Philippians

Phil 2:17
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

You know, I've read this verse many times and have not really understood it. I understood the concept that Paul felt like he was an offering. And I imagined that he was expressing the thought of pouring his all into the work and the offering.

So Bible study last week, it was pointed out that back in the old testament days that the drink offering was usually the secondary offering along side one of the regular meat offerings.

So Paul isn't boasting that he is being poured out. But rather that he is the secondary offering, while the Philippians and their work in faith and their faith is the primary offering.

That was a really exciting epiphany moment.