Leviticus 2:15

12-16 Salt is required in all the offerings. God hereby intimates to them that their sacrifices, in themselves, were unsavoury. All religious services must be seasoned with grace. Christianity is the salt of the earth. Directions are given about offering their first-fruits at harvest. If a man, with a thankful sense of God's goodness in giving him a plentiful crop, was disposed to present an offering to God, let him bring the first ripe and full ears. Whatever was brought to God must be the best in its kind, though it were but green ears of corn. Oil and frankincense must be put upon it. Wisdom and humility soften and sweeten the spirits and services of young people, and their green ears of corn shall be acceptable. God takes delight in the first ripe fruits of the Spirit, and the expressions of early piety and devotion. Holy love to God is the fire by which all our offerings must be ma...

EXPOSITION THE MEAT OFFERING. The regulation of the burnt offering as a Levitical institution is immediately followed by a similar regulation of the meat offering, consisting of flour and oil, with salt and frankincense, and usually accompanied by the drink offering of wine. The sacrifice of the animal in the burnt offering had represented the entire surrender of the offerer's will and life to God; the presentation of the fruits and products of the earth in the meat offering represents man's gift of homage, whereby he acknowledges God's sovereignty over all things and over himself, by offering to him a portion of that which he had graciously bestowed in abundance. David's words, "All things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee … all this store cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own" (1 Chronicles 29:1

AND THOU SHALT PUT OIL UPON IT, AND LAY FRANKINCENSE THEREON,.... Either on the ears of corn dried, or on the fine flour of them when ground; in like manner as the oil and frankincense were put upon the fine flour of wheat, and upon the cakes and wafers baked, Leviticus 2:1 IT [IS] A MEAT OFFERING; one sort of it, and like the rest....

2. THE MEAL OFFERING CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The general instruction (Leviticus 2:1)_ 2. Baked in the oven (Leviticus 2:4) 3. Baked in a pan (Leviticus 2:5) 4. Baked in a frying pan (Leviticus 2:7) 5. Presented unto the priest (Leviticus 2:8) 6. The oblation of the firstfruits (Leviticus 2:12) The word “meat” should be changed throughout this chapter to “meal.” This offering or oblation is closely connected with th

MEAL OFFERING AS FIRSTFRUITS. These are not to be offered raw, but if from garden growth (RV, fresh ear) in the form of bruised grits. The ritual is as in Leviticus 2:1. The part of it which is burnt is called a memorial; this term is regularly connected with the term offering made by fire. Its original is probably the ritual calling upon the name of Yahweh (calling the sacrifice to His remembrance) which would accompany the actual burning, the culminating point of the whole rite....

Meal-Offering of firstfruits (Heb. _bikkûrîm_). The _rçshîth_of Leviticus 2:12 is not to be offered on the altar, while the -memorial" of the _bikkûrîm_is offered (Leviticus 2:16) as -an offering made by fire unto the _Lord_....

c. THE MEAL OFFERING 2:1-16 TEXT 2:1-16 1 And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal-offering unto Jehovah, his oblation shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: 2 and he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof. And the priest shall burn it as the memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah: 3 and that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and his sons-': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire. 4 And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 5 And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-...

THE MEAL OFFERING The rendering of AV MEAT OFFERING is liable to misunderstanding, as meat now suggests flesh meat. But this is a vegetable, or bloodless, sacrifice, a consecration to God of the produce of the field. Its principal constituent is fine flour, which may be presented either raw (Leviticus 2:1), or baked into cakes in the oven (Leviticus 2:4), or in a pan (Leviticus 2:5), or boiled in a pot (Leviticus 2:7). The meal is mixed with oil and salt, as when used for food, but no leaven or honey must be used, as these cause fermentation and are symbolical of uncleanness ...

LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words in brackets (…). CHAPTER 2 THE *CORN OFFERING V1 ‘When anybody (wants to) bring a *corn offering to the *LORD, (that person must make it) with the *finest flour. They must pour *oil onto it and they must put *incense onto it. V2 Then they must take it to the priests, (who are) Aaron’s sons. (The priest) must take as much (of the mixture) as he can hold in his hand. It must contain the *finest flour, (some) *oil and all the *incense. He must burn this on the *alta

וְ נָתַתָּ֤ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְ שַׂמְתָּ֥ עָלֶ֖יהָ לְבֹנָ֑ה מִנְחָ֖ה הִֽוא׃...