Leviticus 2:11 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:7-13

The offering of daily life. It is interesting to perceive how the instructions here recorded made it possible for all classes of the people to bring sacrifices to Jehovah. None could complain of want of sufficient means or of the necessary cooking utensils. All such objections are forestalled by these inclusive arrangements. Whether consisting of "cakes" or "wafers," whether baked on a fiat iron plate or boiled in a pot, the offering was lawful and acceptable. How, then, can we imagine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-12

Ye shall burn no leaven nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. Leaven and honey are not forbidden to be offered to the Lord; on the contrary, in the next verse they are commanded to be offered. The prohibition only extends to their being burnt on the altar, owing, no doubt, to the effect of fire upon them in making them swell and froth, thus creating a repulsive appearance which, as we shall see, throughout the Mosaic legislation, represents moral evil. The firstfruits of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-13

Notable things. After describing the minchah under sundry forms, and before proceeding to the meat offering of the firstfruits, certain notable things are mentioned which the minchah has in common with sacrifices in general. These now claim attention, viz.— I. THE PROHIBITION OF LEAVEN (verse. 11). The reasons of this appear to be: 1 . Because of its fermenting properties. 2 . That the Hebrews might be reminded of their deliverance from Egypt. II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:11-12

As for the oblation of the firstfruits - Rather, As an oblation of firstfruits. The words refer to the leaven and honey mentioned in Leviticus 2:11 which might be offered among the firstfruits and tithes (Deuteronomy 26:2, Deuteronomy 26:12; compare 2 Chronicles 31:5). Honey, being used to produce fermentation, and leaven (or, a small piece of fermented dough) were excluded because fermentation was an apt symbol of the working of corruption in the human heart. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 2:11

Leviticus 2:11. No leaven Namely, in that which is offered of free-will; for in other offerings it might be used, Leviticus 7:13; Leviticus 23:17. This was forbidden, partly to remind them of their deliverance out of Egypt, when they were forced through haste to bring away their meal or dough (which was the matter of this oblation) unleavened; partly to signify what Christ would be, and what they should be, pure and free from all error in the faith and worship of God, and from all... 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 2:11

leaven. See App-38 . honey. Leaven is fermentation, and honey or any sweet liquor is the cause of it. These two things forbidden because there was no error or corruption in the Antitype. All was Divine perfection. Nothing therefore which answers to leaven may be in our sacrifice of praise now. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Leviticus 2:11

"No meal-offering which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. As an oblation of first-fruits ye shall offer them unto Jehovah: but they shall not come up for a sweet savor on the altar. And every oblation of thy meal-offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meal-offering: with all thine oblations shalt thou offer salt."Much has been written... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 2:11

Leviticus 2:11. Ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey— In our note on Exo 12:8 we have assigned some reasons why leaven was forbidden. It is more difficult to say why honey was prohibited. It is certain, that honey was very generally used by the heathens in their sacrifices; and, therefore, Spencer observes, that "the reason why the use both of honey and leaven was forbidden to the Jews in their bread or meat-offerings, might be, to prevent their having the same absurd notions of the Deity,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 2:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 2:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 2:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Leviticus 2:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 2:11

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