Leviticus 2 Study Notes
General
True or False: The grain offerings described in Leviticus 2 required an animal to be killed and its blood splashed on the altar.
Answer: False
This is false. Leviticus 2 describes offerings of flour, oil, frankincense, and roasted grain, with no animal and no blood involved (2:1-2). The grain offering was a gift of thanks and devotion from the harvest, and it often went along with an animal sacrifice rather than replacing it (Numbers 15:3-4; Leviticus 23:13). Believers today still bring bloodless offerings to God through Jesus: praise, and doing good and sharing with others, which please Him (Hebrews 13:15-16).
- Leviticus 2:1-2 (BSB)““When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”The grain offering is made from flour, oil, and frankincense, with no animal involved.
- Numbers 15:3-4 (BSB)“and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast— then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.”Shows a grain offering of flour and oil accompanying a burnt offering or sacrifice.
- Leviticus 23:13 (BSB)“along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.”Shows a grain offering presented alongside the burnt offering at the firstfruits celebration.
- Hebrews 13:15-16 (BSB)“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”Calls believers to offer praise and to share with others, sacrifices with which God is pleased.
Theological
True or False: The grain offerings of Leviticus 2 involved the slaughter of an animal and the application of its blood to the altar.
Answer: False
This is false. The grain offerings of Leviticus 2 consist of flour, oil, frankincense, and roasted grain, with no slaughter and no blood rite (2:1-2). As a gift of homage and dedication from the produce of the land, the grain offering commonly accompanied the animal sacrifices rather than replacing them (Numbers 15:3-4; Leviticus 23:13). Its New Testament counterpart is the bloodless worship offered through Christ: the sacrifice of praise and the sharing of good things, which please God (Hebrews 13:15-16).
- Leviticus 2:1-2 (BSB)““When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”The grain offering is made from flour, oil, and frankincense, with no animal involved.
- Numbers 15:3-4 (BSB)“and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast— then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.”Shows a grain offering of flour and oil accompanying a burnt offering or sacrifice.
- Leviticus 23:13 (BSB)“along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.”Shows a grain offering presented alongside the burnt offering at the firstfruits celebration.
- Hebrews 13:15-16 (BSB)“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”Calls believers to offer praise and to share with others, sacrifices with which God is pleased.
General
How was a firstfruits offering of grain prepared (2:14)?
Answer: Fresh heads of grain roasted over fire and crushed
Firstfruits were the first part of the harvest, given to God. A firstfruits offering of grain was made from new heads of grain, roasted over the fire and crushed (2:14), with oil and frankincense added, and the priest burned a memorial portion (2:15-16). Israel was commanded to bring the first sheaf of the harvest to the priest (Leviticus 23:10), and to present its firstfruits confessing that the LORD had given them the land (Deuteronomy 26:10). Giving God the first and best, before using the rest, honored Him as the giver of every harvest (Proverbs 3:9).
- Leviticus 2:14 (BSB)“If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.”Describes how a grain offering of firstfruits was to be prepared.
- Leviticus 23:10 (BSB)““Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.”Commands Israel to bring the firstfruits of the harvest to the priest once they reaped in the land.
- Deuteronomy 26:10 (BSB)“And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.”Shows the worshiper bringing firstfruits and confessing that the LORD gave him the land.
- Proverbs 3:9 (BSB)“Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;”Calls God's people to honor Him with the firstfruits of their crops.
Theological
How does 2:14 direct a firstfruits offering of grain to be prepared?
Answer: Fresh heads of grain roasted over fire and crushed
The firstfruits offering of grain consists of new heads of grain, roasted over the fire and crushed (2:14), with oil and frankincense added and a memorial portion burned by the priest (2:15-16). The firstfruits principle is institutionalized in the command to bring the first sheaf of the harvest to the priest (Leviticus 23:10) and in the confession accompanying the firstfruits that the land is the LORD's gift (Deuteronomy 26:10). Offering the first portion before enjoying the rest acknowledges God as the source of the whole harvest (Proverbs 3:9).
- Leviticus 2:14 (BSB)“If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.”Describes how a grain offering of firstfruits was to be prepared.
- Leviticus 23:10 (BSB)““Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.”Commands Israel to bring the firstfruits of the harvest to the priest once they reaped in the land.
- Deuteronomy 26:10 (BSB)“And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.”Shows the worshiper bringing firstfruits and confessing that the LORD gave him the land.
- Proverbs 3:9 (BSB)“Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;”Calls God's people to honor Him with the firstfruits of their crops.
General
What was a basic grain offering made of (2:1)?
Answer: Fine flour topped with oil and frankincense
A grain offering was a gift of food from the harvest rather than an animal. The basic form used fine flour, with olive oil poured over it and frankincense (a fragrant tree resin used as incense) placed on it, and then it was brought to the priests (2:1). Later instructions describe the same three ingredients (Leviticus 6:15), and the grain offering presented every day at the tabernacle also used fine flour blended with oil (Numbers 28:5). The worshiper gave God the best of what his fields produced.
- Leviticus 2:1 (BSB)““When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,”Gives the basic ingredients of a grain offering brought to the LORD.
- Leviticus 6:15 (BSB)“The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”Confirms that the grain offering contained flour, olive oil, and frankincense.
- Numbers 28:5 (BSB)“along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.”Shows the daily grain offering likewise consisted of fine flour mixed with oil.
Theological
What does Leviticus 2:1 prescribe as the composition of the basic grain offering?
Answer: Fine flour topped with oil and frankincense
The grain offering, a bloodless gift from the produce of the land, consists in its basic form of fine flour over which oil is poured and on which frankincense is placed, presented to the priests (2:1). The later regulations repeat this triad of flour, oil, and frankincense (Leviticus 6:15), and the regular daily grain offering was likewise fine flour blended with oil (Numbers 28:5). The offerer brings the choicest product of his labor as an act of worship.
- Leviticus 2:1 (BSB)““When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,”Gives the basic ingredients of a grain offering brought to the LORD.
- Leviticus 6:15 (BSB)“The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”Confirms that the grain offering contained flour, olive oil, and frankincense.
- Numbers 28:5 (BSB)“along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.”Shows the daily grain offering likewise consisted of fine flour mixed with oil.
General
Which two ingredients could never be burned on the altar with a grain offering (2:11)?
Answer: Yeast (leaven) and honey
No grain offering burned to the LORD could contain leaven, which is yeast or fermented dough that makes bread rise, and honey could not be burned on the altar either (2:11). Both could still be brought to God among the firstfruits, the first part of a harvest, but not burned on the altar (2:12). For example, the firstfruits loaves at the Feast of Weeks were baked with leaven (Leviticus 23:17). Leviticus 2 does not give the reason for these rules. Elsewhere Scripture often uses leaven as a picture of corruption spreading through the whole, as when Paul tells the church to clear out the old yeast because Christ, the Passover lamb, was sacrificed (1 Corinthians 5:6-7), and many interpreters connect that imagery with this command.
- Leviticus 2:11-12 (BSB)“No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as a food offering to the LORD. You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they must not go up on the altar as a pleasing aroma.”Forbids burning leaven or honey on the altar, though they may be brought as firstfruits.
- Leviticus 23:17 (BSB)“Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.”Shows leavened loaves presented to the LORD as firstfruits, the kind of offering 2:12 permits.
- Leviticus 6:17 (BSB)“It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.”Restates that the grain offering must not be baked with leaven.
- 1 Corinthians 5:6-7 (BSB)“Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”Shows the New Testament using leaven as a picture of corruption that spreads through the whole.
Theological
Which two substances does 2:11 prohibit from being burned upon the altar in a grain offering?
Answer: Leaven and honey
Leaven and honey are excluded from any grain offering burned on the altar (2:11), though both may be presented among the firstfruits so long as they are not burned (2:12), as with the leavened firstfruits loaves of the Feast of Weeks (Leviticus 23:17). The prohibition on leaven in the grain offering is restated in the priestly regulations (Leviticus 6:17). Leviticus 2 gives no rationale for either prohibition. Scripture elsewhere employs leaven as an image of pervasive corruption, as in Paul's charge to purge the old leaven since Christ our Passover has been sacrificed (1 Corinthians 5:6-7), and many interpreters relate that imagery to this command.
- Leviticus 2:11-12 (BSB)“No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as a food offering to the LORD. You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they must not go up on the altar as a pleasing aroma.”Forbids burning leaven or honey on the altar, though they may be brought as firstfruits.
- Leviticus 23:17 (BSB)“Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.”Shows leavened loaves presented to the LORD as firstfruits, the kind of offering 2:12 permits.
- Leviticus 6:17 (BSB)“It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.”Restates that the grain offering must not be baked with leaven.
- 1 Corinthians 5:6-7 (BSB)“Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”Shows the New Testament using leaven as a picture of corruption that spreads through the whole.
General
Who received what was left of the offering after the memorial portion was burned (2:3)?
Answer: Aaron and the priests descended from him
Once the memorial portion was burned, the rest of the offering belonged to Aaron and the priests descended from him, and it was called most holy, meaning it was specially set apart for God (2:3, 10). Leviticus 6 adds that the priests had to eat it without yeast in a sacred area, the tabernacle courtyard (Leviticus 6:16). This was part of God's provision for the priests (Numbers 18:9). Paul points to this arrangement to show that those who serve God's people in ministry may rightly be supported by them (1 Corinthians 9:13).
- Leviticus 2:3 (BSB)“The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.”Assigns what is left of the grain offering to Aaron and his sons and calls it most holy.
- Leviticus 6:16 (BSB)“Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.”Specifies that the priests ate the rest without leaven in a holy place, the tabernacle courtyard.
- Numbers 18:9 (BSB)“A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.”Confirms that the most holy grain offerings, apart from the part burned, belonged to the priests.
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 (BSB)“Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?”Uses this provision to show that those who serve at the altar are supported by its offerings.
Theological
To whom does Leviticus 2:3 assign what is left of the offering?
Answer: Aaron and the priests descended from him
After the memorial portion is burned, the remainder is assigned to Aaron's priestly line and is designated most holy (2:3, 10). The later regulations stipulate that the priests eat it unleavened within a sacred precinct, the tabernacle courtyard (Leviticus 6:16), and it forms part of the priestly share of those offerings designated most holy (Numbers 18:9). Paul appeals to this provision in arguing that altar ministers rightly share in its offerings, and by extension that ministers of the gospel may be supported by the church (1 Corinthians 9:13).
- Leviticus 2:3 (BSB)“The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.”Assigns what is left of the grain offering to Aaron and his sons and calls it most holy.
- Leviticus 6:16 (BSB)“Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.”Specifies that the priests ate the rest without leaven in a holy place, the tabernacle courtyard.
- Numbers 18:9 (BSB)“A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.”Confirms that the most holy grain offerings, apart from the part burned, belonged to the priests.
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 (BSB)“Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?”Uses this provision to show that those who serve at the altar are supported by its offerings.
General
What seasoning had to be added to every grain offering, and what was it connected with (2:13)?
Answer: Salt, linked to God's covenant
Every grain offering had to be seasoned with salt, and it was never to be left out, because it was connected with God's covenant, His binding promise-relationship with His people (2:13). The verse adds that salt was to go on all the offerings. Elsewhere in Scripture the phrase covenant of salt describes a permanent, lasting covenant, such as God's provision for the priests (Numbers 18:19) and His promise that David's line would rule forever (2 Chronicles 13:5). Ezekiel also describes priests sprinkling salt on burnt offerings (Ezekiel 43:24). Each offering was a reminder that God keeps His covenant.
- Leviticus 2:13 (BSB)“And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.”Requires salt on every grain offering and links it to God's covenant.
- Numbers 18:19 (BSB)“All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.””Calls God's lasting provision for the priests a permanent covenant of salt.
- 2 Chronicles 13:5 (BSB)“Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?”Describes God's everlasting covenant with David as a covenant of salt.
- Ezekiel 43:24 (BSB)“You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.”Shows salt being sprinkled on burnt offerings as well, applying the rule to other offerings.
Theological
What seasoning does 2:13 require on every grain offering, and with what is it associated?
Answer: Salt, associated with God's covenant
Salt must season every grain offering and may not be omitted, being associated with the covenant of God, and it is to accompany all the offerings (2:13). The expression covenant of salt elsewhere denotes a perpetual and inviolable covenant, used both of the priestly portions (Numbers 18:19) and of the Davidic covenant granting the kingdom to David's line forever (2 Chronicles 13:5), and salt is likewise applied to burnt offerings in Ezekiel's temple vision (Ezekiel 43:24). The seasoning thus marked each offering as made within the enduring covenant bond God had established.
- Leviticus 2:13 (BSB)“And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.”Requires salt on every grain offering and links it to God's covenant.
- Numbers 18:19 (BSB)“All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.””Calls God's lasting provision for the priests a permanent covenant of salt.
- 2 Chronicles 13:5 (BSB)“Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?”Describes God's everlasting covenant with David as a covenant of salt.
- Ezekiel 43:24 (BSB)“You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.”Shows salt being sprinkled on burnt offerings as well, applying the rule to other offerings.
General
What did the priest burn on the altar from a basic grain offering (2:2)?
Answer: A single handful of the oiled flour plus all the frankincense
The priest took just one handful of the oiled flour, along with the whole amount of frankincense, and burned it upon the altar as the memorial portion (2:2). A memorial portion was a token part that represented the whole offering when it was burned before God. The later instructions repeat this (Leviticus 6:15), and frankincense served the same memorial purpose with the holy bread in the tabernacle (Leviticus 24:7). The New Testament uses the same idea when an angel tells Cornelius that his prayers and his giving to the needy had risen before God as a memorial (Acts 10:4).
- Leviticus 2:2 (BSB)“and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”The priest takes a handful from the offering, with all the frankincense, and burns it on the altar.
- Leviticus 6:15 (BSB)“The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”Repeats that a handful with all the frankincense is burned as the memorial portion.
- Leviticus 24:7 (BSB)“And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD.”Shows frankincense also served as a memorial portion for the bread of the Presence.
- Acts 10:4 (BSB)“Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.”Uses the same memorial language for Cornelius's prayers and gifts rising before God.
Theological
According to 2:2, what does the priest burn on the altar from the basic grain offering?
Answer: A single handful of the oiled flour plus the entire frankincense
The priest removes one handful of the oiled flour, with the entirety of the frankincense, and burns it as the memorial portion (2:2), a representative token of the whole offering presented in the LORD's presence. The later priestly regulations repeat the procedure (Leviticus 6:15), and frankincense functions in the same memorial role with the bread of the Presence (Leviticus 24:7). The New Testament appropriates this cultic vocabulary when the prayers and alms of Cornelius are said to have risen before God as a memorial (Acts 10:4).
- Leviticus 2:2 (BSB)“and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”The priest takes a handful from the offering, with all the frankincense, and burns it on the altar.
- Leviticus 6:15 (BSB)“The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”Repeats that a handful with all the frankincense is burned as the memorial portion.
- Leviticus 24:7 (BSB)“And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD.”Shows frankincense also served as a memorial portion for the bread of the Presence.
- Acts 10:4 (BSB)“Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.”Uses the same memorial language for Cornelius's prayers and gifts rising before God.
General
Besides uncooked flour, Leviticus 2 describes grain offerings prepared three ways. Which list matches them (2:4-7)?
Answer: Oven-baked, griddle-cooked, or pan-cooked
Along with plain flour, a grain offering could be oven-baked as cakes or wafers, cooked on a griddle and broken into pieces, or prepared in a pan (2:4-7). Whatever the method, it used fine flour and oil, and no yeast. The same three cooked forms are listed again later (Leviticus 7:9), with the reminder that no yeast may go into it (Leviticus 6:17). Similar unleavened cakes and wafers with oil were used when the priests were ordained (Exodus 29:2). God allowed ordinary household cooking methods to be used in worship, as long as His instructions were followed.
- Leviticus 2:4-7 (BSB)“Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil. Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. If your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it must consist of fine flour with oil.”Describes grain offerings prepared in an oven, on a griddle, and in a pan.
- Leviticus 7:9 (BSB)“Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,”Lists the same three cooked forms when assigning them to the priest who presents them.
- Leviticus 6:17 (BSB)“It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.”Stresses that the grain offering must not be baked with leaven.
- Exodus 29:2 (BSB)“along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,”Shows the same unleavened cakes and wafers with oil used at the priests' ordination.
Theological
Which three cooked preparations of grain offerings does 2:4-7 describe?
Answer: Oven-baked, griddle-cooked, or pan-cooked
Besides the uncooked form, the grain offering could be presented oven-baked as cakes or wafers, made on a griddle and crumbled, or prepared in a pan (2:4-7), in every case from fine flour and oil, and without leaven. The same three preparations reappear in the priestly regulations (Leviticus 7:9), with the prohibition on leaven restated (Leviticus 6:17), and the unleavened cakes and oiled wafers correspond to those used at the ordination of the priests (Exodus 29:2). Ordinary domestic cookery was admitted into worship, but only within the bounds God prescribed.
- Leviticus 2:4-7 (BSB)“Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil. Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. If your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it must consist of fine flour with oil.”Describes grain offerings prepared in an oven, on a griddle, and in a pan.
- Leviticus 7:9 (BSB)“Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,”Lists the same three cooked forms when assigning them to the priest who presents them.
- Leviticus 6:17 (BSB)“It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.”Stresses that the grain offering must not be baked with leaven.
- Exodus 29:2 (BSB)“along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,”Shows the same unleavened cakes and wafers with oil used at the priests' ordination.