t To be eaten by them, Levir. 6.16. g(3i:e,) Moſt holy,or ſuch = Numb: |
as were to be eaten only by the Prieſts, and that only i place near the Alrar. See Lev; 6; 26: and »: 6, prin holy 1g; 9.
4 And if chou bring an oblation of a meat-offering baken in the oven 4, . it ſhall be an unleavened cake of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers a- nointed with 611,
h Made in the Sanfuary for that uſe, as may ſeem from 1 Chron: 23: 28, 29. Ezek: 46: 20.
5 And if thy oblation be a meat-offering bakey + in a . it (hal be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
6 Thou ſhair partir in pieces 3, and pour oil there- on : it is a meat-offering.
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7 Andif thy oblation be a meat-offe ring bak: x i frying-pan, it ſhal be made of fine flour wich oil. _— 8 And thou ſhalt bring the meat-offering that is made of theſe things unto the LORD, and when i ted unto the Prieft,he ſhall bring ic unto the altar 9 And the Prieſt ſha] take from the meat-offering * 2. * Verſes, | memorial _, = ſhal burn ic upon the altar ; * ond MN it ;s an © offering made by fire of a\ nb. mY LORD. y a lweet favour unto 29. 18. | Io And tnat which is left of the meat-offering, ſhal
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& To wit, which is offered of free-will;for in Other Offerings it | might be uſed, Lewvir. 7: 13: and 23; 17: I This* was forbidden, partly to mind them of their deliverance out of Egypr, when they were forced through haſt2 to bring away their Meal or Dough ( which was the matter of this Oblation) unleavened ; partly to fignify what Chriſt would be, and what they ſhould be, pure and free from all errour in the faith and worſhip of God, and from all hypocriſie and malice or wickedneſs, all which are ſignified by /ea- wen, Meaith. 16: 12: Mark8: 15: Luke 12:1: 1 Cors. 8: Gal. 5. 9: mn Fither x, becauſe it hath the ſameeffe& with leaven in Paſte or Dough,making it ſower, and ſwelling. . Or 2: in oppoſition to the Sacrifices of the Gentiles, in which the uſe of Honey was moſt fre- quent. . Or 3: to teach us, that God's worſhip is nor to be governed by mens fancies and appetites, to which Honey might have been grateful, but by God's will. The Jews conceive, that under the name of Honey all ſweet Fruits, as Figs, Dates, &c. are contained and forbidden.
12 And for the oblation 7 of the ficſtfruits, ye ſhall offer them » unto the LORD ; but they ſhall not + be burnt o on the altar for a ſweet ſavour.
» Or, Theoffering, or For the offering of the Firſt-fraits yiu ſhall or nay offer them, or either of them, to wit, Leaven or Honey, which were offered and accepted in that caſe, Levis. 23: 17: 2 Chron, 31: 5: @ But reſerved for the Prieſts, Numb. 18: 13; Dewt. 18: 4:
13 And every oblation of thy meat-offering * ſhalt thou ſeaſon with ſalt p ; neither ſhale thou ſuffer the ſalc of the covenant of thy God q to be.lacking from thy meat-offering : with all thine offerings r thou ſhalt offer
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p Either r. for the decency and conveniency of the Feaſt, which God would have here repreſented.Or 2.for the fignification of that in- coruption ef mind,& ſincerity of grace, which in Scripture is ſigni- fied by Salr, Mark 93 49: Col. 4: 6; and which is neceflary in all them that would offer an acceptable Offering to (od. Or 3: in teſ. timony of that communion which they had with God in theſe exer. ciſes of his Worſhip; Salt being the great ſymboleof friendſhip in all Nations and Ages. 9 So Salris called, either 7. becauſe it fitly re- preſentedrhe durableneſs8&perpetuity of God's Covenant with them, which is deſigned by ſalt, Numb,18: 19. 2 Chron. 13; 5: Or 2: becauſe | it was ſo particularly and rigorously required asa condition of their Covenant with God ; this being made abfolurely neceſſary in all their Offerings as it follows; and as the negleCt of Sacrifices was a breach of covenant on their part, ſoalſo was the negle& of Saltin their $a- crifices. r Not theſe only, but all other, as appears from Ezzk, 43; | 24; Mark 9: 49.
14 And if thou offer a meat-offering of thy firſt-fruits s unto the LORD, thou (halt offer for the meart- offering of thy firſt-fruits, green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears« s To wit, of thine own free-will; for there were other Firſt-fruits, - and that of ſeveral ſorts, which were preſcribed, and the time, qua- lity and proportion of them appointed by God, See Levir, 23: 10;
I5 And thou (balt put oil upon it, and Jay frankin- cenſe thereon ; it zs a meat-offering- | IR 15 Andthe prieſt ſhall burn the memorial of ir, pax? of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof with all the frankincenſe thereof: #: is an offering made | by fire unto the LORD.
CHAP. III. | Concerning thank. offerings ; of bullocks, male or female, without blewiſh; the manner of this oblation, 1---==5. Of ſmall cattel,zmale or female, without
blemiſh ; a lamb, G---==12: A goat, 13-"===16; All fat the Lord's: the fat and blood not tobe eate 17, ;
p11 AN D if his oblation bs a ſacrifice of peace-offering «, if he offer zt of the herd, whether ;: be a male
or temale 5, he ſhall offer it without blemiſh before the LORD.
a Which was an offering for peace and proſperity, and the favour and bleſſing of God, cither 1. obtained ; and ſo this was a Thank- offering, as Levit: 75; 12, 16; or 2; defired; andſo it was akind of ſupplication ro God, as Judges 20: 26: 1 Chron 21: 26: 6 Which were allowed here, tho not in Burnt-offcrings, becauſe thoſe pricipally reſpeQed the honour of God, who is to be ſerved with the beſt - but che Peace-offcrings did primarily reſpe& the benefit of the Offerer, and therefore the choice was left to himſelf
2 And * he (ball lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door ofthe Tabernacle of the congregation c:and Aarons ſons the Prieſts ſball ſprinkle the blood upon the altar round abcut-