the One to whom every offering pointed.

• Practical takeaway: God’s holiness is contagious to those who draw near properly, yet dangerous to those who approach casually.

Leviticus 6:18 sets boundaries and blessings around the grain offering: the male priests alone may eat it; their right to do so endures through every generation; and the offering’s holiness spreads to anything it contacts. Together these clauses highlight God’s faithful provision for His servants, the lasting nature of His statutes, and the serious, transformative power of His holiness—realities ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, our eternal High Priest.

Every one that toucheth them shall be holy.--According to this rendering, which exhibits one of the views that obtained during the second Temple, the meaning is that any one who touches the sacrifices of the first order of holiness must not only be a descendant of Aaron and a male, but must have sanctified himself by undergoing the necessary ablutions. (SeeLeviticus 22:6-7.) There is, however, another view of the passage which is of equal, if not of anterior, date. That is,whosoorwhatsoever toucheth them shall become holy.Any layman or any ordinary utensil, &c., becomes sacred by touching one of the higher order of sanctity. (SeeExodus 29:37;Exodus 30:29;Ezekiel 44:19;Ezekiel 46:20;Haggai 2:12.) . . .

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