Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Leviticus 2

Lev 2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

meat

Literally meal. [See also Lev 2:3-11, 13-15.]

fine flour

The meal-offering.

• The fine flour speaks of the evenness and balance of the character of Christ; of that perfection in which no quality was in excess, none lacking;
• the fire, of His testing by suffering, even unto death;
• frankincense; the fragrance of His life Godward (see Exodus 30:34);
• absence of leaven, His character as "the Truth" (see Scofield Exodus 12:8, refs.);
• absence of honey;—His was not that mere natural sweetness which may exist quite apart from grace;
• oil mingled, Christ as born of the Spirit (Matthew 1:18-23);
• oil upon, Christ as baptized with the Spirit (John 1:32; 6:27);
• the oven, the unseen sufferings of Christ—His inner agonies (Hebrews 2:18; Matthew 27:45, 46);
• the pan, His more evident sufferings (e.g. Matthew 27:27-31);
• salt, the pungency of the truth of God—that which arrests the action of leaven.

Lev 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

offering

Sacrifice (typical). vs. 1-16; Lev 3:1-17. (Gen 4:4; Heb 10:18.)

Lev 2:4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

unleavened cakes

Leaven. vs. 4, 5, 11; Lev 6:16, 17. (Gen 19:3; Mat 13:33.)

Lev 2:11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

leaven

For meanings of leaven see Mat 13:33. Also Scofield Leviticus 7:13, note.

honey

Honey is mere natural sweetness and could not symbolize the divine graciousness of the Lord Jesus.

Lev 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

salt

Cf. Numbers 18:19; Mark 9:49, 50; Colossians 4:6.