Leviticus 2
The Voice
2 Eternal One: Any time one of you brings a grain offering to Me, it should be the finest flour mixed with olive oil and frankincense. 2 Give it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. One of the priests will take a handful of the fine flour mixed with olive oil and frankincense and offer up a memorial portion on the altar, and the smoke of the offering will rise and be a pleasant aroma to Me. 3 The rest of the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons. It is a most holy part of the fire-offerings dedicated to Me. No one other than the priests may eat it.
The sacrifices and offerings not only please God but they provide for the physical and spiritual needs of the people. All the priests are from the tribe of Levi and participate in the spiritual heritage of Aaron, Moses’ brother. With some of the offerings, God prescribes that the priests must share in the food brought by the people. By eating from their sacrifices, the priests participate in the lives of those who wish to approach God. Some sacrifices are described as “memorial” offerings to God. These are offerings that ask God to remember His people and keep them in His good favor.
Eternal One: 4 Any time one of you brings a grain offering that was prepared in an oven, it should be bread made without yeast from the finest flour mixed with oil or a wafer made without yeast spread with oil. 5 Any time one of you brings a grain offering that was prepared on a griddle, it should be made without yeast from the finest flour mixed with oil. 6 Separate it into pieces, pour oil on it, and present it as a grain offering. 7 Any time one of you brings a grain offering that was prepared in a pan, it should be made from the finest flour and mixed with oil. 8 Whenever you bring any of these grain offerings to Me, it should be given to the priest who will then take it to the altar. 9 The priest will offer up the memorial portion on the altar, and the smoke of the offering will rise and be a pleasant aroma to Me. 10 The rest of the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons. It is a most holy part of the fire-offerings dedicated to Me. No one other than the priests may eat it.
11 Every grain offering that is presented before Me must be made without yeast because it is forbidden to offer up any yeast or honey to Me by means of the fire-offering. 12 When you bring an offering of the first and finest part of the harvest to Me, you may bring yeast and honey but they must not be offered up in smoke as a pleasant aroma. 13 You must salt every grain offering you bring so that the salt of your covenant with God[a] will not be missing. You will season all of the offerings you present with salt.
In the ancient world, salt was a valuable substance. It was used for a variety of purposes: to preserve meats, promote healing, and seal friendships. When covenants were made, people celebrated with fine meals seasoned with salt and other spices. The permanence of salt symbolized the permanence of God’s covenant with His people (Numbers 18:19). Jesus echoes this covenant practice when He instructs His followers to be salt in the world (Matthew 5:13).
Eternal One: 14 If you present a grain offering from the first ripe grain of your harvest to Me, bring fresh new grain, crushed and roasted in the fire. 15 Also mix it with oil and frankincense because it is presented as a grain offering. 16 The priests will then offer up a memorial portion of the grain mixed with oil and all of the frankincense as a fire-offering to Me.
Footnotes
Leviticus 2
King James Version
2 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:
3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire.
12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
Leviticus 2
New King James Version
The Grain Offering
2 ‘When anyone offers (A)a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put (B)frankincense on it. 2 He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn (C)it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 3 (D)The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his (E)sons’. (F)It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.
4 ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers (G)anointed[a] with oil. 5 But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a [b]pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. 6 You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.
7 ‘If your offering is a grain offering baked in a (H)covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. 9 Then the priest shall take from the grain offering (I)a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an (J)offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 10 And (K)what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.
11 ‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with (L)leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire. 12 (M)As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. 13 And every offering of your grain offering (N)you shall season with salt; you shall not allow (O)the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. (P)With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
14 ‘If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, (Q)you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from (R)full heads. 15 And (S)you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain offering. 16 Then the priest shall burn (T)the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 2:4 spread
- Leviticus 2:5 flat plate or griddle
Levítico 2
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
La ley de las ofrendas de cereal
2 ”Cuando alguien ofrezca una ofrenda de cereal como ofrenda al Señor, su ofrenda será de flor de harina, sobre la cual echará aceite y pondrá incienso(A). 2 Entonces la llevará a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón; y el sacerdote tomará de ella un puñado de la flor de harina, con el aceite y con todo su incienso(B), y el sacerdote la quemará como memorial sobre el altar(C). Es una ofrenda encendida de aroma agradable para el Señor. 3 El resto de la ofrenda de cereal pertenece a Aarón y a sus hijos(D). Es cosa santísima de las ofrendas encendidas para el Señor(E).
4 ”Cuando ofrezcas una ofrenda al Señor, una ofrenda de cereal cocida al horno, será de tortas de flor de harina sin levadura, amasadas con aceite, o de hojaldres sin levadura, untados con aceite(F). 5 Y si tu ofrenda es una ofrenda de cereal preparada en sartén(G), será de flor de harina sin levadura, amasada con aceite. 6 La partirás en pedazos y echarás aceite sobre ella. Es una ofrenda de cereal.
7 ”Si tu ofrenda es una ofrenda de cereal preparada en cazuela(H), será hecha de flor de harina con aceite. 8 Cuando traigas al Señor la ofrenda de cereal hecha de estas cosas, será presentada al sacerdote y él la llevará al altar. 9 El sacerdote tomará su porción de la ofrenda de cereal como memorial, y la quemará sobre el altar como ofrenda encendida de aroma agradable para el Señor(I). 10 El resto de la ofrenda de cereal pertenece a Aarón y a sus hijos. Es cosa santísima de las ofrendas encendidas para el Señor(J).
11 ”Ninguna ofrenda de cereal que ustedes ofrezcan al Señor será hecha con levadura(K), porque no quemarán ninguna levadura ni ninguna miel como ofrenda encendida para el Señor(L). 12 Como ofrenda de primicias(M) las ofrecerán al Señor, pero no ascenderán como aroma agradable sobre el altar. 13 Además, toda ofrenda de cereal tuya sazonarás con sal, para que la sal del pacto de tu Dios no falte de tu ofrenda de cereal(N); con todas tus ofrendas ofrecerás sal.
14 ”Pero si ofreces al Señor una ofrenda de cereal de los primeros frutos, ofrecerás espigas verdes tostadas al fuego(O), granos tiernos desmenuzados, como ofrenda de cereal de tus primeros frutos. 15 Luego echarás aceite y pondrás incienso sobre ella. Es una ofrenda de cereal. 16 Y el sacerdote quemará como memorial(P) parte de los granos desmenuzados, con su aceite y con todo su incienso. Es una ofrenda encendida para el Señor.
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