Leviticus 2:1-16 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-16

Here, I. Leaven and honey are forbidden to be put in any of their meat-offerings: No leaven, nor any honey, in any offering made by fire, Lev. 2:11. 1. The leaven was forbidden in remembrance of the unleavened bread they ate when they came out of Egypt. So much despatch was required in the offerings they made that it was not convenient they should stay for the leavening of them. The New Testament comparing pride and hypocrisy to leaven because they swell like leaven, comparing also malice and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:1

And when any man will offer a meat offering unto the Lord ,.... Or, "when a soul", and which Onkelos renders "a man", so called from his more noble part; and, as the Jews say, this word is used because the Minchah, or meat offering here spoken of, was a freewill offering, and was offered up with all the heart and soul; and one that offered in this manner, it was all one as if he offered his soul to the Lord F19 Jarchi, Aben Ezra, & Baal Hatturim, in loc. : there were some meat... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:4

And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in an oven ,.... This is another kind of meat offering, or in another form; the former was only fine flour and oil mixed together, and frankincense put on it, but this was made up into cakes, and baked in an oven, and not in anything else, according to the Jewish tradition F9 Misn. Menachot, c. 5. sect. 9. Maimon. & Bartenora in. ib. ; he that says, lo, upon me be a meat offering baked in an oven, he may not bring that baked... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:5

And if thy meat offering be an oblation baken on a pan ,.... Which had no edge or covering, and the paste on it hard, that it might not run out: it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil ; signifying the same as before. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:6

Thou shalt part it in pieces ,.... This answered to the dividing of the pieces of the burnt offering, Leviticus 1:6 and signified the same thing; See Gill on Leviticus 1:6 , Leviticus 1:12 All meat offerings, it is said F12 Misn. Menachot, c. 6. sect. 4. Maimon. Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 13. sect. 10. , that were prepared in a vessel, were obliged to be cut to pieces; the meat offering of an Israelite, one (cake) was doubled into two, and two into four, and then divided, each piece... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:7

And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan ,.... It is asked F13 Misn. Menachot. c. 5. sect. 8. , what difference there is between the pan, and the fryingpan? the fryingpan has a cover, but the pan has no cover; the fryingpan is deep, and its works (or paste) flow, or are thin, but the pan is extended, and its works (or paste) are hard or stiff; which Maimonides F14 Misn. ib. & Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 5. sect. 7. Vid. Jarchi & Gersom & Ben Melech in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:8

And thou shalt bring the meat offering, that is made of these things, unto the Lord ,.... Either to the tabernacle, the house of the Lord, or to the Lord's priest, as it follows: and when it is presented to the priest ; by the owner of it: he shall bring it unto the altar ; to the south west horn of the altar F15 Jarchi & Gersom in loc. T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 14. 2. Menachot, fol. 8. 2. Zebachim, fol. 63. 1. . read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 2:11-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:1

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 2:8

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