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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-10

There were some meat-offerings that were only appendices to the burnt-offerings, as that which was offered with the daily sacrifice (Exod. 29:38, 39) and with the peace-offerings; these had drink-offerings joined with them (see Num. 15:4, 7, 9, 10), and in these the quantity was appointed. But the law of this chapter concerns those meat-offerings that were offered by themselves, whenever a man saw cause thus to express his devotion. The first offering we read of in scripture was of this kind... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:2

And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests ,.... And this is all that he did with it; he left it with the priest, who carried it to the altar, to the southwest horn of it F2 T. Bab. Sotah, ib. & Meaachot, fol. 8. 2. : the order of bringing it, according to Maimonides F3 Hilchot Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 13. sect. 12. , was this,"a man brings fine flour from his house in baskets of silver or of gold or of other kind of metals, in a vessel fit to be a ministering vessel;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:3

And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons' ,.... Which not only shows the care taken by the Lord for the maintenance of the priests, from whence the apostle argues for the support of ministers of the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 9:13 but denotes that such who are made priests unto God by Christ, have a right to feed upon Christ the meat offering by faith; who is that altar and meat offering, which none but such have a right to eat of: it is a thing most holy of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 2:2

His handful of the flour - This was for a memorial, to put God in mind of his covenant with their fathers, and to recall to their mind his gracious conduct towards them and their ancestors. Mr. Ainsworth properly remarks, "that there was neither oil nor incense offered with the sin and jealousy offerings; because they were no offerings of memorial, but such as brought iniquities to remembrance, which were neither gracious nor sweet-smelling before the Lord." Numbers 5:15 ; Leviticus 5:11 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-2

The minchah, a type of Christ. Because the minchah was an offering without blood, and therefore was not intended as a sacrifice for sin ( Hebrews 9:22 ), some have supposed that it was in use before the Fall. This opinion, however, has but little to sustain it. We certainly read of the minchah as having been offered by Cain ( Genesis 4:3 ); but then Abel, at the same time, offered the holocaust, or sin offering, which no one dreams of having formed any part of the original worship in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-3

Mediate and immediate presentation. The abrogation by Christianity of the rites and ceremonies of Judaism does not prevent the necessity nor dispel the advantages of becoming acquainted with the laws by which the ancient sacrifices were regulated. The mind of God may be ascertained in the precepts delivered in olden days, and underlying principles recognized that hold good in every age. The very fact that truth has thus to be searched for, and by patient induction applied to present... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-3

The meat offering. The offering of meat or food, consisting of fine flour, with frankincense, cakes and wafers, parched grain, suited to all classes. The general meaning was probably eucharistic. A portion of bread, firstfruits, offered in the fire as a memorial of Divine goodness and pledge of the future life. Several particulars noticeable. 1 . It was what made part of the daily meal of the house. 2 . Frankincense mingled with it, and oil poured upon it; the prayers and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-10

The feast upon the minchah. In our remarks upon the two first of these verses, we viewed the minchah , or meat offering, as a type of Christ. Upon this point additional light may be incidentally thrown as we now proceed to consider the feast upon the minchah . For this we hold to be designed to represent our fellowship with God in Christ. I. FEASTS HAVE EVER BEEN REGARDED AS TOKENS OF FRIENDSHIP . 1. Secular history abounds in examples. 2 . Sacred... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-11

Consecrated life-work, as brought out in the meat offering. cf. John 4:34 ; Acts 10:4 ; Philippians 4:18 ; John 6:27 . The idea prominently presented in the burnt offering is, we have seen, personal consecration, on the ground of expiation and acceptance through a substitute. In the meat offering, to which we now address ourselves, we find the further and supplementary idea of consecrated life-work. For the fine flour presented was the product of labour, the actual outcome... read more

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