Leviticus
Summary
Leviticus Chapter 2 describes the grain offerings, which were presented to God as an expression of gratitude and tribute from the fruits of the harvest. These offerings, made of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, could be offered in various forms such as baked cakes or cooked on a griddle. A portion was burned on the altar as a memorial, while the remainder was given to the priests. Crucially, every grain offering was to be seasoned with salt, representing the "salt of the covenant", and was never to contain leaven or honey.
When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, it must be of fine flour. He is to pour oil on it, put frankincense on it,
and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, along with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet savour to the LORD.
The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour: either thick loaves made without yeast and mixed with oil, or thin wafers made without yeast and brushed with oil.
If your grain offering is prepared on a griddle, it must be made of fine flour without yeast and mixed with oil.
Crumble it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.
If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
Bring the grain offering made of these things to the LORD; present it to the priest, who shall take it to the altar.
The priest shall take out the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a sweet savour to the LORD.
The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
Every grain offering you bring to the LORD must be made without yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey in an offering made by fire to the LORD.
You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of the firstfruits, but they are not to be burnt on the altar as a sweet savour.
Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, offer crushed heads of new grain roasted in the fire.
Pour oil on it and put frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.
The priest shall burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.