Leviticus 2 · Grade 5
Offerings from Everyday Life
Read and Think
The second chapter of Leviticus describes the meal offering, or grain offering. A worshiper brought fine flour, poured oil on it, and put frankincense on it. Unlike the burnt offering, this gift came from the fields and kitchens of ordinary families.
It could be baked in an oven as unleavened cakes, made on a griddle, or cooked in a pan. No yeast or honey was to be burned as an offering made by fire. The chapter does not explain why; it simply gives God's instructions. But one ingredient was required every time: Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. God called it the salt of the covenant, a sign that His covenant lasts.
The priest burned a handful as a memorial on the altar, a pleasant aroma to the Lord, and the rest became food for Aaron and his sons. First fruits of the harvest could be brought too, as fresh heads of grain parched with fire. The whole chapter teaches that worship is not only for special moments. Our daily bread and daily work can be offered to God with thankful hearts.
Show What You Know
How was the grain offering different from the burnt offering?
What two things could not be burned as an offering?
What did God call the salt?
What could be brought as first fruits?
What does this chapter teach about worship?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- The second chapter of Leviticus describes the meal offering, or offering.
- A worshiper brought fine , poured oil on it, and put frankincense on it.
- It could be baked in an oven as unleavened , made on a griddle, or cooked in a pan.
- But one ingredient was required every time: Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with .
- called it the salt of the covenant, a sign that His covenant lasts.
Think About It
Jesus called Himself the bread of life. How does the grain offering help you think about that?
What first fruits, or first and best part, could you give to God this week?
Memory Verse
“Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.”
Leviticus 2:13 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for the food You give us. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can your everyday work become worship?
- How can you give God your best and not your leftovers?
- What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?
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