Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar.
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar.
- KJV And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
- NKJV ‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the Lord.
- NASB ‘Now this is the law of the grain offering: the sons of Aaron shall present it before the Lord in front of the altar.
- NLT “These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must present this offering to the Lord in front of the altar.
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Quick answer
This is the law of the meal offering, presented by Aaron's sons before the altar. God prescribes how the grain offering of thanksgiving is to be handled.
Overview
Instructions now turn to the meal or grain offering, an expression of dedication and thanksgiving from the fruit of labor. The priests present it before the LORD at the altar. Offered alongside the sacrifices for sin, it reminds us that worship includes grateful self-giving, a fitting response to the grace God supplies in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- John 6:32Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
- Num 15:4then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.
- Lev 2:1–2“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,
- Num 15:9present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.
- Num 15:6With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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