1. 1 Samuel 1:4 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why did Elkanah give portions of the sacrificial meat to his family?

1 Samuel 1:4 (ESV)

4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

Old covenant law stipulated that the fellowship or peace offering (Leviticus 7:11–21; Leviticus 7:28–34; Deuteronomy 12:5–14) was meant to be shared by the family and eaten in the presence of the Lord.1