1.
And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
any = soul. Hebrew. nephesh, as in Leviticus 4:2 . See App-13 .
offer. Hebrew. karab. See App-43 . [ bring near , or, to draw near ]
a = an approach offering of. Hebrew. korban. See App-43 . [ a gift , or an admittance-offering ].
meat offering. Better, "an oblation of a meal offering". Hebrew. minchah. See App-43 .
his offering. Hebrew his korban. See App-43 .
fine flour. Not merely ground, but perfect and ready, no unevenness. So with the life of the Antitype, "the Man Christ Jesus". Flour is to the wheat what blood is to the body; and pneuma is to the resurrection body.
oil. Flour mixed with oil, and then oil poured on it. So Christ's life permeated and actuated by the Holy Spirit.
frankincense. This ascended to God as a sweet savour.
2.
And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
Aaron's sons. See on Leviticus 1:5 .
burn. Hebrew. katar. See App-43 .
memorial: i.e. to remind. Compare Psalms 20:3 .Acts 10:4 .
offering. Hebrew. 'ishsheh. App-43 .
sweet savour. See note on Leviticus 1:9 .
3.
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
most holy. Two classes of seven holy things: three holy, four most holy. (1) Holy = thank offerings, Leviticus 23:20 . Numbers 6:20 . Firstborn, Numbers 18:17 . Firstfruits, Leviticus 2:12 . (2) The most holy = The incense, Exodus 30:36 . Shew-bread, Leviticus 24:9 . Sin and trespass offering, Leviticus 6:25-29 ; Leviticus 7:1 , Leviticus 7:6 ; Leviticus 14:13 , &c. And the Meal offering, here.
4.
And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
oblation = present. Hebrew. korban. See App-43 . The only word rendered oblation, except Isaiah 40:20 . Ezekiel 44:30 ; Ezekiel 45:1 , Ezekiel 45:6 , Ezekiel 45:7 , Ezekiel 45:13 , Ezekiel 45:16 ; Ezekiel 48:9 , Ezekiel 48:10 , Ezekiel 48:12 , Ezekiel 48:18 , Ezekiel 48:20 , Ezekiel 48:21 , where it is Hebrew. terumah (heave offering). See App-43 and Daniel 2:46 ; Daniel 9:21 , Daniel 9:27 , where it is Hebrew. minchah. App-43 .
baken. Type of the sufferings and trials of the Antitype, "tried as by fire".
5.
And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
pan = a flat plate or griddle. Compare Ezekiel 4:3 .
6.
Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
7.
And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8.
And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
9.
And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
10.
And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
11.
No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
leaven. See App-38 .
honey. Leaven is fermentation, and honey or any sweet liquor is the cause of it. These two things forbidden because there was no error or corruption in the Antitype. All was Divine perfection. Nothing therefore which answers to leaven may be in our sacrifice of praise now.
12.
As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
burnt. Hebrew. 'alah = ascend. See App-43 .
13.
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
salt. First occurrence. Salt was, and is, the great antiseptic, preventing fermentation. As leaven and honey were forbidden in sacrifices, so salt is prescribed, because, when partaken of by the two parties, it made the covenant inviolable.
salt of the covenant. See note on Numbers 18:19 . 2 Chronicles 13:5 . Salt denotes an indissoluble alliance. In Ezra 4:14 = obligations of loyalty.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
offerings. Hebrew. minchah. App-43 .
14.
And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
beaten. Same type as baken, Leviticus 2:4 .
15.
And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
16.
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.