Ezra 6:9

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

Cross-references

Ezra 7:17 Parallel

Ezra 7:17 similarly lists provisions for temple sacrifices under a different Persian king, reinforcing the pattern of royal support.

Exodus 29:38-42 institutes the daily burnt offering of two lambs with grain and wine, the very pattern Ezra's provision supports.

Leviticus 1:3-5 prescribes the burnt offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs that are listed here, showing the decree follows the law.

Leviticus 1:10 specifies that burnt offering animals from the flock must be unblemished males, qualifying the rams and lambs provided here.

Leviticus 2:1-16 prescribes grain offerings of flour, oil, and frankincense, explaining the wheat and oil listed here.

Leviticus 2:13 commands salt in every grain offering—the reason salt appears among the provisions listed here.

Numbers 15:4-31 gives exact amounts of grain, oil, and wine to accompany each burnt offering, directly informing the supplies in this verse.

1 Chronicles 9:29 records Levites entrusted with storing fine flour, wine, oil, and spices, the same items provided here for temple use.

Ezekiel 45:17 describes a prince providing temple offerings, a pattern seen here with a Gentile king supplying sacrifices.

Mark 9:49 Allusion

Mark 9:49 echoes the OT requirement of salting sacrifices, seen here in the decree that supplies salt for temple offerings.