Leviticus 2 outlines the regulations for grain offerings brought to the Lord. These offerings, also known as “meat offerings” in the King James Version, were made with various grains, such as fine flour, oil, and frankincense. The chapter provides instructions for different types of grain offerings and how they were to be prepared and presented to the priests.
The first type of offering mentioned is the “fine flour” offering, which was to be mixed with oil and frankincense. A portion of this mixture was burned on the altar as a memorial, while the rest was given to the priests as their portion. The second type of offering was the “baken in the oven” offering, which could be presented as cakes or wafers. Again, a portion was burnt on the altar, and the remainder was given to the priests.
The chapter also addresses the “pan” offering, which involved preparing the flour offering on a griddle or in a pan, and the “firstfruits” offering, where the first grains of the harvest were presented to the Lord. All offerings were to be seasoned with salt, symbolizing the covenant between God and His people.
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