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Excerpted from: The Two Wave Loaves of Pentecost

The grain offering comes from the fruit of the ground, which God gave to mankind. The early chapters of Genesis show that God has given what comes from the ground to mankind (Genesis 1:29; 2:16). More specifically, the grain offering represents the fruit of one's labors out of what God has given, and dedicating those labors to God and man. As it says here, a portion of the grain offering is put on the altar for God, while the remainder is given to the priest, who can represent mankind in general in this parable.

While the primary ingredient is flour, the offering also contains oil and frankincense, which are other examples of the fruit of the earth. There are varying levels or types of grain offerings in this chapter, but whatever the form, labor is involved. In addition to the work of sowing, tending, harvesting, winnowing, and preparing the grain, labor is involved in the other ingredients as well. There is the harvesting of olives and pressing them into oil. The oil is a symbol of God's abundance, including (but not limited to) His Spirit. There is labor in collecting and refining the frankincense, which has a pleasing aroma that comes out when heat is applied. As a quick note and application, the frankincense invites us to consider whether we produce a pleasing aroma to God when a trial in service puts some heat on us. But as we can see, the one making this offering is involved in all kinds of labor, and he gives this token to God and to his fellow man in the person of the priest.

Unlike the burnt offering or the sin offering, the grain offering is not substitutionary. That means it does not represent an individual. Instead, it pictures the individual's labors from God's bounty. That is an important distinction, so I will repeat it: The grain offering does not represent an individual, but rather the individual's labors. God requires His portion first, which is burned on the altar, and the rest of the offering is for human benefit. Notice, though, that the offeror does not keep any part of the grain offering—he gives it away completely. Just keep that in mind because there is a very helpful lesson we will come back to.

Leviticus 2:2-3
Excerpted from: The Sacrifices of Leviticus (Part 5)

A very small handful of the meal offering was all that was actually put on the fire. That handful of course represented Christ for us. God receives His portion right off the top, on the fire. Remember the altar. The fire represents God consuming a meal. But the whole meal offering was not burned on the altar, but it was all consumed totally. None of it was wasted. Remember that the meal offering was primarily intended for man. That is what it was for. In this case man was represented by the priest who consumed the remainder. Though Christ is primarily seen as the priest, He is also seen in that He represents us in that we are a royal priesthood. I Peter 2:9 says, "You are a royal priesthood," and so the church in totality is a priesthood as well.

Leviticus 2:2-3
Excerpted from: Offerings (Part Seven)

The meal offering. The meal offering shows Christ offering Himself to God for man's benefit. And what it shows is that man has a claim on man. Remember what the second of those two great laws is: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." That is what the meal offering shows. It shows that we indeed are our brother's keeper. Man has a claim on us. We owe things to others. So in Leviticus 2:2-3, again it shows that this offering was completely consumed. Part went on the altar, the remainder of it was given to the priest. So the offeror had nothing left. He was completely consumed, either on the altar or by the priest.

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