This chapter contains the law of the meat offering, and gives an account of what it was made of, fine flour, with oil poured, and frankincense put upon it, Lev. 2:1 what was done with it; part of it burnt upon the altar, and the rest was the property of the priests, Lev. 2:2, Lev. 2:3, Lev.

And when any man will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, &c.] Or, “when a soul”, and which Onkelos renders “a man”, so called from his more noble part; and, as the Jews say, this word is used because the Minchah, or meat offering here spoken of, was a freewill offering, and was offered up with…

And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests And this is all that he did with it; he left it with the priest, who carried it to the altar, to the southwest horn of it [[1]]: the order of bringing it, according to Maimonides [[2]], was this, “a man brings fine flour from his house in baskets…

And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ Which not only shows the care taken by the Lord for the maintenance of the priests, from whence the apostle argues for the support of ministers of the Gospel, (1 Cor. 9:13, 1 Cor.

And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in an oven This is another kind of meat offering, or in another form; the former was only fine flour and oil mixed together, and frankincense put on it, but this was made up into cakes, and baked in an oven, and not in anything else, according…

And if thy meat offering be an oblation baken on a pan, &c.] Which had no edge or covering, and the paste on it hard, that it might not run out: it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil; signifying the same as before.

Thou shalt part it in pieces This answered to the dividing of the pieces of the burnt offering, (Lev. 1:6, Lev. 1:12) and signified the same thing; (See Gill on Lev. 1:6) (See Gill on Lev.

And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan It is asked [[11]], what difference there is between the pan, and the fryingpan? the fryingpan has a cover, but the pan has no cover; the fryingpan is deep, and its works (or paste) flow, or are thin, but the pan is extended, and its…

And thou shalt bring the meat offering, that is made of these things, unto the Lord Either to the tabernacle, the house of the Lord, or to the Lord’s priest, as it follows: and when it is presented to the priest; by the owner of it: he shall bring it unto the altar; to the south west horn of the…

And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof That is, an handful of it; as of the fine flour, so of the pieces of that which was baked, whether in the oven, or pan, or fryingpan: and shall burn it upon the altar; the memorial or handful: it is an offering made by fire, of a…

And that which is left of the meat offering Not burnt with fire: shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; the high priest took his part first, and then the common priests: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire; (See Gill on Lev. 2:3).

No meat offering which ye shall bring unto the Lord shall be made with leaven It might be used in peace offerings, and in the wave loaves, but not in meat offerings; not only in the handful that was burnt, but in the rest that was eaten by Aaron and his sons; for so is the rule [[14]], “all meat…

As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord Or “in” or “with the oblation”, as some render it; that is, along with the oblation of the firstfruits leaven and honey might be offered: the Arabic version is very express, “but for a sacrifice of firstfruits ye” shall offer…

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt Which makes food savoury, and preserves from putrefaction; denoting the savouriness and acceptableness of Christ as a meat offering to his people, he being savoury food, such as their souls love, as well as to God the Father, who…

And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord This, according to Aben Ezra, was not any of the offerings of the firstfruits, which they were obliged to, as at the passover or pentecost, or feast of tabernacles, but a free will offering; but Jarchi thinks it is to be understood…

And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon Either on the ears of corn dried, or on the fine flour of them when ground; in like manner as the oil and frankincense were put upon the fine flour of wheat, and upon the cakes and wafers baked, (Lev. 2:1, Lev. 2:4, Lev. 2:5, Lev.

The priest shall burn the memorial of it That which is taken out of it for a memorial, the same with the handful of fine flour and cakes of the meat offering: part of the beaten corn thereof; or that which was ground in a mill: and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; as was…