LEVITICUS: WHAT DO WE BRING BEFORE GOD?

THE GRAIN OFFERING TEACHES US:

1. HONOR THE BLESSING OF GIVING.

“‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it. 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 it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.”
Leviticus 2:1-3 NKJV

Oil: Picture of anointing. Physical representation something is set apart.

Frankincense: Picture of worship. Physical representation of God’s holiness.

2. HONOR THE BLESSING OF WORK.

“‘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 anointed with oil. But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.”
Leviticus 2:4-6 NKVJ

3. REJECT THE COMPROMISE OF SIN.

“‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire. 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. And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.”
Leviticus 2:11-13 NKJV

Yeast: Representing a foreign living change agent in the bread.

Honey: Representing a foreign sweetener.

Salt: Representing purity and savory.