Difference between revisions of "Meat Offering"

<p> '''Meat offering.''' The law or ceremonial of the Meat [Meal] [[Offering]] is described in &nbsp;Leviticus 2:1 and &nbsp;Leviticus 6:14-23. It was to be composed of fine flour, seasoned with salt and mixed with oil and frankincense, but without leaven; and it was generally accompanied by a drink offering of wine. A portion of it, including all the frankincense, was to be burnt on the altar as "a memorial;" the rest belonged to the priest; but the Meat [Meal] [[Offerings]] offered by the priests themselves were to be wholly burnt. </p> <p> Its meaning appears to be exactly expressed in the words of David. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 29:10-14. It will be seen that this meaning involves neither of the main ideas of sacrifices - the atonement for sin and self-dedication to God. It takes them for granted, and is based on them. Rather, it expresses gratitude and love to God as the giver of all. </p> <p> Accordingly, the Meat [Meal] Offering, properly so called, seems always to have been a subsidiary offering, needing to be introduced by the [[Sin]] Offering which represented the one idea, and to have formed an appendage to the [[Burnt]] Offering, which represented the other. The unbloody offerings offered alone did not properly belong to the regular Meat [Meal] Offerings; they were usually substitutes for other offerings. Compare &nbsp;Leviticus 5:11; &nbsp;Numbers 5:15. ''See '' [[Meat]] ''.'' </p>

<p> See OFFERINGS. </p>