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He shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil of it, and all the frankincense which is on the meal-offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet savor, as the memorial of it, to Yahweh.
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A Familiar Ritual
Multiple commentators, including Barnes, Ellicott, and Gill, immediately direct the reader back to Leviticus 2:2 for a fuller explanation of this ritual. This indicates that the instructions here are a repetition or clarification for the priests, reinforcing the importance and specific nature of the meal offering as previously established.
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18th Century
Theologian
See Leviticus 2:1-10; Exodus 29:40–41.
Leviticus 6:16
With unleavened bread shall it be eaten —
19th Century
Bishop
And he shall take of it. —That is, one of the sons of Aaron mentioned in the preceding verse, whose rotation it is to ser…
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Pastor
And he shall take of it his handful (See Gill on Leviticus 2:2).
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The law of the burnt offerings required of the priests a great deal of care and work; the flesh was completely burnt, and the priests had nothing b…