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| Leviticus 2:1-3 |
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Lesson # Leviticus 2:1-3 Study Material - Leviticus 2:1-3 You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Lev. 2:1-3 1 'Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it. 2 'He shall then bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and shall take from it his handful of its fine flour and of its oil with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD. 3 'And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the LORD by fire. We will continue with the study of the five Levitical offerings in these first five chapters because they present the foundations for virtually all of the principles of Bible doctrine that we will encounter in the rest of the Bible. Even though these rituals are no longer valid in society, their principles remain. The second offering is the gift offering, herein referred to the grain offering, but the word 'minchah' refers to gift or present, not meat or grain. Even though the source of the offering here is grain either as unground and roasted grain or ground grain into fine flour, the purpose of this offering is the gift principle. It takes a perfect gift to satisfy a perfect giver, and this offering, a daily offering generally provided simultaneously with the burnt offering which we studied in chapter 1, teaches the perfection of Jesus Christ as the perfect gift. This offering views doctrine in three concepts - 1. The Fathers perfect gift of the humanity of the Savior; 2. The blessing of unspeakable words which is Bible doctrine or the Word of God; 3. The unspeakable gift of the result of Bible doctrine resident in the soul - inner happiness. As the burnt offering looked at propitiation, this offering looks at the gift of doctrine and the work of the Cross. There are three ingredients in this offering - flour, oil, and frankincense. The flour represents the Messiah. Its fineness represents His perfection with no impurities contained in it. It also represents our daily Christian life and how we should live it, just as Jesus lived His life in a perfect way, in fellowship, and filled with Gods wisdom, thus applying that wisdom to His daily life. The Holy Spirit is represented by the oil, as the offerer is instructed to pour oil into the flour representing the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the humanity of Jesus Christ, and the sustaining ministry of the Holy Spirit throughout Jesus' 33 + years during His first advent. The Holy Spirit sustained Jesus through His life just as the Spirit sustains each believer in our time throughout our individual lives. This is the 'greater works' mentioned by Jesus in John 14. Greater, meaning more in number, greater quantity, as the Holy Spirit would indwell every believer in our Church Age. Therefore the oil represents our living in fellowship and under the controlling ministry of the Holy Spirit The frankincense represents the finest of perfumes, rounds out the aroma of ones life. This brings together the greatest of relationships one can have with God. You are therefore smart (Bible doctrine in the soul), clean (in fellowship and controlled by the Holy Spirit), and this is a satisfying aroma to God and accepted by Him. Thus the perfect marriage. Each partner loving the smell of the other. There is nothing repugnant in the Christian relationship with God. The offerer brings the ingredients to the priests. The offerer takes a handful of the mixture and gives it to the priests. The handful is presented on the alter and burned. The remainder of the mixture is given to the priests for their food. The handful of the mixture, represents the offerers appropriation of salvation through faith. Its burning identifies the offerer with the judgment of Christ on the Cross, not only showing that Christ purchased salvation on the Cross (burning), but also the offerer is identified with the pattern of life, lived by Christ. The remainder of the mixture given to the priests for their food consumption represents fellowship with God and daily communing with Him. The priests receive a single portion from this offering. But note that in our dispensation, since we are in union with Christ and members of the Royal family of King - Priests, and joint heirs with the first born, then we receive a double portion of blessing. Gods provision to those prior to this Church Age is in the form of the single portion. But after this Age began, then we as first born sons are in line for the double portion of the inheritance and more. We have the completed canon of scripture. We have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as well as all members of the Trinity. Therefore, we are qualified to receive the royal food as well as that reserved for the priests. This then is our double portion. But with respect to the Age of Israel, this reserved portion by the priests represents the fellowship the offerer enjoys with the priests and with God through them, the priests. 
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
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