GENERAL RITUAL. The term used here for meal offering was originally used for any present, either to God or man (Genesis 4:3; Genesis 32:14); in P it is confined to vegetable offerings. The material was most probably a somewhat coarse meal, as that used by the Arabs for their sacrifices. Oil is the n... [ Continue Reading ]
ADDITIONAL DIRECTIONS. The different kinds of meal offerings, and some further general rules. The offering might be in the form of thin wafers, or of girdle cakes (a baking pan is a flat plate or grid), or small puddings (in which case the oil is necessary as flavouring) whichever form is most conve... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Leviticus 2:1. The part of it which is burnt is called a memorial; this term is regularly connected with the term offering made by fire. Its orig... [ Continue Reading ]