“The Lord Is Very Holy”

These verses continue the instructions for the grain (meal) offering. It explains how to present a cooked or baked offering made from fine flour, oil, and sometimes frankincense; how a portion is taken by the priest as a sacred portion; and how certain additions (like leaven or honey) are forbidden for specific offerings.

Leviticus 2:4-10 Easy: If you give a grain offering that was baked in the oven, it must be unleavened bread made from fine flour mixed with oil, or it must be wafers with oil poured over them. If you bring a grain offering cooked in a baking pan, it must be made from fine flour without yeast and mixed with oil. You must break it into pieces and pour oil over it. It is a grain offering. If you bring a grain offering cooked in a frying pan, it must be made from fine flour mixed with oil. “When you bring grain offerings made from these things to the Lord, you must give them to the priest, and he will take them to the altar. Then the priest will take part of the grain offering and lift it up as a memorial offering. He will bring it to the altar to be burned up as a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord. The rest of that grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. This gift to the Lord is very holy. “You must not give any grain offering to the Lord that has yeast in it. You must not burn yeast or honey as a gift to the Lord.  You may bring yeast and honey to the Lord as an offering from the first harvest, but they must not be put on the altar to be burned as a sweet smell. Also, you must put salt on every grain offering you bring. You must not forget to add salt, because it represents God’s agreement with you. Always put salt on these offerings.

Father God, teach me to offer the simple things of my life to You with reverence. Help my daily work and meals become acts of worship that bless others. Love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.