Leviticus

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Leviticus

Chapter 2

{Leviticus 2 - Gift Offering
Reveals Propitiation with Emphasis on the Person of Christ.}
1~~"When the soul {nephesh}
{RBT says this means that these rituals are for believers only}
will offer the 'gift/grain offering'
{minchah -Sounds like Min -Ka) - means a grain gift offering}
unto Jehovah/God,
his offering shall be of fine flour
{refers to the perfect humanity of Jesus Christ};

and he shall pour oil upon it
{here RBT says oil represents God the Holy Spirit
being poured out on Him in His 1st Incarnation - as with all
believers in Christ in the Church Age},

and put frankincense thereon
{a fantastic perfume - represents Jesus Christ living His life unto
God - Walking in the Righteous Way of God - and the 'smell' was
acceptable/pleasing to God}."

2~~"And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests
and he shall take there out 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 savor {represents 'acceptance'}
unto Jehovah/God."

3~~"And the remnant/remainder
of the 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
shall be Aaron's and his sons'
{represents the fact that even the priests share in the offering}.

It is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah/God
made by fire."

{Verses 4-7: Categories of the Gift Offering}
4~~"And if you bring an oblation/offering {qorban} . . .
{be} of a 'gift/grain offering' {minchah} . . .
'a thing baked' in the oven/'closed furnace' {tannuwr}
{a gift offering baked in an oven is hidden from sight - the unseen
Jesus Christ hanging on the cross in complete supernatural
darkness for the three hours when all the sins of the world were
imputed to Him and judged - normal darkness is merely the
'absence of light' - this was not that - this was a complete
supernatural darkness not man nor angel could see through} . . .

{it shall be} unleavened cakes {matstsah chalah}
{leaven represents the old sin nature and all that comes from the
old sin nature - unleavened means Christ was without sin when
He went to the cross and qualified to be the perfect sacrifice}

of fine flour mingled with oil
{perfect Christ sustained by God the Holy Spirit all His 1st
Incarnation},

or unleavened wafers anointed with oil."

{Note: Only the offering goes in the oven. The offeror does NOT go in the oven with the offering. There is no room on the cross for anyone but Jesus Christ! All you do is accept His work for your salvation - you can NOT help Him!}

5~~"And if your oblation/offering {qorban} . . .
{be} a 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
baked in a pan/'flat plate' {machabath - baked in full view}

it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil
{the offering is the same - it is the same Jesus Christ - notice
though there is no mention of Frankincense because that speaks
of Propitiation - God the Father was satisfied/propitiated
after the sacrifice on the cross}."

{Note: For the first three hours Jesus was observed (before the three hours in darkness) He was tortured horribly before the cross but He did not cry out once nor die - this was a great witness to those who saw Him and many were saved right then and there. His first 3 hours of human suffering were visible.}

6~~"You shall crumble it into crumbs
{totally and completely broken up and destroyed}
and pour oil thereon
is a 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}."

{Note: This is a second and different use of 'oil'. This is not the oil IN the cake - the filling of God the Holy Spirit this is an anointing - God's appointment of Jesus Christ AFTER the cross. In eternity past, He, as the 2nd member of the Godhead, was appointed to go to the cross (Psalm 2:7 and Ephesian 1:4) by the Father. Only Christ was elected to do this. Only Christ had the destiny to go to the cross. The believer is in Union with Christ and shares in His election. Only the believer is said to be 'elected'. The opposite is NOT true if not stated in the Bible. The unbeliever is NOT predestined to the lake of fire - HE brings it upon himself by the lack of faith all his life - of his OWN volition. Free will is the main difference of all men. Either we choose for God or against Him.}

7~~"And if your oblation/offering {qorban}
{be} a 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
baked in the 'frying pan'/
'partly open and partly closed pan' {marchesheth}
{both seen and unseen - God being satisfied is unseen - Man sees
the work on the cross also},

it shall be made of fine flour with oil
{same offering again - perfect offering (Jesus) with oil - filling of
God the Holy Spirit}."

{Verses 8-10: Procedures for the Gift Offerings}
8~~"And you shall bring the 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
that is made of these things unto Jehovah/God.

And when it is presented unto the priest,
he {the priest} shall bring it unto the altar
{altar represents the cross}."

9-10~~"And the priest shall take
from the 'gift/grain offering' {minchah} a memorial {'azkarah},
and shall burn it upon the altar
{part is burned is the sacrifice of Christ on the cross}.

It is an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savor {represents 'acceptance'}
unto Jehovah/God. 10~~

And that which is left of the 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
shall be Aaron's and his sons' {implication is they will eat it}

It is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah/God made by fire."

{Note: What remains is eaten. It is a perfect representation of Grace and the method of being saved - faith. Eating has no merit - everyone eats. Eating therefore represents another non-meritorious activity - faith. There is no merit in faith (as opposed to rationalism and empiricism which have merit). So, it is by faith we are saved not by works (rationalism, empiricism or human working).}

{Note: A memorial is to remember important things. It takes a brain to remember - think! Believers are commanded to remember the work of Christ on the cross. So the Eucharist table today is the believer in Christ's ritual for the Church Age. We are to REMEMBER Christ during the Eucharist (well all the time!).}

{Verses 11-13: Rules of the Gift Offering}
11~~"No 'gift/grain offering' {minchah},
which you shall bring unto Jehovah/God,
shall be made with leaven {chametz}
{chametz - means to ferment or turn sour - so no fermented drink
(like alcohol) should be drunk at this time - at the Eucharist - the
drink served would not have been fermented so 'wine' should not
be served at the Eucharist today - only non-alcoholic drink.
Leaven refers to sin or the old sin nature and it is always 'evil'.}.

For you shall burn no leaven, nor any honey {d@bash}
{honey here represents human good - production from 'energy of
the flesh' instead of when in fellowship and produced by 'energy of
the Spirit'},

in any offering of Jehovah/God made by fire."

{Verses 12-16: Use of the Gift Offering During the Feast of the
Firstfruits}
12~~"As for the oblation/offering/'drawing near to God' {qorban}
of the firstfruits {first production of the harvest},
you shall offer them unto Jehovah/God.
But they shall not be burnt on the altar
for a sweet savor {for God to accept it}."

{Note: The Feast of the Firstfruits commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ - I Corinthians 15:20-23. The Feast was a 'Guarantee of a Harvest' and, in the same manner, Jesus' Resurrection is a 'Guarantee of our Resurrection'.}

{Note: Burning on the altar speaks of the cross. The feast of the firstfruits speaks of the resurrection so the offering is NOT burned on the altar.}

13~~"Every oblation/offering/'drawing near to God' {qorban}
of your 'gift/grain offering' {minchah},
you shall season with salt
so that the salt of the covenant
of your 'Elohiym/Godhead
shall not be lacking from the 'gift/grain offering'{minchah}.

With all your offerings you shall offer salt."

{Note: 1) Salt is a preserver and speaks of eternal life - John 3:16 God gave His Son - a gift offering from Him to us. 2) Salt is a seasoner. That speaks of the inner happiness that comes from doctrine in your soul. With doctrine in your soul, you can LEARN how to be content regardless your circumstances. 3) Believers with 'salt'/doctrine are called the preservative of a nation - the salt of the land. The Salt of the covenant is slightly different. Agreements were ratified by the eating of salt and that meant each would keep their end of the agreement. So salt was used to seal a deal like signing a contract back when people could not write.}

{Verses 14-16: Green Corn}
14~~"And if your oblation/offering {qorban}
{be} a 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
of your firstfruits unto Jehovah/God,
you shall offer for the 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}
of your firstfruits
green ears of corn
{green ears of corn speak of the Resurrection of Christ}

dried by the fire {fire speaks of His death},

even corn previously 'beaten out'/bruised/crushed {geres}
{treatment of Christ before going to the cross and torture hanging
on the cross}

of full ears."

15~~"And you shall put oil upon it
{here the oil refers to Christ's anointment for Glorification by the
Father: the phrase often said 'Sons of Oil' refers to the fact that
believers in Him share His glorification}

and lay frankincense thereon
{frankincense is the perfect humanity of Christ satisfying the
righteousness of the Father}.

It is a 'gift/grain offering' {minchah}."

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 Jehovah/God."

{Note: Instructions were 'do not burn' the flour, oil and frankincense on the Feast of the Firstfruits. But they could burn part of the beaten and bruised green corn with its oil and frankincense but 'as a memorial' - this was their communion table. It was not burned as an emblem or 'type'; it was burned as a memorial of the cross. So it becomes a representative analogy, not a true analogy - same with the Eucharist - the eating and drinking represent faith, and the unleavened bread REPRESENTS His body and the unfermented drink REPRESENTS His blood.}