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You shall cut it in pieces, and pour oil on it. It is a meal-offering.

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An Everyday Act of Worship

Commentators explain that breaking the bread and mixing it with oil was a common way people in that culture prepared food. This shows that God invited the Israelites to worship Him using familiar, everyday elements, making their devotion a part of their normal lives rather than a completely separate, strange ritual.

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Leviticus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Leviticus 2:4–10

18th Century

Theologian

The four kinds of bread and the three cooking utensils that are mentioned in this section were probably such as were in common use in the daily lif…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 2:6

19th Century

Bishop

Thou shalt part it in pieces. —The cake thus baked was not to be offered as a whole, but broken up in pieces and mingled …

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 2:6

17th Century

Pastor

Thou shalt part it in pieces
This answered to the dividing of the pieces of the burnt offering, ([Reference Leviticu…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 2:1–11

17th Century

Minister

Meat-offerings may typify Christ, as presented to God for us, and as being the Bread of life to our souls; but they rather seem to denote our oblig…