The Strand Study Bible

LEVITICUS 2:3

LEVITICUS 3:2

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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 : 3 And the remnant of the meat offer- ings shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire . 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 . 5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan , it shall be of fine flour un- leavened , mingled with oil . 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 frying pan , it shall be made of fine flour with oil . 8 And thou shalt bring the meat offer- ing 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 . 12 As for the oblation of the 1 firstfruits , ye shall offer them unto the LORD : but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour . 13 And every oblation of thy meat of- fering 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 . 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 . 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it , and lay frankincense thereon : it is a meat offering . 16 And the priest shall burn the memori- al of it , part of the beaten corn thereof , and part of the oil thereof , with all the frankin- cense thereof : it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD . Leviticus 3 The peace offering (Picturing CHRIST as our “communion” and peace - Colo 1:20) Date - Apr 1st, 1486 BC/AM 2514

1. Exo 22:29 & Lev 23:10-11,17 2. Eph 2:14-3:6 3. II Cor 5:21 & Heb 9:14 & I Pet 1:19 4. Mt 27:50 & Rev 13:8

5. I Pet 1:2 & Colo 1:14 & Eph 1:7

1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of 2 peace offering , if he offer it of the herd ; whether it be a male or female , he shall of- fer it 3 without blemish before the LORD . 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the 2:3,10 Unlike the burnt offering in which everything was consumed, the meal ( meat ) offering was partly consumed and partly eaten, but only by those who ministered to God. 2:11 a “ Leaven ” in the Bible was used to picture sin (Mt 16:6, Mk 8:15, Lk 12:1, I Cor 5:7-8 and Gal 5:9). Seeing the meal offering depicted CHRIST (Jesus never sinned - II Cor 5:21), leaven would not be a part of the ingredients. 2:11 b “ Honey ” here was used to depict an artificial fragrance, for unlike frankincense, when honey is burned it stinks. According to I Peter 2:22, Jesus “ did no sin, neither was guile (anything artificial) found in his mouth .” 2:12,14 The meal offering came from the firstfruits , depicting the tithes and offerings that provide food and pleasure for God’s ministers (Exo 22:29 and Prov 3:9). Whereas the burnt offering expressed a consecration of self (for the sake of God), the meal offering expressed a consecration of service (for the sake of those who ministered for God). Like the burnt offering ( Lev 1:3a ), God was hoping His people would learn to become appreciative of what CHRIST had done for them in providing them spiritual ministers (Jere 3:15). God was then hoping that His people would learn to appreciate providing for those who minister for Him (tithing – I Cor 9:1-14 and MALACHI “MINI” SERIES). 3:1 a The peace offering (some versions have translated it the “Fellowship Offering”) is a voluntary offering and the only offering in which both the priests and the people of God partake. It is an offering that symbolizes fellowship between believers. The peace offering comes from the Hebrew word “shalom” (meaning “ peace or wholeness ”) and was occasioned by a moment of thanksgiving (Lev 7:11-15 and Psa 50:14,23 & 56:13 & 107:22 & 116:17-19), a vow (Lev 7:16 and Prov 7:14), or an expression of appreciation (Lev 7:16). NOTE – The peace offering depicted CHRIST as our Mediator, who volunteered Himself to be broken and bruised for our iniquities (II Cor 5:21). In so doing, Christ was able to break down the middle wall of partition between God and man, therefore making peace (Eph 2:13-15 and Rom 5:1 & 10:15). 3:1b As with the burnt offering, the peace offering used three different kinds of animals for sacrificing: bullock (vs 1 - herd), sheep (vs 7 - lamb), and goat (vs 12). However, in contrast to the burnt offering, which could only use male animals when sacrificing, the peace offering could use either a male or female (vs 6). Why? Because not only are both men and women one in Jesus (Gal 3:25-29), but, if daily fellowship is to be maintained, both need to be at peace in their relationship with one another (Phil 4:1-7).