Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 2:14
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.
14. corn in the ear ] Heb. bb, from which the Passover month is named.
parched with fire ] Cp. Rth 2:14.
bruised corn of the fresh ear ] Heb. gres karmel. The first word occurs only here and in Lev 2:16; karmel is found Lev 23:14 and 2Ki 4:42. The bruised corn is treated as the fine flour of Lev 2:1; a memorial of it is burnt, and the remainder would be for the priests. Cp. Lev 2:1-3 and Lev 2:10.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
14 16 . Meal-Offering of firstfruits (Heb. bikkrm). The rshth of Lev 2:12 is not to be offered on the altar, while the ‘memorial’ of the bikkrm is offered ( Lev 2:16) as ‘an offering made by fire unto the Lord.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Green ears of corn – Rather, fresh ears of corn; that is, just-ripe grain, freshly gathered. Parched grain, such as is here spoken of, is a common article of food in Syria and Egypt, and was very generally eaten in ancient times.
Beaten out – Not rubbed out by the hands, as described in Luk 6:1, but bruised or crushed so as to form groats.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. Green ears of corn dried by the fire] Green or half-ripe ears of wheat parched with fire is a species of food in use among the poor people of Palestine and Egypt to the present day. As God is represented as keeping a table among his people, (for the tabernacle was his house, where he had the golden table, shewbread, c.,) so he represents himself as partaking with them of all the aliments that were in use, and even sitting down with the poor to a repast on parched corn! We have already seen that these green ears were presented as a sort of eucharistical offering for the blessings of seed time, and the prospect of a plentiful harvest.
See Clarke on Le 2:1 several other examples might be added here, but they are not necessary.
The command to offer salt with every oblation, and which was punctually observed by the Jews, will afford the pious reader some profitable reflections. It is well known that salt has two grand properties.
1. It seasons and renders palatable the principal ailments used for the support of life.
2. It prevents putrefaction and decay.
The covenant of God, that is, his agreement with his people, is called a covenant of salt, to denote as we have seen above, its stable undecaying nature, as well as to point out its importance and utility in the preservation of the life of the soul. The grace of God by Christ Jesus is represented under the emblem of salt, (see Mr 9:49; Eph 4:29; Col 4:6), because of its relishing, nourishing, and preserving quality. Without it no offering, no sacrifice, no religious service, no work even of charity and mercy, can be acceptable in the sight of God. In all things we must come unto the Father THROUGH HIM. And from none of our sacrifices or services must this salt of the covenant of our God be lacking.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
If thou offer a meat-offering of thy first-fruits, to wit, of thine own free will; for there were other first-fruits, and that of several sorts, which were prescribed, and the time, quality, and proportion of them appointed by God. See Lev 23:10.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
14. a meat offering of thyfirst-fruitsFrom the mention of “green ears,” thisseems to have been a voluntary offering before the harvestthe earsbeing prepared in the favorite way of Eastern people, by parchingthem at the fire, and then beating them out for use. It was designedto be an early tribute of pious thankfulness for the earth’sincrease, and it was offered according to the usual directions.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord,…. This, according to Aben Ezra, was not any of the offerings of the firstfruits, which they were obliged to, as at the passover or pentecost, or feast of tabernacles, but a free will offering; but Jarchi thinks it is to be understood of the meat offering of the Omer, Le 23:13 and so Gersom, which was offered up on the sixteenth of Nisan; and this is the general sense of the Jewish writers b:
thou shalt bring for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire; these were ears of barley, which began to be ripe in the month Abib, which month had its name from hence, and is the word here used; these were dried by the fire, being green and moist, or otherwise they could not have been ground; for, according to Gersom, these were afterwards ground into fine flour:
[even] corn beaten out of full ears; and so made the finest flour: the firstfruits were a type of Christ, who is so called, 1Co 15:23 the beating of the ears of corn, and drying of them by the fire, and the grinding of them, denoted the sufferings of Christ.
b Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Menachot, c. 10. sect. 4.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The third kind was the meat-offering of first-fruits, i.e., of the first ripening corn. This was to be offered in the form of “ ears parched or roasted by the fire; in other words, to be made from ears which had been roasted at the fire. To this is added the further definition “rubbed out of field-fruit.” , from = , to rub to pieces, that which is rubbed to pieces; it only occurs here and in Lev 2:14 and Lev 2:16. is applied generally to a corn-field, in Isa 29:17 and Isa 32:16 to cultivated ground, as distinguished from desert; here, and in Lev 23:14 and 2Ki 4:42, it is used metonymically for field-fruit, and denotes early or the first-ripe corn. Corn roasted by the fire, particularly grains of wheat, is still a very favourite food in Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. The ears are either burnt along with the stalks before they are quite ripe, and then rubbed out in a sieve; or stalks of wheat are bound up in small bundles and roasted at a bright fire, and then the grains are eaten ( Seetzen, i. p. 94, iii. p. 221; Robinson, Biblical Researches, p. 393). Corn roasted in this manner is not so agreeable as when (as is frequently the case in harvest, Rth 2:14) the grains of wheat are taken before they are quite dry and hard, and parched in a pan or upon an iron plate, and then eaten either along with or in the place of bread (Robinson, Pal. ii. 394). The minchah mentioned here was prepared in the first way, viz., of roasted ears of corn, which were afterwards rubbed to obtain the grains: it consisted, therefore, not of crushed corn or groats, but only of toasted grains. In the place of we find (Lev 23:14), or (Jos 5:11), afterwards employed. Oil and incense were to be added, and the same course adopted with the offering as in the case of the offering of flour (Lev 2:2, Lev 2:3).
If therefore, all the meat-offerings consisted either of flour and oil-the most important ingredients in the vegetable food of the Israelites, – or of food already prepared for eating, there can be no doubt that in them the Israelite offered his daily bread to the Lord, though in a manner which made an essential difference between them and the merely dedicatory offerings of the first-fruits of corn and bread. For whilst the loaves of first-fruits were leavened, and, as in the case of the sheaf of first-fruits, no part of them was burnt upon the altar (Lev 23:10-11; 17, 20), every independent meat-offering was to be prepared without leaven, and a portion given to the Lord as fire-food, for a savour of satisfaction upon the altar; and the rest was to be scrupulously kept from being used by the offerer, as a most holy thing, and to be eaten at the holy place by the sanctified priests alone, as the servants of Jehovah, and the mediators between Him and the nation. On account of this peculiarity, the meat-offerings cannot have denoted merely the sanctification of earthly food, but were symbols of the spiritual food prepared and enjoyed by the congregation of the Lord. If even the earthly life is not sustained and nourished merely by the daily bread which a man procures and enjoys, but by the power of divine grace, which strengthens and blesses the food as means of preserving life; much less can the spiritual life be nourished by earthly food, but only by the spiritual food which a man prepares and partakes of, by the power of the Spirit of God, from the true bread of life, or the word of God. Now, as oil in the Scriptures is invariably a symbol of the Spirit of God as the principle of all spiritual vis vitae , so bread-flour and bread, procured from the seed of the field, are symbols of the word of God (Deu 8:3; Luk 8:11). As God gives man corn and oil to feed and nourish his bodily life, so He gives His people His word and Spirit, that they may draw food from these for the spiritual life of the inner man. The work of sanctification consists in the operation of this spiritual food, through the right use of the means of grace for growth in pious conversation and good works (Mat 5:16; 1Pe 2:12). The enjoyment of this food fills the inner man with peace, joy, and blessedness in God. This fruit of the spiritual life is shadowed forth in the meat-offerings. They were to be kept free, therefore, both from the leaven of hypocrisy (Luk 12:1) and of malice and wickedness (1Co 5:8), and also from the honey of the deliciae carnis , because both are destructive of spiritual life; whilst, on the other hand, the salt of the covenant of God (i.e., the purifying, strengthening, and quickening power of the covenant, by which moral corruption was averted) and the incense of prayer were both to be added, in order that the fruits of the spiritual life might become well-pleasing to the Lord. It was upon this signification that the most holy character of the meat-offerings was founded.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
14. And if thou offer a meat-offering. This offering is different from that of the first-fruits, since it was voluntary, whereas the first-fruits were paid in obedience to the enactment of the Law. But if any one chose to add anything to the first-fruits of his new corn, Moses lays down the rule, that the ears should be dried in the fire, so that they might be more easily pounded, and so might be burnt mixed with oil and frankincense; for so I interpret his words, that he means the same thing by “ears of corn dried by the fire,” and “corn beaten out of full ears.” He requires full ears, that the people may select them, and not offer anything poor or stunted.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(14) And if thou offer.The third kind of meat offering (Lev. 2:14-16) is of the firstfruits. These verses should properly come immediately after Lev. 2:12, since Lev. 2:13 concludes the directions about the different kinds of minchas or bloodless offerings, with general remarks applying to all animal sacrifices. Such transpositions are not uncommon in the Hebrew Scriptures. Parched or roasted corn, as here described, was, and still is, a favourite article of food in the East (Lev. 23:14; Jos. 5:11; 1Sa. 17:17; 1Sa. 25:18; 2Sa. 17:28; Rth. 2:14). It was, therefore, an appropriate meat offering. Hence the regulations about it, Lev. 2:14-16, are the same as those given with regard to the other two kinds of bloodless offerings.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
14. Green ears of corn This refers chiefly to wheat and barley, the heads of which are called ears. Indian corn was unknown.
Dried by the fire In order to be broken into groats by grinding, as the Seventy have rendered it, the green grain first harvested for the oblation must be dried. Says Adam Clarke: “As God is represented as keeping a table among his people, so he represents himself as partaking with them of all the ailments that were in use, even sitting down with the poor to a repast on parched corn!”
Corn beaten out The scorched grains or grits were to be separated from the straw. The bread offering, as a whole, is a type of the Son of God, who is the bread of life, to be appropriated by all who have first been cleansed from the guilt of sin by the blood of sprinkling shed by our great Sin Offering. The risen Jesus is our Bread of Life. Because he lives and sends up the incense of his prayers, and sends down the oil of gladness, the Anointing Spirit, we live also.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
First Fruit Offerings On The Altar.
Lev 2:14-15
‘And if you (sing.) offer a grain-offering of first-fruits to Yahweh, you shall offer for the grain-offering of your first-fruits grain in the ear parched with fire, bruised grain of the fresh ear (or ‘of the fruitful field’). And you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain-offering.’
Having forbidden the offering of leaven and honey on the altar, even though they can be offered as first-fruits, he now indicates what first-fruit can be offered on the altar. The early ears of grain, which being green and moist were parched with fire to make them more edible, and bruised by threshing/grinding to remove the chaff and prepare them for eating, were offerable, with oil put on them and frankincense laid on top. The emphasis is on the fact that these are the very earliest ears and they are roasted with fire and de-chaffed, and then offered with oil in an unfinalised but edible state together with the frankincense as an offerable first fruit.
Lev 2:16
‘And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of its bruised grain, and part of its oil, with all its frankincense. It is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’
This too, so offered, is a fire-offering acceptable to Yahweh. The first-fruit here is offered along with man’s labour indicating full gratitude for God’s provision in response to man’s efforts. It is very similar to Cain’s offering, and as with him, the attitude of heart is all-important. To it is added the frankincense as an expression of appreciation and worship.
Again some see the milled grain as indicating Him Who, as the bread of life (Joh 6:35) was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities (Isa 53:4), and Who went through the fires of testing and trial on our behalf. Who as the grain of wheat must fall into the ground and die that life might result (Joh 12:24). It might also be seen as an offering of ourselves as firstfruits, as willing to be His and to serve Him with our whole beings, enduring, if necessary, fiery trial, and committing ourselves to de-chaffing from sin. This in contrast to the unbelievers who are often described as chaff (Psa 1:4), empty and fruitless.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Lev 2:14. If thou offer a meat-offering of thy first-fruits unto the Lord, &c. This offering seems to have been of a private nature: a public and national one of the same sort is enjoined, ch. Lev 23:10, &c. Le Clerc thinks this ceremony was in commemoration of the most ancient food, when men had not yet learned the art of baking bread; but brayed or pounded the green corn, and eat it: in process of time, they learned to dry it, and grind it into flour, and so make bread of it. Pliny tells us, that Numa [the second king of Rome] appointed that the corn which was to be offered to the gods, should be parched; because he thought that the fire purified it, and so rendered it a more proper offering.
REFLECTIONS.1. Honey and leaven are forbidden in all their offerings upon the altar, and salt commanded to be always sprinkled upon them. Hence we may learn, (1.) That they who serve God, must purge out the old leaven of malice and wickedness, and bring the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (2.) Unless the salt of Divine Grace be in our offerings, all that we can bring of our own will be unsavoury. (3.) Salt, being a symbol of friendship, intimates, that we should in all our offerings exercise faith in God as our reconciled Friend.
2. If the corn offered was from green ears, they must be the fairest in the field, dried and threshed out; to intimate, (1.) That our green days of infancy and youth should be devoted to God, and that God accepts with delight such offerings. (2.) The fire of zeal and fervency in religious duties is peculiarly becoming in youth.
Lastly, we may observe, that the blood of Jesus is the sweet frankincense to which we are indebted for every acceptable service.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
DISCOURSE: 122
GREEN EARS OF CORN TO BE OFFERED
Lev 2:14-16. If thou offer a meat-offering of thy first-fruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat-offering of thy first-fruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon. It is a meat-offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof. It is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
AS there was a great variety of offerings under the Law, such as burnt-offerings, peace-offerings, trespass-offerings, sin-offerings, meat-offerings, so was there a variety of those which I have last mentionedthe meat-offerings. Some of these were constantly offered with and upon the burnt-offerings: some of them were offered separately by themselves: and these also were of two different kinds; some of them being ordinary, and appointed on particular occasions; and others of them extraordinary, and altogether optional, and presented only when persons particularly desired to honour God with their substance. The ordinary and appointed meat-offerings are spoken of in the beginning of this chapter [Note: Compare 3 with chap. 23:914.]: the extraordinary and optional are spoken of in my text. It is to the latter that I would draw your attention at this time. And for the purpose of bringing the ordinance before you in the simplest and most intelligible manner, I will set before you,
I.
Its distinguishing peculiarities
In some respects this meat-offering agreed with those which were common
[It consisted of corn: it was accompanied with oil: frankincense also was put upon it. A part of it and of the oil were burnt upon the altar, together with all the frankincense, as a memorial to the Lord: and the remainder of the corn and oil was given to the priests, for their subsistence.
Thus far it was an expression of gratitude to God for the mercies he had begun to impart, and of affiance in him for a complete and final bestowment of the blessings so conferred.]
In other respects it differed from those which were common
[In the common meat-offerings the corn used was ripe, and ground into flour: but in this the corn was unripe, and incapable of being ground into flour, till a certain process had been used in relation to it. The ears of corn were cut when green: they were then to be dried with fire: and then were they to be offered in the way appointed for common meat-offerings [Note: Compare, 3 with the text.].]
Contenting myself with barely specifying the peculiarities under my first head, I proceed to explain them under my second head; and to mark, in relation to this ordinance,
II.
Its special import
As far as its observances accorded with those of the common meat-offering, its import was the same
[Burnt-offerings referred entirely to Christ, and shadowed forth him as dying for the sins of men. But the meat-offerings represented rather the people of Christ gathered out from the world, anointed with the Holy Spirit, and offered up upon Gods altar, as consecrated to his service, and inflamed with holy zeal and love, for the advancement of his glory in the world. In this view the Prophet Isaiah speaks of the whole Gentile world, who shall be consecrated to the Lord in the last day: They shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord [Note: Isa 66:20.]. (The Mincha, or meat-offering, is that which is here particularly referred to.) To the same effect St. Paul also speaks in the New Testament of this very conversion as actually begun under his ministry: I am, says he, the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost [Note: Rom 15:16.]. Here is not only the same mention of the meat-offering as we observed in the Prophet Isaiah, but a more distinct reference to it as accompanied with oil, and as denoting the sanctification of believers by the gift of the Holy Ghost. This, then, may be considered as marking the import of this ordinance, so far as it agreed with the common meat-offerings.]
But so far as this meat-offering was peculiar, its import was peculiar also
[We cannot, indeed, speak with the same confidence on this part of our subject as respecting the meat-offerings in general; because the inspired writers of the Old and New Testament are silent respecting it: yet I cannot but feel assured in my own mind, that the green ears are intended to denote the younger converts, who by reason of their tender age seem almost incapable of being so dedicated to the Lord. God would have such to be presented to him: and, that their supposed incapacity to serve him might be no discouragement either to them or us, they are ordered to be gathered in, that so they may be prepared for the honour that is to be conferred upon them. Additional pains are to be taken with them, in order to supply by artificial means, as it were, what nature has not yet done for them; and to God are they to be presented, without waiting for that maturity which others at a more advanced period of life have attained. They are not to be desponding in themselves, as though it were not possible for them to find acceptance with God; nor are they to be overlooked by others, as though it were in vain to hope that any converts should be gathered from amongst them. God would have it known, that he is alike willing to receive all; and that he will be glorified in all, the least as well as the greatest [Note: Jer 31:34.], in little children, as well as in young men and fathers [Note: 1Jn 2:12-14.].]
Having elsewhere explained the different parts of the meat-offering, I forbear to dwell on them [Note: See the Discourse on Lev 2:1-3.], having no intention to speak of that ordinance any further than it is peculiar, and appropriate to the present occasion [Note: Confirmation, or Sunday Schools.]. But, as in that view it is very interesting,
I proceed to point out,
III.
The instruction to be derived from it
Assuredly it is highly instructive,
1.
To Parents
[Does it not shew you, that you should present your children to the Lord in early life? Yes; you should dedicate them to him even from the womb. See the examples of Hannah [Note: 1Sa 1:22; 1Sa 1:24; 1Sa 1:28.], and Elizabeth [Note: Luk 1:15.], and Lois, and Eunice [Note: 2Ti 1:5.]: are not these sufficient to guide and encourage you in this important duty? And is it no encouragement to you to be assured by God himself, Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it [Note: Pro 22:6.] ? I say, then, labour with all diligence to promote the spiritual edification of your offspring; and whilst they are yet so green and young as to appear incapable of serving God with intelligence and acceptance, devote them to him, in the hope that, with the oil and frankincense put upon them, they may prove an offering well pleasing to God, and may come up with a sweet savour before him.]
2.
To Ministers
[The pastor after Gods own heart will feed the lambs, as well as the sheep, of Christs flock. And we rejoice in the increased attention that has of late years been paid to the rising generation. But, after all, there is abundant occasion for augmented efforts in their behalf. Even the Apostles themselves had but very inadequate views of their duty in reference to persons in early life. When parents brought their children to Christ that he might bless them, the Apostles, judging that this was an unprofitable wasting of their Masters time, forbade them. But our blessed Lord was much displeased with them, and said, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them [Note: Mar 10:13-16.]. And who can tell what a blessing may attend the efforts of ministers, in reference to young people, even whilst the older and more intelligent reject their word? Certainly the appointment of the ordinance which we have been considering proclaims loudly the duty of ministers, and affords them all the encouragement that their hearts can desire.]
3.
To young people
[Persons in early life, though taken to Gods house that they may serve the Lord in his instituted ordinances, rarely imagine that they have any personal interest in any part of the service. They think that religion is proper for those only who have attained a certain age; and that it will be time enough for them to serve the Lord, when their understandings are more matured. But the corn cannot be too green, provided only the ears be full [Note: 4.]. There must be integrity, whatever be the age: for an hypocrite can never find acceptance with God. But as to intellectual capacity, God both can and will supply that to the youngest child in the universe that has a desire to surrender himself up to him: yea, the things which are hid from the wise and prudent, he will reveal to babes; for so it seemeth good in his sight [Note: Mat 11:25-26.]. Nay more, to those in early life God has given an express promise, a promise made exclusively to them: They that seek me early shall find me [Note: Pro 8:17.]. Why, then, should young people despond, as though they were incapable of serving God? I have no hesitation in saying, that they are as acceptable an offering as can possibly be presented to the Lord: yea, in some respects God is more glorified in them than in persons at a more adult age; because the power of divine grace is more conspicuous in proportion as it is seen to be independent of man. Nor am I sure that such early monuments of divine grace do not render peculiar service to the Church; because their exhortations and examples are preeminently calculated to affect both the old and young: the old, as putting them to shame; and the young, as shewing them the practicability of Gods service even at their tender age. I say, then, that this ordinance is particularly instructive to the young, and should inspire them with a holy zeal to surrender up themselves to God at the earliest period of their lives.]
Address
1.
The young
[Methinks I see you with your heads erect, and yourselves in all the greenness of early life; and I hear you saying, Leave me to myself; at least leave me till many more suns and showers have brought me to a maturity better suited to your use. But no, my young Brethren; I would not leave you another day. God has appointed that the green ears be dried by the fire, and so be fitted for his use: and gladly would I use all possible means to qualify you for the honour to which he calls you: nor can I doubt but that, if you be willing, you shall be accepted of him. And think, I pray you, of the advantage of being consecrated to the Lord in early life: think how many sins you will avoid: think what an advance you may hope to have made in the divine life, whilst others are only beginning their Christian course. Above all, think what an honour it will be to serve the Lord; and what happiness to be regarded by him as his peculiar people. O, let me not speak in vain: but now vie, as it were, with each other, who shall be foremost in this blessed race, and who shall consecrate himself to God at the earliest period of his life. Happy am I to assure you, that the oil and frankincense are ready, and that the fire is already kindled on Gods altar. Only be willing to be the Lords, and this very hour shall your offering come up with acceptance before him.]
2.
Those who are more advanced in life
[If the green ears be sought for the Lord, surely you can have no doubt respecting the proper destination of those that are more matured. Affect, then, the honour which is now offered you, of being the Lords. And remember, that, as a part only of the offering was consumed upon the altar, and the rest was given to the priests for their subsistence, so must ye gladly give yourselves to the Lord for the advancement of his glory, and the establishment of his kingdom in the world. It is for this that so many suns have shone upon you, and so many showers have been vouchsafed: and know, that in giving to God, ye give only what ye have received from him; and that, instead of conferring any obligation upon him, the more you do for him, the more you are indebted to him. Yes, know, that if the honour to which we call you were duly appreciated, there is not an ear in the whole field of nature that would not be anxious to attain it. May the meat-offerings, then, this day be multiplied on Gods altar; and his name be increasingly glorified amongst us, for Christs sake! Amen and Amen.]
Fuente: Charles Simeon’s Horae Homileticae (Old and New Testaments)
All offerings to the LORD must be of the first and best. To offer otherwise is mockery. Mal 1:14 . And is not the LORD JESUS here again set forth? Was he not the first and best, and offered to GOD, an offering in the prime of life? And was he not presented with the sacrifice of fire? Heb 9:14 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 2:14 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.
Ver. 14. Green ears of corn. ] To signify that God should be served with the firstfruits of our age, the primrose of our childhood.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
beaten. Same type as baken, Lev 2:4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
a meat offering: These first fruits seem to have been the voluntary oblation brought by individuals, of the finest ears of corn out of the field, before the harvest was ripe. Lev 22:29, Lev 23:10, Lev 23:14-17, Lev 23:20, Gen 4:3, Num 28:2, Deu 26:2, Pro 3:9, Pro 3:10, Isa 53:2-10, Mal 1:11, 1Co 15:20, Rev 14:4
corn beaten: 2Ki 4:42
Reciprocal: Lev 23:13 – the meat Num 15:20 – the heave offering Num 18:12 – the firstfruits Deu 1:2 – unto
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 2:14. First-fruits Of thine own free-will; for there were other first- fruits, and that of several sorts, which were prescribed, and the time, quality, and proportion of them appointed by God.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 2:14-16. Meal Offering as Firstfruits.These are not to be offered raw, but if from garden growth (RV, fresh ear) in the form of bruised grits. The ritual is as in Lev 2:1-3. The part of it which is burnt is called a memorial; this term is regularly connected with the term offering made by fire. Its original is probably the ritual calling upon the name of Yahweh (calling the sacrifice to His remembrance) which would accompany the actual burning, the culminating point of the whole rite.