Leviticus 02 

2:1 “ ‘When a person presents a grain offering to the Lord, his offering must consist of choice wheat flour, and he must pour olive oil on it and put frankincense on it. 

 

If a person offered a grain offering, then the offering must be choice white flour mixed with olive oil and frankincense. Frankincense was a pleasant smelling perfume.

 

2:2 Then he must bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and the priest must scoop out from there a handful of its choice wheat flour and some of its olive oil in addition to all of its frankincense, and the priest must offer its memorial portion up in smoke on the altar—it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 

 

The priests would scoop some of the grain offering and throw it on the burning altar.

 

2:3 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord. 

 

The offering that was not thrown on the altar belonged to Aaron and his sons. The offerings of the people were sustenance for the priests.

 

Processed Grain Offerings

2:4  “ ‘When you present an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must be made of choice wheat flour baked into unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil or unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil. 

 

If an Israelite wanted to make an offering of grain baked in an oven, then it must be made of choice wheat flour with no leaven. Leaven was a symbol of sin. The baked bread was to be mixed with olive oil.

 

2:5 If your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle, it must be choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil, unleavened. 

 

If the offering was grain that was cooked on the griddle, then it must be choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil and no leaven.

 

2:6 Crumble it in pieces and pour olive oil on it—it is a grain offering.

 

The griddled bread was to be crumbled into pieces and mixed with olive oil.

 

2:7 If your offering is a grain offering made in a pan, it must be made of choice wheat flour deep fried in olive oil.

 

If the offering was cooked in a pan, then it must be made of choice wheat flour and fried in olive oil.

 

2:8  “ ‘You must bring the grain offering that must be made from these to the Lord. Present it to the priest, and he will bring it to the altar. 

 

The grain offerings were to be taken to the priests. The priests would bring the offerings to the altar.

 

2:9 Then the priest must take up from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar—it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 

 

The priest was to take a scoop of the grain offering and offer it to Jehovah upon the altar. The aroma smelled good to Jehovah.

 

2:10 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord. 

 

The remainder of the grain offering was sustenance for the priests. Since the priests possessed no land or income, then their families were supported by the animal and grain offerings. The priests were to be supported by the people so that they could perform the rituals which pointed to the Lord Jesus Christ. They were also to study and teach the people.

 

The job of the modern pastor is to study and teach the Word of God. The deacons are to perform the other services of the church.

 

Additional Grain Offering Regulations

2:11 “ ‘No grain offering which you present to the Lord can be made with yeast, for you must not offer up in smoke any yeast or honey as a gift to the Lord. 

 

Yeast was a symbol of evil. It was not allowed in any of the offerings.

 

2:12 You can present them to the Lord as an offering of first fruit, but they must not go up to the altar for a soothing aroma. 

 

The first fruits of a harvest can be offered to Jehovah, but not on the altar.

 

2:13 Moreover, you must season every one of your grain offerings with salt; you must not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be missing from your grain offering—on every one of your grain offerings you must present salt. 

 

Every grain offering was to be mixed with salt. Salt was used in the New Testament as a symbol of the Jewish messianic believers whose lives were preserving the nation of Israel from being spoiled. Since the Abrahamic Covenant promised that the nation of Israel would one day receive the land which was promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, then a believing remnant must survive in order to receive this land. The believing Jewish Remnant is the salt which helps to preserve the rest of the sinful Jewish nation.

 

2:14 “ ‘If you present a grain offering of first ripe grain to the Lord, you must present your grain offering of first ripe grain as soft kernels roasted in fire—crushed bits of fresh grain. 

 

If the offerer presented a grain offering of the first ripe grain, then the kernels were to be crushed and roasted on the fire.

 

2:15 And you must put olive oil on it and set frankincense on it—it is a grain offering. 

 

The grain offering was to be mixed with olive oil and frankincense.

 

2:16 Then the priest must offer its memorial portion up in smoke—some of its crushed bits, some of its olive oil, in addition to all of its frankincense—it is a gift to the Lord. 

 

 

The offering was to be completely burnt up in smoke.