Leviticus 2:1 says, 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: Though referred to as a meat offering, these next few verses actually refer to offerings of crops that had been made into flour. Not everyone had flocks to make offerings from, but God made provision for them as well. This was still a free offering of the best that the person had. It is not the cost of the gift that we bring to God that is important, but the attitude with which we bring it. It must be a free gift, and it should be the best that we have to offer. Of course, as followers of Christ, we are to present ourselves as living sacrifices, and when we do we are to give the best of our life to God. Verse two adds, 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: As with the other offerings, this offering was to be brought to the priests, Aaron's sons, and they were to offer it to God on the altar. As Christians today, we present ourselves to Christ in faith, and He offers Himself as a sacrifice to God. Verse three continues, 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. Anything left of the offering after it was offered to God would be the possession of the priests. This was one way that God provided for the needs of the priests, but it did not mean that they could just offer the smallest amount possible and keep the rest for themselves. Also, only the priests were to eat of the offering. We today must give our best to God, and He will bless us by meeting our every need. Verse four states, 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. Then, there were instructions for how to prepare the offering. We cannot decide how we are going to give to God outside of giving by His instructions in the Bible. Verse five adds, And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. There were different ways to prepare this offering, but all ways were under the guidance of God. There are different ways to reach the cross today, but we must all come in obedience to God through our faith in Christ. Verse six continues, Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering. Again, there were specific instructions for giving this offering. It was to be separated into pieces and covered with oil, I believe to make it more useable to the priests. Verse seven says, And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. Again, there were different ways to prepare the offering. Verse eight adds, 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. The offerings were to be presented to God by the priests, just as our offering, which is our self, is to be presented to God by our high priest, Jesus Christ.
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