Leviticus 2:13-3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-13

Purity in worship. When the Hebrew worshipper had presented his burnt offering, had sought forgiveness of sin, and had dedicated himself to God in sacred symbolism, he then brought of the produce of the land, of that which constituted his food; and by presenting flour, oil, and wine, with frankincense, he owned his indebtedness to Jehovah. In engaging in this last act of worship, he was to do that which spoke emphatically of purity in approaching the Holy One of Israel. By Divine direction... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:12-16

About honouring God with our firstfruits. cf. Proverbs 3:9 ; 1 Corinthians 15:23 ; James 1:18 . This arrangement about the firstfruits, though appended to the meat offering, demands a special notice. The meat offering, we have seen, affirms the general principle that our life-work should be dedicated to God. But here in the firstfruits we have a special portion which is to be regarded as too sacred for any but Divine use. This leads us directly to affirm— I. WHILE GOD HAS A... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:13

Every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt. Salt is commanded as symbolizing in things spiritual, because preserving in things physical, incorruption. It is an emblem of an established and enduring covenant, such as God's covenant with his people, which is never to wax old and be destroyed, and it is therefore termed the salt of the covenant of thy God. Hence "a covenant of salt" came to mean a covenant that should not be broken ( Numbers 18:19 ; 2 Chronicles 13:5 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:13

Salt was to be used with all the sacrifices. Cf. Ezekiel 43:24 ; Mark 9:49 . I. WHAT IT RECALLED TO THE MIND OF THE OFFERER . The eating of bread and salt together being the ceremony which finally ratified an agreement or covenant (as it still is in Arabia), salt was associated in the mind of the Israelite with the thought of a firmly established covenant. Each time, therefore, that the priest strewed the salt on the offering there would have been a reminder to all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:13

The salt of the covenant. It has been thought by some unworthy of the notion of an Infinite Being to consider him as concerned about such petty details as those here laid down for observance. But since the Deity had to deal with uninstructed creatures, with men whose ideas of his greatness and holiness were obscure and imperfect, it was surely wise to act according to the analogy furnished by the customs of earthly monarchs, whose courts require attention to be paid to numberless points of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:13

With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt - Not only every מנחה mı̂nchāh, but every animal offering was to be accompanied by salt. It was the one symbol which was never absent from the altar of burnt-offering, showing the imperishablness of the love of Yahweh for His people. In its unalterable nature, it is the contrary of leaven (yeast). The Arabs are said to retain in common use the expression, “a covenant of salt;” and the respect they pay to bread and salt in their rites of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 2:13

Leviticus 2:13. Salt To signify that incorruption of mind, and sincerity of grace, which in Scripture is signified by salt, (Mark 9:49; Colossians 4:6,) and which is necessary in all them that would offer an acceptable offering to God. Or in testimony of that communion which they had with God in these exercises of worship; salt being the great symbol of friendship in all nations and ages. The salt of the covenant of thy God It is so called, either, 1st, Because it represented the... 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 2:13

salt. First occurrence. Salt was, and is, the great antiseptic, preventing fermentation. As leaven and honey were forbidden in sacrifices, so salt is prescribed, because, when partaken of by the two parties, it made the covenant inviolable. salt of the covenant. See note on Numbers 18:19 . 2 Chronicles 13:5 . Salt denotes an indissoluble alliance. In Ezra 4:14 = obligations of loyalty. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . offerings. Hebrew. minchah. App-43 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 2:13

Leviticus 2:13. Every oblation—shalt thou season with salt— Leaven and honey being forbidden, salt is particularly enjoined to be offered with every oblation: and this, as some suppose, in opposition to the custom of the early heathens, who used no salt, but honey and other sweets, to season their sacrifices. We, have, upon another occasion, observed, that the house of the Lord was furnished, as it were, with all things suitable to the notion of a complete dwelling or habitation: (see the note... read more

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