“ ‘This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar. He shall take from there his handful of the fine flour of the meal offering, and of its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the meal offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma, as its memorial portion, to Yahweh. That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting. It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as are the sin offering and the trespass offering. Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.’ ”
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“ ‘This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar.
He shall take from there his handful of the fine flour of the meal offering, and of its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the meal offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma, as its memorial portion, to Yahweh.
That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting.
It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as are the sin offering and the trespass offering.
Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.’ ”
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And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
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(6-7) And this is the law of the meal-offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, in front of the altar.
(6-8) And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall make the memorial-part thereof smoke upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
(6-9) And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it.
(6-10) It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as the guilt-offering.
(6-11) Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as a due for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the LORD made by fire; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
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- Leviticus 2:2 (v15) He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense, and…
- Leviticus 2:9 (v15) The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to…
- Leviticus 2:3 (vv16–17) That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.
- Ezekiel 44:29 (v16) They shall eat the meal offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.
- Leviticus 6:29 (vv17–18) Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy.
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- Numbers 18:9-10 (vv16–17) This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin…
- Leviticus 2:11 (v17) “ ‘No meal offering which you shall offer to Yahweh shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering…
- Leviticus 6:25 (v17) “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin…
- Leviticus 10:12-13 (v16) Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of…
- Numbers 18:10 (v18) You shall eat of it like the most holy things. Every male shall eat of it. It shall be holy to you.
- Exodus 12:8 (v16) They shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs.
- Exodus 29:33-34 (v17) They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of it, because…
- Leviticus 2:1-2 (v14) “ ‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put…
- Leviticus 6:26 (v16) The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 7:1 (v17) “ ‘This is the law of the trespass offering: It is most holy.
- Numbers 15:4 (v14) then he who offers his offering shall offer to Yahweh a meal offering of one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one fourth of a hin…
- John 6:32 (v14) Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you…
- Exodus 29:37 (vv17–18) Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be…
- Exodus 40:10 (v17) You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar, and the altar will be most holy.
- Leviticus 2:10-11 (v16) That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. “…
- Leviticus 3:17 (v18) “ ‘It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’ ”
- Leviticus 5:13 (v16) The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest…
- Leviticus 6:27 (v18) Whatever shall touch its flesh shall be holy. When there is any of its blood sprinkled on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was…
- Leviticus 7:6 (v17) Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.
- Leviticus 21:21-22 (v18) No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a…
- Leviticus 22:3-7 (v18) “Tell them, ‘If anyone of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things which the children of Israel make holy…
- Numbers 15:6 (v14) “ ‘For a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil;
- Numbers 15:9 (v14) then he shall offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil;
- Haggai 2:12-14 (v18) ‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with his fold touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any food, will it become…
- Zechariah 14:20-21 (v18) In that day there will be on the bells of the horses, “HOLY TO YAHWEH”; and the pots in Yahweh’s house will be like the bowls before the…
- 1 Corinthians 5:8 (v16) Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of…
- 1 Corinthians 9:13-15 (v16) Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their…
- 1 Peter 1:16 (v18) because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
- 1 Peter 2:9 (v18) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of…
- 1 Peter 2:22 (v17) who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v17 Or, kneaded with leaven and after baked.
Or, kneaded with leaven and after baked.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv14–18 Lev 6:14 And this [is] the law of the…
Lev 6:14 And this [is] the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
Ver. 14. The law of the meat offering.] Besides what is set down in Lev 2:1-2. Thus one text explains another; as the diamond is brightened with its own dust.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 17, 18 The law of the meat-offering, to wit, of that…
The law of the meat-offering, to wit, of that which was offered alone, and that by any of the people, not by the priest, for then it must have been all burnt. This law, delivered Le 2, is here repeated for the sake of some additions here made to it; as it is a common practice of law-makers, when they make additional laws, to recite such laws to which such additions belong.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v14 The meat-offering was either that which was offered by…
The meat-offering was either that which was offered by the people or that by the priests at their consecration. Now,
I. As to the common meat-offering,
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1. Only a handful of it was to be burnt upon the altar; all the rest was allowed to the priests for their food. The law of the burnt-offerings was such as imposed upon the priests a great deal of care and work, but allowed them little profit; for the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But to make them amends the greatest part of the meat-offering was their own. The burning of a handful of it upon the altar (Lev 6:15) was ordered before, Lev 2:2, Lev 2:9. Here the remainder of it is consigned to the priests, the servants of God's house: I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings, Lev 6:17. Note, (1.) It is the will of God that his ministers should be well provided for with food convenient; and what is given to them he accepts as offered to himself, if it be done with a single eye. (2.) All Christians, being spiritual priests, do themselves share in the spiritual sacrifices they offer. It is not God that is the gainer by them; the handful burnt upon the altar was not worth speaking of, in comparison with the priests' share; we ourselves are the gainers by our religious services. Let God have all the frankincense, and the priests shall have the flour and the oil; what we give to God the praise and glory of we may take to ourselves the comfort and benefit of.
2. The laws concerning the eating of it were, (1.) That it must be eaten unleavened, Lev 6:16. What was offered to God must have no leaven in it, and the priests must have it as the altar had it, and no otherwise. Thus must we keep the feasts of the Lord with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (2.) It must be eaten in the court of the tabernacle (here called the holy place), in some room prepared by the side of the court for this purpose. It was a great crime to carry any of it out of the court. The very eating of it was a sacred rite, by which they were to honour God, and therefore it must be done in a religious manner, and with a holy reverence, which was preserved by confining it to the holy place. (3.) The males only must eat of it, Lev 6:18. Of the less holy things, as the first-fruits and tithes, and the shoulder and breasts of the peace-offerings, the daughters of the priests might eat, for they might be carried out of the court; but this was of the most holy things, which being to be eaten only in the tabernacle, the sons of Aaron only might eat of it. (4.) The priests only that were clean might eat of it: Every one that toucheth them shall be holy, Lev 6:18. Holy things for holy persons. Some read it, Every thing that toucheth it shall be holy: Al the furniture of the table on which these holy things were eaten must be appropriated to that use only, and never after used as common things.
II. As to the consecration meat-offering, which was offered for the priests themselves, it was to be wholly burnt, and none of it eaten, Lev 6:23. It comes in here as an exception to the foregoing law. It should seem that this law concerning the meat-offering of initiation did not only oblige the high priest to offer it, and on that day only that he was anointed, and so for his successors in the day they were anointed; but the Jewish writers say that by this law every priest, on the day he first entered upon his ministry, was bound to offer this meat-offering, - that the high priest was bound to offer it every day of his life, from the day in which he was anointed, - and that it was to be offered besides the meat-offering that attended the morning and evening sacrifice, because it is said here to be a meat-offering perpetual, Lev 6:20. Josephus says, "The high priest sacrificed twice every day at his own charges, and this was his sacrifice." Note, Those whom God has advanced above others in dignity and power ought to consider that he expects more from them than from others, and should attend to every intimation of service to be done for him. The meat-offering of the priest was to be baked as if it were to be eaten, and yet it must be wholly burnt. Though the priest that ministered was to be paid for serving the people, yet there was no reason that he should be paid for serving the high priest, who was the father of the family of the priests, and whom therefore any priest should take a pleasure in serving gratis. Nor was it fit that the priests should eat of the offerings of a priest; for as the sins of the people were typically transferred to the priests, which was signified by their eating of their offerings (Hos 4:8), so the sins of the priests must be typically transferred to the altar, which therefore must eat up all their offerings. We are all undone, both ministers and people, if we must bear our own iniquity; nor could we have had any comfort or hope if God had not laid on his dear Son the iniquity of us all, and he is both the priest and the alter.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv14–18 And this is the law of the meat offering,....…
And this is the law of the meat offering,.... Or the rules to be observed concerning that, for which, though directions are given, Lev 2:1, &c. yet is here repeated with some additions to it:
the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord; being brought unto them by the children of Israel:
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before the altar; or at the face of it, for what was properly offered was burnt upon it, as in the following verse Lev 6:15, for it should be rather rendered "in", or "on the altar" (n); the face of it is the top of it, on which every sacrifice was offered, and not before it.
(n) "in altari", Noldius, p. 82. No. 391.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 17, 18 Of the meal-offering - Of that which was offered…
Of the meal-offering - Of that which was offered alone, and that by any of the people, not by the priest, for then it must have been all burnt. This law before delivered, is here repeated for the sake of some additions made to it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv14–15 Verse 14. The meat-offering] See Clarke on Le 2:1,…
Verse 14. The meat-offering] See Clarke on Le 2:1, &c.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv16–17 Lev 6:16. The remainder shall Aaron and his sons…
Lev 6:16. The remainder shall Aaron and his sons eat — Unless they had some legal uncleanness upon them, Lev 22:6. His sons — The males only might eat these, because they were most holy things; whereas the daughters of Aaron might eat other holy things. In the court — In some special room appointed for that purpose. The reason why this was to be eaten only by holy persons, and that in a holy place, is given, (Lev 6:17,) because it is most holy.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v14 See Lev 2:1-10; Exo 29:40-41.
See Lev 2:1-10; Exo 29:40-41.
Lev 6:16
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With unleavened bread shall it be eaten - This should be, it (the remainder) shall be eaten unleavened.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 18 Sacrifice of flour, monee, chap. ii. 1. --- And…
Sacrifice of flour, monee, chap. ii. 1. --- And libations. These words are added, to shew that oil and wine accompanied this sacrifice.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v14 THE LAW OF THE MEAT OFFERING. (Lev 6:14-18)
THE LAW OF THE MEAT OFFERING. (Lev 6:14-18)
this is the law of the meat offering--Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the altar; the residue became the property of the priests, and was the food of those whose duty it was to attend on the service. They themselves as well as the vessels from which they ate were typically holy, and they were not at liberty to partake of the meat offering while they labored under any ceremonial defilement.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 17, 18 14. The meat offering — See Lev_2:1, note.
14. The meat offering — See Lev_2:1, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv14, 18 (2) The Meal-Offering (14–18)
(2) The Meal-Offering (14–18)
The injunctions of Lev_2:2-3 are repeated, almost in the same words in Lev_6:15-16 (as far as ‘his sons eat’): in what follows, the place of eating is fixed—the court of the tent of meeting. In Lev_6:17 note the use of the first person, and the reference to the Sin-Offering and Guilt-Offering.
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The Meal-Offering was ‘most holy,’ and could be eaten only by the male descendants of Aaron.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv14–18 (14) And this is the law of the meat…
(14) And this is the law of the meat offering.—In Lev_2:1-3, where this meat offering is spoken of, the people are told of what the mincha is to consist, and what portion of it was the perquisite of the officiating priest. In the section before us (Lev_6:14-18) additional directions are given to the priests about the eating of the portions which belong to them and about the treatment of the residue.
The sons of Aaron shall offer it.—Though in the chapter before us it literally means Aaron’s own sons, the phrase is intended to comprise his lineal descendants who succeeded to the priestly office. They, and they only, shall offer the sacrifices, but not a layman.
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Before the altar.—Or, in or at the fore part of the altar. That is, at the south-easterly corner of the altar. (See Lev_2:8.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v14 Vers. 14-18. The further ritual of the meat offering.…
Vers. 14-18. The further ritual of the meat offering. (see note on Lev_2:1) The greater part of it is to be given to the priests, and they and the males of their families are to eat it without adding leaven to it. With unleavened bread shall it be eaten (verse 16) should rather be rendered, Unleavened shall it be eaten. Not only is it most holy itself, but every one (or rather everything) that toucheth the offerings shall be holy. The touch of the offering conveys the character of holiness to the thing touched, which must, therefore, itself be treated as holy.
Vers. 14-23. The law of the meat offering.
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As the law of the burnt offering, laid down in the preceding paragraph, viz. in relation to the service of the priest, was before mentioned, more particularly in respect to the offerer, so is the law of the meat, or more properly the bread, offering, here introduced for a similar reason, after being formerly mentioned likewise (see chapter 2). The subject is presented in two aspects, and we have to consider
I THE LAW OF THE BREAD OFFERING OF THE PEOPLE, In this case:
1. A memorial of it was burnt upon the altar.
(1) The memorial represented the whole. The bulk consisted of at least an omer, or about three of our quarts, of fine flour, of which a handful was taken for the memorial. There was with the omer of flour, a log, or little more than a half pint, of oil, of which a fitting quantity was added to the handful of flour. The memorial was completed by the addition of all the frankincense. As the name of a thing stands for the thing, so did the memorial stand for the whole offering; it was like a quit rent, a discharge for all demands on the estate.
(2) It was burnt upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord. It could not be that to him in a physical sense; this expression must be morally interpreted.
(a) It was a thank offering, and gratitude from his intelligent offspring is ever pleasing to his goodness. (Psa_27:6 Rom_12:1 1Th_5:18)
(b) It was placed on the altar of burnt offerings, and mingled among the sacrifices offered, to make atonement for sin, and so, coming up as it were "through Jesus Christ" in whom the Father is ever well pleased, it becomes "acceptable". (1Pe_2:5)
2. The remainder was eaten by Aaron and his sons.
(1) Aaron ate of it, who was the type of Christ; and his sons also, who were types of Christians. So Jesus and his disciples together ate the Passover. (Luk_22:15) And he gave to his disciples the bread and wine of his Eucharist.
(2) The bread offering, was to be eaten without leaven. This substance was regarded as an emblem of evil dispositions, malice, wickedness, insincerity. (1Co_5:6-8) These must be absent from those who feast with Jesus.
(3) It was to be eaten in the holy place. This holy place was not the innermost court, which was a type of "heaven itself". (Heb_9:24) It is explained to be the "court of the tabernacle of the congregation," which was a figure of the Church in its earthly aspect the kingdom of heaven upon earth. Those who elect to worship God outside his Church, are not following out his instructions.
(4) The males only must eat of it. The daughters of the priests were permitted to eat of the "holy things," such as might be carried out of the court, such as the tithes and firstfruits, and the shoulder and breast of the peace offerings. But of the "most holy things" eaten in the sanctuary they may not eat. It was the Seed of the woman who is most holy, not the woman herself; the son, not the daughter, therefore, was holy unto God. Now that most holy Seed has come, the distinction between male and female is abolished. (Gal_3:28)
(5) The priest must not eat it unless he be clean. "Every one that toucheth it shall be holy" (verse 18). To eat and drink unworthily of the Christian Eucharist is a serious thing. (see 1Co_11:27-34)
II THE LAW OF THE BREAD OFFERING OF THE PRIESTS. In this case:
1. The whole was offered upon the altar.
(1) Here was no "memorial," as in the offering of the people. The omer of fine flour was all burnt upon the altar (verse 23). "Had the priests been permitted to live on their own offerings, as they did on those of the people, it would have been as if they had offered nothing, as they would have taken again to themselves what they appeared to give unto the Lord" (A. Clarke).
(2) It was offered in two portions: half in the morning, and the complement at night (verse 20). And as it is called a "meat offering perpetual," it is generally understood that the high priest repeated this offering daily throughout his pontificate.
(3) This he appears to have done not for himself only, but on behalf of the priesthood in general. This seems expressed in the words, "This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed," etc. (verse 20). Here "they" offer it; but afterwards we read, "And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead," viz. as high priest at his demise, "shall offer it" (verse 22). Taken together, these passages show that the high priest offered it for the priesthood in general.
2. None of it was to be eaten by the priests.
(1) It appears to have been of the nature of the sin offering; for there is no frankincense offered with it. This was the case with the poor man"s sin offering. (see Lev_5:11) In sin there is nothing grateful to God.
(2) By his eating of the sin offerings, the typical transfer of the sins of the people to the priest was signified. (see Lev_10:17) It would not be proper, therefore, for him to eat the sin offering in which he was personally concerned. He must rather see his sin transferred to the altar, and there consumed along with the lamb of the daily sacrifice. So may we see our sins consumed. J.A.M.
Vers. 14-18. "Fellowship with the Father.
In these renewed directions (see chapter 2) concerning the meat offering, we have the striking expression, "I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings" (verse 17). So that this sacrifice, beside furnishing an opportunity to the people of acknowledging their indebtedness to God as the generous Giver of all blessings, provided an opportunity to the priests of fellowship with God, He shared these "his offerings" with his ministers, and they ate with him "in the holy place" (verse 16), within the precincts of his house. "And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ". (1Jn_1:3) In Divine and human fellowship under the gospel, there is
I FEASTING TOGETHER. The truest Christian counterpart of the sacred service described in the text is found in the Lord"s Supper, There we, who arc all "priests unto God", (Rev_1:6 1Pe_2:5, 1Pe_2:9) meet at the table of the Lord, (1Co_10:21) and eat and drink in his presence, rejoicing in his redeeming love, renewing before him our vows.
II SPEAKING ONE TO ANOTHER.
1. God to man in
a. the pages of revelation;
b. the words of those whom his Spirit prompts to remind us of his will or to explain it;
c. the direct communications of his Spirit,
2. Man to God in
a. the accents of praise;
b. the breath of supplication.
III REJOICING IN ONE ANOTHER.
1. God in man . (Deu_32:9 Psa_35:27 Psa_147:11 Hab_3:18 Eph_5:27 Rev_21:2)
2. Man in God . (Psa_16:5 Psa_89:16 Psa_149:2 Php_3:3 4:4)
IV WORKING TOGETHER. We are "workers together with him"; (2Co_6:1) "labourers together with God". (1Co_3:9) While God is working in us and through us, he is also working with us; united with us in working out the reconciliation and regeneration of the world. C.
Vers. 14-18. Meat offering.
"All the males of the sons of Aaron shall eat of it," with unleavened bread, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. "It is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering." "Every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
I THE MINISTRY OF RELIGION SHOULD BE FULFILLED IN THE SPIRIT OF THANKFUL DEVOTION.
1. The best of the Church should be consecrated to its highest positions.
2. Their service should be rendered as a delight.
3. Their religious earnestness and cheerfulness should be cultivated by fellowship and brotherhood.
4. They should be closely united with the people, not separated from them by spiritual pride and a misanthropic asceticism.
II HOLINESS THE IMPERATIVE REQUIREMENT OF GOD"S MINISTERS. Not mere ceremonial holiness.
1. Holiness of character and life.
2. Holiness in the service of the sanctuary purity of worship, singleness of heart, orderliness and decency, with simplicity and manifest sincerity.
III THE SANCTIFYING INFLUENCE OF A TRUE AND PURE WORSHIP EXTENDS THROUGH SOCIETY. Every one holy by contact with the holy.
1. The persuasive effect of a real and well-sustained religious service. The common mistake is to suppose that morality leads of itself to religion or may be substituted for it.
2. The true order of life is set before us here in the Law of Moses: the nearer to God, the holier; the more closely connected with the worship of God, the more separated from and defended against the impurities of the world.
3. The reaction of the holy life on the sanctuary. The revival of religion must be a reciprocal action of the Church on the ministry, and of the ministry on the Church. R.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Expositor's Bible 1887 · Public Domain On vv14, 16 "And this is the law of the meal offering:…
THE DAILY MEAL OFFERING
Lev_6:14-23
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"And this is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal offering and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, as the memorial thereof, unto the Lord. And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place: in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it. It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin offering, and as the guilt offering. Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as a due forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the Lord made by fire: whosoever toucheth them shall be holy. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening. On a baking pan it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in: in baken pieces shalt thou offer the meal offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord. And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it: by a statute forever it shall be wholly burnt unto the Lord. And every meal offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten."
As there were not only the burnt offerings of the individual Israelite, but also a daily burnt offering, morning and evening, presented by the priest as the representative of the collective nation, so also with the meal offering. The law concerning this daily meal offering is given in Lev_6:19-23. The amount in this case was prescribed, being apparently the amount regarded as a days portion of food-"the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour," half of which was to be offered in the morning and half in the evening, made on a baking pan with oil, "for a sweet savour unto the Lord." Unlike the meal offering of the individual, it is said, "by a statute forever, it shall be wholly burnt unto the Lord Every meal offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt; it shall not be eaten." This single variation from the ordinance of chapter 4 is simply an application of the principle which governs all the sacrifices except the peace offering, that he who offered any sacrifice could never himself eat of it; and as the priest in this case was the offerer, the symbolism required that he should himself have nothing of the offering, as being wholly given by him to the Lord. And this meal offering was to be presented, not merely, as some have inferred from Lev_6:20, on the day of the anointing of the high priest, but, as is expressly said, "perpetually."
The typical meaning of the meal offering, and, in particular, of this daily meal offering, which, as we learn from Exodus 30, was offered with the daily burnt offering, is very clear. Every meal offering pointed to Christ in His consecration of all His works to the Father. And as the daily burnt offering presented by Aaron and his sons typified our heavenly High Priest as offering His person in daily consecration unto God in our behalf, so, in the daily meal offering, wholly burnt upon the altar, we see Him in like manner offering unto God in perfect consecration, day by day, perpetually, all His works for our acceptance. To the believer, often sorely oppressed with the sense of the imperfection of his own consecration of his daily works, in that because of this the Father is not glorified by him as He should be, how exceedingly comforting this view of Christy For that which, at the best, we do so imperfectly and interruptedly, He does in our behalf perfectly, and with never-failing constancy; thus at once perfectly glorifying the Father, and also, through the virtue of the boundless merit of this consecration, constantly procuring for us daily grace unto the life eternal.
William Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1887–1910) — public domain. 65 of 66 books (1 Corinthians is not separately keyed, as that volume carries no machine-parseable verse references); section-level commentary keyed to the opening verse. Introductory and overview sections not keyed to a specific passage are excluded.
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v14 Of Meat-offerings.
Of Meat-offerings.
v. 14. And this is the law of the meat-offering, as far as the priests were concerned: The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. Cf Lev 2:2-8.
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v. 15. And he, the officiating priest, shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat-offering, as much as his hand would hold, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar, of burnt offering, for a sweet savor, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord.
v. 16. And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat, this ordinance being an addition to the directions which had been given before; with unleavened bread, or as unleavened bread, shall it be eaten in the Holy Place, no leaven or yeast being permitted in the preparation of this bread; in the court of the Tabernacle of the Congregation they shall eat it, where they were stationed when on duty.
v. 17. It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin-offering and as the trespass-offering. The entire offering was consecrated to the Lord, and He chose to give the greater portion of it to the priests for their maintenance.
v. 18. All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, even such as were too young or too old to be actively engaged in the priestly functions. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings of the Lord made by fire; every one that toucheth them shall be holy. Only those that were set apart for the service of the Lord were permitted to partake of them, and any layman that touched them henceforth had the duty to keep himself from all uncleanness, just like the priests themselves. All Christians are priests of the most holy God and will therefore guard against defilement of every kind.
Paul E. Kretzmann, Popular Commentary of the Bible (1921–1924) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv14, 16 to produce a sweet aroma
to produce a sweet aroma
Yahweh being pleased with the sincere worshiper who offered the sacrifice is spoken of as if God were pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice. See how you translated a similar phrase in Leviticus 1:9. (See: Metaphor)
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a representative offering
The handful of the grain offering represents the whole grain offering. This means the whole offering belongs to Yahweh. See how you translated this in Leviticus 2:2.
translationWords
law, laws
grain offering
Aaron
Yahweh
altar
priest
oil
incense
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv16–18 6:16 In this context sacred place does not refer…
6:16 In this context sacred place does not refer to the Holy Place at the heart of the Tabernacle but to any location within the Tabernacle complex, all of which were ceremonially clean and holy.
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