“When you present grain as an offering to the Lord, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,
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- WEB “‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.
- KJV 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:
- BSB “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
- NKJV ‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.
- NASB ‘Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it.
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Quick answer
The grain (meal) offering is made of fine flour with oil and frankincense, given to God. It expresses thankful dedication of one's labor and produce to the LORD.
Overview
The grain offering, unlike the animal sacrifices, involves no blood and represents the consecration of the fruit of human work to God. Fine flour, oil, and frankincense were valuable, again reflecting a costly gift. This offering of life's produce points to a life wholly devoted to God in gratitude, fitting since believers offer themselves as living sacrifices through Christ (Romans 12:1).
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Cross-references · 20
- Lev 6:14–18“‘This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar.
- Isa 66:20They shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an offering to Yahweh, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says Yahweh, as the children of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into Yahweh’s house.
- Rev 8:3Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
- Lev 9:17He presented the meal offering, and filled his hand from there, and burned it upon the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.
- Jude 1:20But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
- Num 7:19He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Mal 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.
- Lev 2:4–8“‘When you offer an offering of a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
- Joel 2:14Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
- Lev 2:15–16You shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it: it is a meal offering.
- Lev 7:10–12Every meal offering, mixed with oil or dry, belongs to all the sons of Aaron, one as well as another.
- Num 7:13and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- John 6:35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
- Exod 29:2unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil: you shall make them of fine wheat flour.
- 1 Jn 2:20You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
- Num 15:4–21then he who offers his offering shall offer to Yahweh a meal offering of one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the fourth part of a hin of oil.
- Lev 6:20–23“This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to Yahweh in the day when he is anointed: one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening.
- 1 Jn 2:27As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
- Luke 1:9–10according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- Joel 1:9The meal offering and the drink offering are cut off from Yahweh’s house. The priests, Yahweh’s ministers, mourn.
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