The King James Version of the Bible refers to the offering as a meat offering in Leviticus 2. Other Biblical versions refer to it as a grain offering. So, I googled. According to awalkingnewman.com, in Biblical days meat referred to food, usually grains. Meat did not just refer to flesh as it does today. This offering can also be referred to as the Meal Offering.

When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, it should be of fine flour. He should pour oil on it and put frankincense on it also. He should take it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. One of them should take from it, his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. The priest should burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. The rest of the grain offering would belong to Aaron and his sons. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

If the grain offering was baked in the oven, it should be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. If the grain offering is baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. It should be broken in pieces and oil poured on it; it is a grain offering. If the grain offering is baked in a covered pan, it should be made with fine flour with oil. The grain offering made of these things should be brought to the Lord. When it is given to the priest, he should take it to the altar. Then the priest should take from the grain offering a memorial portion and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. What is left of the grain offering would belong to Aaron and his sons. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire. No grain offering brought to the Lord should be made with leaven. No leaven nor any honey should be burned in any offering to the Lord made by fire.

Offerings of the firstfruits should be offered to the Lord, but they should not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. Every offering of the grain offering should be seasoned with salt. The salt of the covenant of God should not be lacking from the grain offering. All the offerings were to be offered with salt. If the grain offering is of the firstfruits to the Lord, it should be green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from full heads. Oil should be put on it and frankincense laid on it. It is a grain offering. The priest should burn the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

The grain offering was given in worship to God for His abundant provision of their (Israelites) “daily bread”.

So, whatever we are offering God in worship, whether it is praise, our talents, finances etc., we should do it to the best of our ability for His glory.

“Seasoned” in reference to food means add flavoring to, spice, pep up, or add zing with salt, herbs, pepper or other spices. (Oxford Languages)

“Seasoned” in reference to a person means having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well (Cambridge English Dictionary)

Out of curiosity, I also googled “seasoned offerings” to see what I could find. One of the definitions I found was regarding investments in which an existing publicly traded company offers (sells) more shares of its stock or debt instruments to raise additional capital. (Investopedia) So, before you take it back, add more to it. Why? God has been and is really good to us!

Next Week, it’s Leviticus 3.

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