素祭
利未记二章1至6节
1若有人献素祭为供物给耶和华,要用细面浇上油,加上乳香,
2带到亚伦子孙作祭司的那里;祭司就要从细面中取出一把来,并取些油和所有的乳香,然后要把所取的这些作为纪念,烧在坛上,是献与耶和华为馨香的火祭。
3素祭所剩的要归给亚伦和他的子孙;这是献与耶和华的火祭中为至圣的。
4若用炉中烤的物为素祭,就要用调油的无酵细面饼,或是抹油的无酵薄饼。
5若用铁鏊上做的物为素祭,就要用调油的无酵细面,
6分成块子,浇上油;这是素祭。
信息分享
人可以用细面浇上油,加上乳香,再用盐调和(13节)来作素祭的供物。素祭不可以有酵(11节),因为在圣经中,酵经常与罪连上关系。人献上素祭,并不是为了赎罪,而是为了表示渴望与神相交。
用来献祭的面粉要磨得细滑,不可带有任何粗粒。这预表了基督的完美。无论从任何角度去看祂,祂都是毫无瑕疵的。
在圣经中,「油」差不多是圣灵的典型预表。油要加入面粉之中,便预表了基督一直被圣灵充满。此外,「油」还使我们想到,神已用圣灵膏立基督。
乳香是一种贵重的树脂,只作敬拜神之用。这里加在供物之中,当烧起来的时候便会发出馨香的气味。基督所作的一切都讨神喜悦;祂的一生在神面前发出香气。
盐具有保存和沁透的作用。基督的话语便同样是恒久不变并沁透人心。
素祭是怎样献上的?祭司要将供物的一部分在祭坛上燃烧,作为火祭;余下的部分,便给祭司们享用。这是一幅多么美丽的图画:遵行神的旨意,就成了神的仆人的每天食粮。但愿我们每天的生活都能满足神的心意。
THE MEAL OFFERING
Leviticus 2:1-6
1‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.
2 He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.
3 The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.
4 ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
5 But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil.
6 You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.
Message
Flour or grain could be used for this offering, mixed with oil, frankincense and salt (v. 13). Leaven, which speaks of evil, was forbidden (v. 11). This offering did not refer to sin but showed a desire for fellowship and communion with God.
The flour had to be ground until it was very fine. Nothing uneven or rough could remain. This speaks of the perfection of Christ. Whatever way you look at him, there was never anything wrong.
Oil in the Bible is nearly always a type or picture of the Holy Spirit. Here it was mixed with the flour and then poured out on the offering. So it pictures Christ who was always filled with the Spirit. The oil also reminds us of the anointing of the Spirit on Christ.
Frankincense was a very costly gum or resin which was used only in the worship of God. Here it was used on the sacrifice. It gave off a beautiful odour when it was burned.
Everything that Christ did pleased the Father. His life and service were like a beautiful fragrance to God. '
Salt is the symbol of preservation. It speaks of something lasting and penetrating. The words of Christ are like that. They remain always as words which we can rely on, yet they can also penetrate into the heart of man.
What was done with the offering? Part of it, with all the frankincense, was burned on the altar. The remainder was given to Aaron and his sons to eat. What a beautiful picture that which spoke of devotion to the will of God became the daily food of the servant of God. May our lives always find satisfaction in the will of God.

