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All with frankincense: “This substance was often used in rituals of antiquity, because it produces a pleasant odor when burned. Poole described fine flour: “Searched, or sifted, and purged from all bran, it being fit that the best things should be offered to the best Being.” This brought necessary and helpful grain and other produce to the priests. Grains and things that grow are of great necessity and benefit to man, and it is appropriate to honor God with such things.Įven the poorest could offer a grain offering, and God wanted to open the door for the poor to bring offerings to Him. Matthew Poole considered three reasons for the grain offering. “This meal offering was the work of men’s hands, of the fruits of the ground, the result of cultivation, manufacture, and preparation and it was the symbol of service offered.” Campbell Morgan rightly saw the grain offering as suggestive of our service to God. The remainder was given to the priests for their own use in making bread for the priest and his family ( the rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’). A portion of the flour was burnt before the LORD on the altar. When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD: The grain offering was typically fine flour, mixed with a bit of oil and frankincense. It is most holy of the offerings to the LORD made by fire.Ī.

The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it. ‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour. ( Leviticus 2:1-3) The presentation of the grain offering.

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