EXOD959 Kohanim shall eat of sin offerings and guilt offerings. As is known, all actions done with the offerings are meant to positively influence our thoughts and intentions, to incline them towards the good, so that we subdue our baser urges and are inspired to follow our souls and perform mitzvos. For this reason, regarding all of our dealings with the Beis HaMikdash and the offerings, the Torah commands us conduct ourselves with the utmost respect and reverence, so that awe and humility will fill our hearts whenever we enter or even just think of the Beis HaMikdash. Honorable conduct regarding the offerings requires that the Kohanim eat the meat of the offerings that they bring on our behalf in the Beit HaMikdash. The Kohanim are forbidden to sell the meat, or to give it to their servants or the dogs. Similarly, the Kohanim must eat the meat in a holy place, and they must not let it remain uneaten for a long period of time, lest it spoil and lose its appeal. All of these laws reflect the great value and holiness of the offerings.