Leviticus 2

Laws touching the manner of offering the free-will-meat-offerings, which was of meal-flower, either raw unbaked, v. 1, etc. or baked in the oven, 4. Or cooked in the pan, 5. Or boiled in the Kettle, 7. Forbidding to mix any leaven or honey with it; 11. And commanding all offerings to be salted, 13. Together with the manner how the first-fruits are to be offered, 14.

1. Now when a soul [i.e. any man, or person, (homo) as the word man is used, above chapter 1. 2. See Gen. 12. On verse 5.] will offer a sacrifice of meat-offering [i.e. such a one as consisted of meat, or meal-flower, appertaining in part to the Priest, and the rest being burnt with frankincense; See the following verses] unto the LORD, his offering shall be meal-flower: [i.e. searched or sifted meal, or the finest flower of it] and he shall pour oil upon it, and lay frankincense upon it.

2. And he shall bring the same [viz. meat-offering] unto the sons of Aaron the Priests (one) of whom shall take up a handful [Heb. The fullness of his fist, or fists] out of the same meal-flower belonging to the meat-offering] and out of the same oil, with all the frankincense thereof: [or, above all, etc. as also below, chapter 3. Verse 4. 10. And chapter 4. 9, & c. i.e. together with all the frankincense of the meat-offering [an incense so called, as putting God in mind (to speak after the manner of men) of the promises made unto the godly Israelites, and of the prayers which they put up to him, which are compared to an incense mounting up, Psalms 141:2. Acts 10:4. Revelation 8:3, 4.] upon the altar: it is a fire-offering, (for) a pleasant smell to the LORD.

3. That now which remaineth over of the meat-offering, shall be Aarons and his sons: it is a Holiness of Holinesses [i.e. a most holy thing, or of singular and extraordinary holiness. So also Exodus 30:36. And below chapter 10. 17. And 24. 9. & c. it is kind of expression, showing the eminency or excellency of the thing or person spoken of; Thus God is called the God of Gods, and the Lord of Lords, Psalms 136:2, 3. The Canticles, or Song of Solomon is called the Song of Songs, Cant. 1. Compare the Annotations on Gen. 9. Verse 25] of the fire-offering of the LORD.

4. And when thou wilt offer a sacrifice of meat-offering, a batch of the oven; they shall be unleavened cakes [Heb. Cakes of unleavened nesses, and so in the sequel] of flower mixt with oil, and [oth. Or] unleavened wafers, [or, pancakes, or tarts] stroked over (or anointed) with oil.

5. And if thy meat-offering be (dressed) in the pan, it shall be of unleavened flour mixed with oil.

6. Break it in pieces, and pour oil upon it: it is a meat-offering.

7. And if thy sacrifice be a meat-offering of the Kettle [Oth. Pan; i.e. such as is either boiled in the kettle, or fried in the pan] it shall be made of meal-flower with oil.

8. Then thou shalt bring near unto the LORD that meat-offering, which shall be made thereof: and they shall make it come near unto the Priest, that shall carry it to the altar.

9. And the Priest shall take up of that meat-meat, the remembrance-offering of the same, [See above on verse 2.] and kindle (it) upon the altar: it is a fire offering (for) a pleasant smell unto the Lord. [See Genesis 8:21. And above 1. On verse 9.]

10. And the remainder of the meat-offering, shall be Aarons and his sons: it is a Holiness of Holinesses [See above on verse 3.] of the fire-offerings of the LORD.

11. No meat-offering that thou shalt offer to the LORD shall be made with leaven: for no leaven, and of no honey shall ye kindle (a) fire-offering to the LORD. [Understand this of the free-will-offerings or sacrifices; for in the thank-offerings this was not observed: below chapter 7. 13. Nor in the oblations of the first fruits, or firstlings; below chapter 23. 17. And here in the next verse. The Honey is likewise forbidden here as well as the leaven, because that notwithstanding the sweetness thereof, it hath that quality, that it will make the dough or paste it is mixed with, to become sowre, and to rise, or be puffy.]

12. The sacrifice of the firstlings, [See below chapter 23. 17.] them ye shall offer to the LORD; [viz. leavened and mixt honey] but they shall not come upon the altar, for a pleasant smell.

13. And every sacrifice of thy meat-offering, shalt thou salt with salt, and the salt of the Covenant of thy God thou shalt not cause to be left off [Heb. To cease; the meaning is, The salt shalt put thee in the mind of my Covenant, whereby thou standest engaged, to endevour always for an untainted and uncorrupted life and conversation, Mark 9:49.] with all thy sacrifices thou shalt offer the salt.

14. And if thou offer to the LORD a meat-offering of the first-fruits, thou shalt offer the meat-offering of thy first-fruits, of green ears dried [or, singed, scorched] by the fire, that is, the small broken grain of full green ears.

15. And thou shall put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat-offering.

16. Then shall the Priest kindle the remembrance-of-offering of it, [See above on verse 2.] of its small broken grain, and of its oil with all the frankincense: it is a fire-offering to the LORD.