ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Sapate Me 9, 2021

grain offering as an offering to the Lord

kōpano ko e feilaulau-me‘akai kia Sihova

Levitiko 2 (Leviticus 2)

(v.1-3) 1 PEA ka ‘omi ‘e ha taha ha kōpano ko e feilaulau-me‘akai kia Sihova, te ne ‘omi ‘ene me‘a mei he ‘elito‘i mahoa‘a; pea te ne lingi ha lolo ki ai, pea te ne hili ki ai ha laipeno. 2 Pea te ne ‘omi ki he ngaahi foha ‘o ‘Ēlone, ‘a ia ‘oku taula‘eiki; pea te ne to‘o ha falukunga mei he mahoa‘a mo e lolo, mo hono kotoa ‘o e laipeno: pea ‘e tutu ia ‘e he taula‘eiki mōno me‘a fakamanatu; ko e feilaulau fai‘aki ‘a e afi, ko e ngangatu fakahōifua kia Sihova. 3 Pea ko e toe ‘o e feilaulau-me‘akai ko e ‘inasi ‘o ‘Ēlone mo hono ngaahi foha; ko e taha ia ha me‘a ‘oku toputapu ‘i he ngaahi feilaulau ‘a Sihova ‘oku fai‘aki ‘a e afi.

(v. 11) 1 When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it 2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 3 But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

 

*Commentary: David Guzik – Study Guide on Leviticus*

When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD: The grain offering was typically fine flour, mixed with a bit of oil and frankincense. A portion of the flour was burnt before the LORD on the altar. The remainder was given to the priests for their own use in making bread for the priest and his family (the rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron's and his sons).

A memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD: God allowed and received this bloodless sacrifice as an expression of thanksgiving, not as atonement for sin. In an agrarian society this was a fitting symbol of thanks for God's faithful provision.