May 26, 2018: Day 42 – Leviticus 2

There is meaning behind these descriptions of what shall be brought to the Lord as an offering.  We saw the meat and the bird offerings from chapter 1, this chapter presents a more affordable option for those whose poverty may prevent them from offering meat.  A grain offering was presented to the Lord in a way that was perfectly acceptable, just as acceptable as a meat offering.  As a result we don’t see a hierarchy with whom God is pleased.  In fact, I would argue even if it doesn’t find its place in these verses, in most places in Scripture God has a propensity for the poor.  I would even go as far as to say that God has a preference for the poor.  

Do you notice  that all of these offerings are presented to the Lord, and then once that which is sacrificed is gone, the rest belongs to the priests who did the sacrificing.  It is in this way that the priests of the temple were able to make their living since they were responsible full  time for the matters of the tabernacle for the people.  As you can imagine it does tend to lend itself almost inevitably to some type of ulterior motive to have people bring in the best kind of sacrifices as possible, including making sure that the salt is not left out (vs.13)