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| 1 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: |
And when any – Typifying the world of mankind in the Millennial age. T98
A meat offering – "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me." (John 4:34) R84:1*
Setting forth Christ's perfect human character and conduct. R84:1*
Probably representing offerings of praise and worship. T98
Fine flour – There was no roughness or unevenness in Jesus' character. R84:2*
Frankincense – Representing praise, heart adoration. R3703:4
The word is derived from a verb, "to be or make white" and is so used in (Psa. 51:7) and (Isa. 1:18). R84:5*
Tells of the relationship between the bridegroom and the bride. (Song of Sol. 3:4; 4:6, 14) R84:5*
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| 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: |
His handful – As a sample. T98
Unto the LORD – To show that it was approved by Jehovah. T99
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| 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. |
Shall be Aaron's – Showing that the praise and worship will be offered to Jehovah through Christ. T98
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| 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. |
Baken in the oven – The perfect man in his hot distress. R84:2*
Anointed with oil – God anointed Jesus with the holy Spirit. (Acts 10:38) R84:4*
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| 5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. |
Mingled with oil – Jesus the seed of the woman, but not of Joseph. R84:3*
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| 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering. |
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| 7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
With leaven – Symbol of corruption, error, sin. T98; F464; R84:5*
Honey – Whatever is sweet to nature must be disowned. R84:5*
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
With salt – Symbol of fidelity, loyalty and incorruption. R508:5*
Symbol of an everlasting covenant. R84:6*
"Ye are the salt of the earth." (Matt. 5:13) R2099:2
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| 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. |
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| 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. |
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| 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. |
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