Slides for Pentateuch 3 - Leviticus and Numbers Class 02 The grain offering

1. The Study of Leviticus
Class 2
The Grain offering

2. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 The Grain offering
 The grain offering was not a sacrifice, but an offering.
 The grain offering represents fellowship with God.

3. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 There were different ways of making this offering,
indicating the various types of the suffering of the Lord
Jesus.
 It could be presented merely as fine flour. Leviticus 2:1-3
 As unleavened cakes of fine flour. Leviticus 2:4-13
 As roasted green heads of grain. Leviticus 2:14-16

4. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 The grain offering speaks of the life and death of the
Lord similar to the burnt offering. However there is
more of an emphasis on the human aspect of the life of
Jesus.
 While in the burnt offering the principal element is the
animal emphasizing the need for the spilling of blood,
in the grain offering, the principal element is the fine
flour of the grain of wheat emphasizing the need for the
crushing action of the grain.

5. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 The central point of the burnt offering is to show that
Christ is the righteousness of God. The central point of
the grain offering is to show that Christ is righteous and
that his life on the earth was completely righteous. (2
Corinthians 5:21).

6. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
1. Fine flour
 The first ingredient of the grain offering is the fine flour.
The raw material of the fine flour is wheat. Wheat, as we
know refers to the Lord Jesus.
 The Hebrew word is “Soleth” which means a fine flour,
pure, without mixture and perfectly ground.

7. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
a. The grain of wheat as a seed (John 12:24).
 The Lord Jesus is this grain of wheat that fell in the
earth, died and produced many heads of grain.

8. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be
glorified.” (John 12:23). The meaning of glorification here
does not imply exaltation but that Jesus would have to die
so that he could be resurrected. If there is no death there
can also be no resurrection. The glorification is in the
resurrected life (2 Corinthians 4:10-12)

9. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 If we are delivered to death as grains of wheat, we will
manifest life.
 The life that is in the grain of wheat can only come forth
if the seed dies. The husk of the seed must be broken so
that the seed can germinate. This speaks of brokenness.
 When we are broken, the life of Jesus that is in our spirit
flows forth to nurture others.

10. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 b. The grain of wheat as food
 The grain of wheat does not always have to be planted,
it can be ground so that it can be made into flour to feed
others. Jesus also lived a life of ground wheat in order to
feed the multitudes.

11. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 To be ground means to be broken by the hand of God.
Our human structure is carnal and must be broken. Our
ego must be taken to the cross, so that we can transmit
the life of God.
 The grain offering could be ground, roasted, cooked or
fried. These are ways that God deals with us and leads
us to transmit his life. The suffering is God’s means to
deal with us and lead us to transmit his life.

12. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 Jesus learned obedience by the things that he suffered
(Hebrews 2:10 and 5:8). In his work with us, God will
break us, ground us, fry us, cook us and bake us in order
for us to be useful to feed others.

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The Grain Offering
 However it is not God’s will that we live in constant
suffering.
 When a lesson of the cross comes to you accept it
readily and quickly.
 Learn from the experience of others and God can spare
you of having to learn for yourself.

14. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
2. The oil (Leviticus 2:1)
 Oil typifies the Holy Spirit (1 Samuel 10:1-6; 16:12-13, 2
Samuel 23:1-2, Isaiah 61:1, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 1
John 2:27). Jesus lived by the power of the Spirit, he
was full of the oil of the Spirit.
 It is not enough to grind the wheat, we need the
anointing of the Spirit.
 Without the oil the offering was not acceptable. The
virgins of Matthew 25 were the good seeds of wheat, but
only those who had extra oil were approved by God.

15. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 Oil had many uses for the people of Israel and all of
them pointed to the Holy Spirit:
 Used for food
 Used to make soap
 Used as fuel for lamps
 Used by the priests in the temple for anointing
 Used for medical needs

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3. Incense
 Incense speaks of prayer (Psalm 141:2, Revelation 5:8
and 8:3-4). Incense points to our need to be the good
perfume of Jesus towards God (2 Corinthians 2:15).
 The mixture of these three ingredients was to be eaten
(John 6:51).
 Jesus is the consummation of the grain offering. We are
to partake of him as the grain offering.

17. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
4. Wine
 Numbers 15:5 teaches that the grain offering can also be
offered together with the drink offering.
 The wine symbolizes the joy and the full life that the Holy
Spirit causes to flow in and through us.

18. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
5. Salt
 Salt was one element that could in no way be lacking in
the offerings (Leviticus 2:13).
 The salt represents God’s covenant. Salt is a figure of
covenant because salt has a property of causing things
to become incorruptible, or in other words, they do not
rot. This indicates that God’s covenants are eternal and
unchangeable.

19. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
6. Yeast
 Leviticus 2:11 teaches that no offering should contain
yeast. Jesus lived his life completely free of yeast and
we also should live lives of the unleavened bread of
sincerity.

20. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 What is the meaning of yeast?
 Yeast points to sin. (1 Corinthians 5:6-8)
 Yeast is associated with the life governed by the works
of the law. (Galatians 5:8-9)
 Yeast refers to hypocrisy. (Matthew 16:12)
 Our whole lives must be characterized by purity and
transparency.

21. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
7. Honey
 The second element that could not be included in the
offerings was honey (Leviticus 2:11).
 Honey refers to natural sweetness, that which we can
attain without depending on action of the Spirit. Unlike
yeast it is not associated with sin and hypocrisy.

22. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 Some people are naturally good, meek and docile.
These are natural characteristics that do not come from
the resurrection.
 Some people try hard to be humble and in their efforts
they are able to attain a false humility for some time.
This is like honey in the life of the believer.
 In spite of the fact that honey is not as easily perceived
as yeast, God rejects both of them.

23. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 2
The Grain Offering
 Occasions for the grain offering
 The grain offering was offered daily together with the
burnt offering. Exodus 29:39-42.
 The grain offering was used in the consecration of the
priests. Leviticus 8:26
 In the purification of lepers. Leviticus 14:20
 In the feast of the firstfruits. Leviticus 23:13

24. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 The peace offering
 The peace offering was not an offering for the atonement
of sins, but an offering of gratitude to God.
 The peace offering was also called a sacrifice of
thanksgiving to the Lord (Leviticus 22:29).
 This offering typifies our justification and the peace that
we now have with God by way of the sacrifice of the
cross.

25. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 In the peace offering both the lamb and the priest
represent Christ. He did not only pour his blood out
upon the cross, but presented it in heaven, in the holy
of holies, his own blood, making eternal atonement for
sin.
 Christ became our peace (Colossians 1:20).
 Christ preached peace (Ephesians 2:17).
 He himself is our peace (Ephesians 2:14).

26. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
1. The motive for the peace offering
 The peace offering could be offered for three motives:
 For giving of thanks - (Leviticus 7:12-15)
 To establish oaths - (Leviticus 7:16-21)
 As a free will offering - (Leviticus 7:16-21)

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The Peace Offering
2. The animals
 The requirements for the peace offerings were less than
those of burnt offerings.
 Requirements for the peace offerings:
 Either male or female.
 Bulls, lambs or goats.
 Without defect.

28. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
3. Occasions for the peace offering
 Peace offerings were only required during the feast of the
First-fruits. Leviticus 23:19.
 Peace offerings were to be free-will offerings. (Joshua
8:31, Judges 20:26, 2 Samuel 6:17, 1 Kings 9:25)
 “And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the
Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will.” Leviticus
19:5

29. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
4. The ritual of the offering of thanksgiving
 The peace offering of thanksgiving was similar to the
grain offering (Leviticus 7:11-13)
 It was made of cakes of flour
 There could be no yeast in the cakes
 The cakes were mixed with oil
 One part was burned and the other part was given to the
priest.
 There was however one difference: leavened bread
was also included. Leviticus 7:13

30. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 Leavened bread
 We have already shown that yeast symbolizes sin and
hypocrisy. The fact that God permitted leavened bread
together with unleavened cakes was to show us that we
are still sinners.
 Even as sinners we can have fellowship with God and sit
at his table.

31. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
5. The rites of the voluntary peace offerings
 The voluntary peace offerings were much like the burnt
offerings:
 The animal was presented
 The person who brought the sacrifice would lay hands on the
animal.
 The animal was killed.
 The priest sprinkled the blood on and around the altar.

32. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 In addition to these points concerning the peace
offerings the most important was that all the fat was to
be burned on the altar to the Lord and the worshiper
together with his guests would eat the rest. The right
thigh was given to the priest. (Leviticus 7:15-16 and
19).

33. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 a. The fat was burned
 The blood as well is the fat were offered on the altar to
the Lord. This shows us that life symbolized by the
blood, as well is the best of life symbolized by the fat
belongs to the Lord.
 Eating fat was prohibited and today we can understand
the Lord’s concern with the consumption of fat (Leviticus
7:23).

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The Peace Offering
 b. The animal was eaten by the worshiper
 A table was set for God and for the worshiper, the
largest part of that which was on the altar was eaten by
the worshiper, the priest and his guests.
 The altar is the place where we minister to God, but the
table is a place where God ministers to us.
 For the Jews the act of eating with someone means
fellowship and close friendship.

35. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 This is why Jesus was criticized by the Pharisees,
because he ate with the sinners and the tax collectors.
 We enjoy God’s peace together with him in relationship
and intimacy.
 This offering points to the perfect reconciliation that we
have received from God. 2 Corinthians 5:19.
 Through the burnt offering we were forgiven and
redeemed, but through the peace offering we have been
reconciled to God.

36. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
6. The wave offerings
 Speak to the children of Israel, saying: “He who offers
the sacrifice of his peace offering to the Lord shall bring
his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace
offering. His own hands shall bring the offering made by
fire to the Lord. The fat with the breast he shall bring,
that the breast may be waived as a wave offering before
the Lord. Leviticus 7:29-30.
 The breast of the animal was offered as a wave
offering before the Lord.

37. Study of Leviticus - Chap. 3
The Peace Offering
 The breast points to the seat of our love and affection.
In John 13:23-25 it says that the beloved disciple
leaned on the Lord’s bosom.
 This offering was exclusively for the priest. Certainly
the Lord wants to give a special measure of his love to
those who minister so that they can minister to the rest
of the flock.

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The Peace Offering
7. The heave offering
 The heave offering was given to the priest. The
worshiper brought the right thigh and gave it to the
priest.
 The right thigh represents the strongest part of the
animal. Those of us who minister must be strengthened
in a greater measure so that we can meet the needs of
the flock.
 “Also the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a
heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace
offerings.” Leviticus 7:32