Leviticus 2: The Grain Offering

God explains the grain offering of fine flour, oil, and frankincense. It could be baked, cooked on a griddle, or made in a pan, but never with yeast or honey, and always seasoned with salt.

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¹ “‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense, and the priest shall burn its memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ “‘When you offer an offering of a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ If your offering is a meal offering made on a griddle, it shall be of unleavened fine flour, mixed with oil.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ You shall cut it in pieces, and pour oil on it. It is a meal offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ If your offering is a meal offering of the pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ You shall bring the meal offering that is made of these things to Yahweh. It shall be presented to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ “‘No meal offering which you shall offer to Yahweh shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² As an offering of first fruits you shall offer them to Yahweh, but they shall not rise up as a pleasant aroma on the altar.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ “‘If you offer a meal offering of first fruits to Yahweh, you shall offer for the meal offering of your first fruits fresh heads of grain parched with fire and crushed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ You shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it. It is a meal offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ The priest shall burn as its memorial part of its crushed grain and part of its oil, along with all its frankincense. It is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Leviticus 2 · Preschool

Bread for God

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Color the bread and the wheat! People gave God gifts from their fields.

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“‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.

Leviticus 2:1 (WEB)

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Thank You, God, for making me!

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Leviticus 2 · Grade 4

The Salt of the Covenant

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Read and Think

Not every offering in Leviticus was an animal. In the grain offering, people brought fine flour with oil and frankincense. It was a gift from the work of their hands and the harvest God gave them.

The offering could be baked, cooked on a griddle, or prepared in a pan, but it had to be made without yeast or honey. God also said every grain offering must be seasoned with salt. He called it the salt of the covenant of your God, a reminder of His lasting promise to His people.

The priest burned a handful as a memorial on the altar, and the rest belonged to the priests. This gave the priests food as they served. The grain offering shows that God cares about our everyday work, and that giving back to Him is a way of saying thank You.

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What did people bring in the grain offering?
What could not be added?
What did God call the salt?
What happened to the rest of the offering?

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grainsaltGodpanflour

In the grain offering, people brought fine with oil and frankincense.
It was a gift from the work of their hands and the harvest gave them.
The offering could be baked, cooked on a griddle, or prepared in a , but it had to be made without yeast or honey.
God also said every grain offering must be seasoned with .
The offering shows that God cares about our everyday work, and that giving back to Him is a way of saying thank You.

Think About It

What gifts has God given you that you can thank Him for?
How can your everyday work become a gift to God?

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.

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How can ordinary work, like cooking or chores, honor God?

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Leviticus 2 · Grade 5

Offerings from Everyday Life

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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?

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Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godflourcakessaltgrain

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

Leviticus 2:13 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the food You give us. Help me . Amen.

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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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Leviticus 2: The Grain Offering

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Offerings from Everyday Life

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