Leviticus 2:1

The meat offering. It consisted of a gift to God of the products of the earth most needed for the support of life—flour and oil, to which were added salt and frankincense, and it was generally accompanied by the drink offering of wine. It was offered to God in token of the recognition of his almighty power which gave the corn, the olive, and the vine, and of the submission of the creature to him, the merciful Creator. I. IT WAS A GIFT OF HOMAGE . As such, it had a meaning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

Our recognition of the hand of God in the blessings of life. The fact that the law of the meat offering follows that of the burnt offering is itself significant. It suggests— I. THE TRUE ORDER OF THE DIVINE LIFE IN MAN . It is, indeed, a mistake for the human teacher to attempt to lay down precise lines of thought and feeling along which souls must move. "The progress of religion in the soul" varies with individual experience. The action of God's Spirit is not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:1

A meat offering - Better translated in Leviticus 2:4 an oblation of a meat offering קרבן qorbân, see Leviticus 1:2 מנחה mı̂nchāh. signifies literally a “gift”; and it appears to have been applied especially to what was given by an inferior to a superior Genesis 32:18-20; Genesis 43:11; Jdg 3:15; 1 Samuel 10:27 : but in the technical language of the Law, it regularly denoted the vegetable offerings as distinguished from the animal offerings. Our translators have rendered it “meat-offering”,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 2:1

Leviticus 2:1. When any will offer a meat-offering The word מנחה , mincha, which we render meat-offering, signifies generally a simple oblation or gift. In this chapter and elsewhere it signifies an offering of things inanimate, in opposition to animal sacrifices, described in the former chapter. The word meat-offering (which is supposed by some to have been an ancient false print, that has run through many editions of our Bible, for meal-offering) conveys a quite different idea... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

The cereal offering (2:1-16)Products offered in the cereal offering (GNB: grain offering) came from the common food of the people. These offerings were the people’s acknowledgment to God that they received their daily provisions from him. The products offered were therefore both a gift and a thanksgiving. The wine offering, sometimes called the drink offering, had similar significance (see 23:13,18,37).It seems that cereal offerings and wine offerings were never offered alone, but always with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 2:1

any = soul. Hebrew. nephesh, as in Leviticus 4:2 . See App-13 . offer. Hebrew. karab. See App-43 . [ bring near , or, to draw near ] a = an approach offering of. Hebrew. korban. See App-43 . [ a gift , or an admittance-offering ]. meat offering. Better, "an oblation of a meal offering". Hebrew. minchah. See App-43 . his offering. Hebrew his korban. See App-43 . fine flour. Not merely ground, but perfect and ready, no unevenness. So with the life of the Antitype, "the Man Christ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Leviticus 2:1

This chapter provides instructions for the meat-offering, as it is called in this version, but "food-offering" is a better translation. The King James Bible, published in 1611, gave the rendition that is still followed in some versions, and, in those times, "meat-offering" meant exactly what "food-offering" means today. There has been, of course, a definite change in the meaning of some words, see John 4:33,34, where Jesus said, "My MEAT is to do the will of him that sent me," with the clear... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 2:1

Leviticus 2:1. A meat-offering— The words immediately following clearly shew what is meant by this offering; and, consequently, how ill it is rendered a meat-offering. מנחה Minchah signifies any offering or present made to God, as a means of appearing his wrath; and it should certainly have been rendered here, either a bread or wheat-offering: accordingly, Le Clerc renders it donarium farreum; and the French gateau. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:1

1. when any will offer a meat offering—or gift—distinguishing a bloodless from a bloody sacrifice. The word "meat," however, is improper, as its meaning as now used is different from that attached at the date of our English translation. It was then applied not to "flesh," but "food," generally, and here it is applied to the flour of wheat. The meat offerings were intended as a thankful acknowledgment for the bounty of Providence; and hence, although meat offerings accompanied some of the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 2:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 2:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Leviticus 2:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 2:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:1

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