This chapter describes the ritual of cereal or grain offering for the worshiper and gives alternative possibilities for the details of the offering. The first section on the cereal offering (vv. 1–3) presents the basic regulation for the offering, and the second section (vv. 4–10) gives additional instruction on cereal offerings baked in an oven, on a griddle, or in a pan. The procedure consists of preparation of the offering, presentation of the offering, offering up part of the grain, and burning it. There are also instructions for what to do with leftover grain, probably wheat or barley. These first two sections, similar to those in chapter 1, begin with When (ki) someone brings/If you bring a grain offering (vv. 1, 4) and end with an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD…
The Grain Offering
Leviticus 2:1-16
Leviticus 2:1-16
Understanding Series
by W. H. Bellinger, Jr.
by W. H. Bellinger, Jr.
Baker Publishing Group, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, by W. H. Bellinger, Jr.