Following the burnt offering were
provisions for the meal offering. “And
when thou offer a meal offering, unto the Lord, it shall be of fine flour mixed
with oil and frankincense.”
It was to be presented to Aaron and his sons.
And the priest would take a handful of the mixture of flour and oil and
frankincense and burn it upon the altar with fire for a sweet savor unto the
Lord. And the rest of the offering
shall be for Aaron and his sons. And it shall be a thing holy unto the Lord.
If the offering was an oblation of
an offering baked in the oven, it shall be made of unleavened cakes, of fine
flour mixed with oil; and it shall be parted in pieces and oil poured on it for a meal offering.
Another kind of a meal offering for
an oblation was a meal offering baked in the frying pan, it shall likewise be of
fine flour mixed with oil. Then it is presented to the priest who would then
take it unto the altar. Then the priest would
take a part of it and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire and a
sweet savor unto the Lord. And in any case, after the part was burnt the
remainder was for Aaron and his sons And whether baked or fried it could never be
made with leaven or honey; for no offering made unto the Lord could be made
with leaven or honey unto the Lord.
The fine flour speaks of the
evenness and perfection of Christ’s character in which there was no quality out
of balance and none lacking; the fire spoke of Christ’s suffering as if by fire
unto death; frankincense speaks of His fragrance, pureness and perfection
before God; the absence of leaven speaks of His purity in truth; the absence of
honey indicated a substance, the body of Christ, sweet in itself requiring no
outside or artificial flavor; it was natural sweetness by nature; and the oil symbolized
that Christ was born of the Holy Spirit of God. More www.chaberbooks.com
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