Leviticus 2:2-3

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

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.