Levitico 2

1 E QUANDO alcuna persona offerirà offerta di panatica, sia la sua offerta fior di farina; e spanda sopra essa dell’olio, e mettavi sopra dell’incenso.

2 E portila a’ figliuoli di Aaronne, sacerdoti; e prenda il sacerdote una piena menata del fior di farina, e dell’olio di essa, insieme con tutto il suo incenso; e faccia bruciar quelle cose, che son la ricordanza di quell’offerta, in su l’Altare. Questa è un’offerta fatta per fuoco, di soave odore al Signore.

3 E sia il rimanente di quell’offerta, di Aaronne e de’ suoi figliuoli; è cosa santissima, d’infra le offerte che si ardono al Signore.

4 E quando tu offerirai, per offerta di panatica, alcuna cosa cotta al forno, offerisci focacce azzime di fior di farina, intrise con olio; o schiacciate azzime, unte con olio.

5 E se la tua offerta è di cose di panatica, cotte in su la teglia, sia di fior di farina, intrisa con olio, senza lievito.

6 Spartiscila in pezzi, e spandi sopra essa dell’olio. Ella è offerta di panatica.

7 E se la tua offerta è di cose di panatica cotte nella padella, facciasi di fior di farina, con olio.

8 E porta al Signore quell’offerta che sarà fatta di quelle cose; e presentala al sacerdote, ed egli rechila in su l’Altare.

9 E levine il sacerdote la ricordanza di essa, e facciala bruciare in su l’Altare, in offerta fatta per fuoco, di soave odore al Signore.

10 E sia il rimanente dell’offerta di Aaronne e de’ suoi figliuoli; è cosa santissima, d’infra le offerte che si ardono al Signore.

11 Niuna offerta di panatica, che voi offerirete al Signore, non facciasi con lievito; perciocchè voi non dovete fare ardere alcun lievito, nè alcun miele, in offerta fatta per fuoco al Signore.

12 Ben potrete offerir quelle cose per offerta di primizie al Signore; ma non sieno poste in su l’Altare, per odor soave.

13 E sala ogni tua offerta di panatica con sale; e non lasciar venir meno il sale del patto del Signore d’in su le tue offerte; offerisci del sale sopra ogni tua offerta.

14 E se tu offerisci al Signore offerta di primizie di panatica, offerisci spighe fresche arrostite al fuoco; granelli sfregolati di fior di frumento, per offerta delle tue primizie.

15 E spandi sopra essa dell’olio e dell’incenso; ella è offerta di panatica.

16 E faccia il sacerdote bruciar la ricordanza di essa, insieme con tutto il suo incenso, in offerta fatta per fuoco al Signore.

Levitico 2 Commentary

Chapter 2

The meat-offering of flour. (1-11) The offering of first-fruits. (12-16)

Verses 1-11 Meat-offerings may typify Christ, as presented to God for us, and as being the Bread of life to our souls; but they rather seem to denote our obligation to God for the blessings of providence, and those good works which are acceptable to God. The term "meat" was, and still is, properly given to any kind of provision, and the greater part of this offering was to be eaten for food, not burned. These meat-offerings are mentioned after the burnt-offerings: without an interest in the sacrifice of Christ, and devotedness of heart to God, such services cannot be accepted. Leaven is the emblem of pride, malice, and hypocrisy, and honey of sensual pleasure. The former are directly opposed to the graces of humility, love, and sincerity, which God approves; the latter takes men from the exercises of devotion, and the practice of good works. Christ, in his character and sacrifice, was wholly free from the things denoted by leaven; and his suffering life and agonizing death were the very opposites to worldly pleasure. His people are called to follow, and to be like him.

Verses 12-16 Salt is required in all the offerings. God hereby intimates to them that their sacrifices, in themselves, were unsavoury. All religious services must be seasoned with grace. Christianity is the salt of the earth. Directions are given about offering their first-fruits at harvest. If a man, with a thankful sense of God's goodness in giving him a plentiful crop, was disposed to present an offering to God, let him bring the first ripe and full ears. Whatever was brought to God must be the best in its kind, though it were but green ears of corn. Oil and frankincense must be put upon it. Wisdom and humility soften and sweeten the spirits and services of young people, and their green ears of corn shall be acceptable. God takes delight in the first ripe fruits of the Spirit, and the expressions of early piety and devotion. Holy love to God is the fire by which all our offerings must be made. The frankincense denotes the mediation and intercession of Christ, by which our services are accepted. Blessed be God that we have the substance, of which these observances were but shadows. There is that excellency in Christ, and in his work as Mediator, which no types and shadows can fully represent. And our dependence thereon must be so entire, that we must never lose sight of it in any thing we do, if we would be accepted of God.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 2

This chapter contains the law of the meat offering, and gives an account of what it was made of, fine flour, with oil poured, and frankincense put upon it, Le 2:1 what was done with it; part of it burnt upon the altar, and the rest was the property of the priests, Le 2:2,3,8-10 how it was to be when baked in an oven, or in a pan, or fried in a frying pan, Le 2:4-7 what was prohibited in it, leaven and honey, Le 2:11 what was to be used in it, salt, Le 2:13 and what was to be the oblation and meat offering of the first fruits, and what to be done with it, Le 2:12,14-16.