…his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon; and he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons … a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire” Leviticus 2:1-3 KJV
…his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it. ‘He shall then bring it to Aaron’s sons … a thing most holy, of the offerings to the LORD by fire. Leviticus 2:1-3 NASB
The meal offering was offered with the burnt offering. Scholars tell us that it represents the spotless life of the Lord Jesus; His fulfilling of the second half of the law in loving His neighbor as Himself. He gave to man all that God desired a man to give to others. He was the perfect Servant Who “esteemed others better than self” (Phil 2:3).
The “fineness of the flour” reminds us of the perfection of that life. In His life, there was no barrenness.
No day was wasted; no evening saw Him confess either sins of omission or of commission. He was always where He was supposed to be, doing what He was supposed to do. He was never in a rush; never behind time nor ahead of time. Everything was “in season.”
There was no blemish in that perfect life. It was fine flour. The priestly hand felt neither lumps nor coarseness. In Christ, there was no blemish. There was no imperfection or deficiency. There was no natural sweetness (the honey) and no corruption (the salt). He sustained the scrutiny of men and demons, foes and friends.
Here was a life that needed no balance. In the best of men, there are outstanding traits. Some are remembered for their faithfulness; others for their kindness; some for the humility of character and others for their boldness. There was no outstanding trait in Christ because He possessed every virtue in its fullness and in perfect balance.
Each of us needs someone else to balance us; thus, the multiplicity of leadership in an assembly and the ideal pattern of going two by two to preach. But He needed no one to balance Him.
In the life of this blessed man, there was not a moment of barrenness; there was no blemish found in Him, and He needed nothing to balance Him. He was perfect and complete in every way. Here finally was a life that not only brought pleasure to God but brought infinite pleasure to His infinite heart.
Consider
It says of the meal-offering and the sin offering that they were most holy. Why do you think this is stressed with these two offerings?