I. The Meat / Meal / Food Offering
This offering is the giving of money and material things. There was no blood sacrificewith this freewill
offering (Lev.2:1-2) under the Old Covenant becauseIt has nothing to do with atonement for sin, our
trespasses
or our consecration [1] unto the Lord. (Lev.2:1-2; 9:4,17; 14:10, 20, 31. Lev.25:6, Num.6:13-21, 1Kings8:4,
Neh.10:33, Joel.2:14, Mal.3:10) It was the "fruit of the ground," it was a voluntary(Num.29:39) "Meat"
(i.e. food) offering made of fine flour . Even though it was not a blood sacrifice, it had to be offered on the
Brazen Altar (Lev.2:2) and totally consumed with fire for a sweetsmelling savor, (Lev.2:2) It should also be
noted that, there was no leaven allowed in this offering. (Lev.2:11)
A. The New Testament fulfillment
The Meat / Meal Offering points to (Gal.3:24) our own efforts, labor, good works of our hands. (i.e. the
planting and cultivating the ground to produce the wheat (flour / grain) Note: Cain's Offering. (Gen.4:1-
4) Whereas the animals that were sacrificed for the Sin, Trespass, Burnt and Peace offerings were none
of Israel's doings. (Isa.62:8)
1. Paul, the apostle and wise masterbuilder (architect -1Cor.3:10)
He reads the blueprint of the Old Testament type and builds into the Church a clear distinction
between Salvation (The Sin Offering) and good works. (The Meal / Meat Food Offering (Eph.2:6-10,
Matt.5:16, 1Tim.6:18, 2Tim.3:17, 1Peter.2:12) "For we are...created (Saved / Sin Offering - 2Cor.5:17)
unto good works / Meat / Meal (food) Offering (The works of our hands)
2. Don't be deceived
Your "good works" does not justify you before God. Only the sinless blood of Christ (The Sin
Offering) justifies you before God. Col.1:14) You can cannot add anything to it. (Deut.12:32, Prov.30:5)
Note: This is why there is no atoning blood sacrifice in the Meal (Meat, Food) Offering,
because our righteousness (good works) is as "filthy rags." (Isa.64:6) "(that is in my flesh,) dwelleth
no good thing:" (Rom.7:18)
3. Our good works needs to be free of "leaven" (Lev.2:11)
Leaven is a type of the weakness of our sinful human flesh. (Matt.16:6-12, Luke.12:1, 1Cor.5:6-8,
Gal.5:9) The "leaven" of the Pharisees was a doctrine of hypocrisy. (Matt.16:12, Luke.12:1) They
loved to do do their "alms" (compassionate) to be seen of men. (leaven) Here is a simple test. If
you have giving something, and did not receive the recognition to you thought you deserved, or
you want to control where that giving goes, you have just offered your Meal / Meat / Food
Offering with leaven in it.
a. Leaven points to "malice and wickedness"
Paul writes, "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, either with the leaven of malice
and wickedness; (1Cor.5:8, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Peter.2:1) but with the unleavened bread of sincerity
and truth." (1Cor.5:8-9)
(1) Note: In the "ensample" (blueprint PHASE 2 and PHASE 8)
No leaven was to be found in their houses. (Exod.12:15-20, 1Cor.5:7-8; 14:20, Eph.4:31,
Col.3:8, Titus.3:3) This foreshadows our spiritual house. (1Cor.6:19-20, 1Peter.2:5) "Purge out
therefore the old leaven." There is no place for No malice or wickedness.
(a) The example of Simon
Simon wanted to buy the power of the Holy Ghost. "But Peter said unto him, Thy money
perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with
money. Thou hast neither part nor lot (Exod.12:15, 1Cor.5:7-8) in this matter: (utterance)[1]
for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. "Repent therefore of this thy wickedness,1
(Leaven depravity iniquity, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be
forgiven thee." (Acts.8:20-22) How many today give money and material things to ministry
and the House of God with an expectation of favors, for position and authority in the local
Church, or to be included in the "inner circle" of ministry fellowships. It is not done openly,
but an unspoken expectation left "hanging in the air."
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Note: There are warnings in God's Word to those that would accept money and material
things"inappropriately." (2Kings.5:1-27, 2Peter.2:1-2, 13-16 / Num.22-24)
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(b) Ananias and Sapphira
They paid the ultimate price for the leaven in their (spiritual) Meal Offering. They
pretended to give all the "price" of their possession, while conspiring to keep "back part
of the money" (Acts.4:34-37; 5:1-11) Note: Eccl.5:1-7
(2) Malice and wickedness defined
Laying "aside all malice, (evil, malice, naughtiness, wickedness)[2] and all guile, and hypocrisies,
and envies, and all evil speakings. (1Peter.2:1-3) There is no good thing in our flesh. (Rom.7:18)
Our righteousness is as filthy rags. (Isa.64:6) The question may be asked, "how can I have
malice and wickedness after I have been saved?" Look at the example of Saul. (1Sam.15:1-33) It
appeared that he was honoring the Lord with his sacrifice, but Samuel said his actions (his
human wisdom and reasoning / leaven) was "rebellion...iniquity and idolatry." (1Sam.15:15-23,
1Cor.2:14) "Purge out the old leaven." (1Cor.5:7-8, Eph.4:22-28, James.3:9-18)
b. Leaven is a type of "doctrine."
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees. (Matt 16:6) How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning
bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then under
stood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees.(Matt 16:11-13) If we don't have a "sound doctrine" (2Tim.4:3)
concerning money, good works and the giving of material things, our Meal Offering could be
leavened and "profit us nothing." (1Cor.13:1-2)
c. The doctrine of "hypocrisy."
"In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people,
insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware
ye (you) of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy." (Luke 12:1)
(1) Hypocrisy also translated[1] "Condemnation"
Above "all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by
any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation."
(James 5:12) Make sure there is not the leaven of "hypocrisy" in your "Meal Offering," (i.e.
You playing God and condemning those that are not giving as you think they should.
(2) Hypocrisy also translated"Dissimulation"[1]
Certain "came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he with-
drew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. And the other Jews
dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their
dissimulation."[1](Gal.2:12-13) When offering your "meal Offering," are you giving with respect
of persons, or wonder what other people think of your giving of money and material things? If
you are, then the leaven of "dissimulation" has just infected your offering.
d. The doctrine of "unbelief in the supernatural"
Then (the disciples) understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees," (Matt.16:12-13) which "say there is no
resurrection."
(Mark 12:18-19, Acts.23:5-9) When Offering your "Meal Offering" guard against the "leaven" of unbelief that God
can supernaturally supply your need."
e. Leaven is a type of being "entangled with the yoke of bondage"
This "Meal Offering" (the giving of money and material things) is a voluntary / freewill Offering. Paul writes,
"this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity:
(leaven) for God loveth a cheerful (propitious or merry ("hilarious"6), i.e. prompt or willing:free) (unleavened)
giver." (2Cor.9:6-7)
3. Our good works (Meal Offering) needs to remain on the Altar
Remember: The Altar foreshadows Jesus. Our "Meal Offering" needs to remain on the Altar to be burned
(total consumed by fire / out of your control) with fire. Our "alms" (good deeds) needs to be exposed to the fire
of God's Word, (Jer.23:29, Isa.4:4, Matt.3:11-12) to "see what sort (kind) it is." (1Cor.3:13) It is Gold, Silver and
Precious stones (Noah) or Wood, Hay and Stubble? (Lot) Even though our Justification / salvation does not depend
upon the "Meal Offering," it still needs to be tried by the fire of God's Word. It must be brought to the Altar (Jesus
Col.1:18, John.10:1-10; 14:6) and subjected to be totally consumed by the fire
4. Let Jesus be preeminent
Our good works (Meal Offering) needs to be "an odor of a sweet smell. a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing
to God." (Phil.4:15-18) That "odor of a sweet smell" is the preeminence of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph.5:1-2,
Col.1:18; 3:17) The "meal offering" of Ananias and Sapphira did not have that "sweet smelling savour" of Christ
(Eph.5:1-2) and was rejected. (Acts.5:1-11)
5. Watch out for the counterfeit Meal Offering!
This should not a strange thing to say that there is a counterfeit "Meal Offering" in the
Church today. Jesus said this would happen. (Matt.13:24-30, 36-43) Paul (Gal.1:12)
said it would happen. (Acts.20:29 / Matt.7:13-20) It was event in the Corinthian
Church. There were false apostles coming into the Corinthian Church preaching
"another Jesus." (another Altar) (2Cor.11:1-15) The Churches of Galatia were being
"removed from...Christ (the true Altar to a false Altar) "unto another gospel..." and
were perverting the gospel of Christ." (Gal.1:6-9)
Any offering that ignores the true Altar, (The Lord Jesus Christ)
the sweetsmelling savor of the sacrifice of Christ and His sinless
shed atoning blood, is another Jesus.
Giving money and material things to causes (Note: 1Cor.13:1-3) does not atone for
sin. Only the Sin Offering atones for Sin. There are many today that are giving
unto causes thinking that this will atone for Sin. They are mistaken! Note: We have
been saved by grace (The compulsory Sin Offering Eph.2:8-10) unto "good works." (The voluntary Meal Offering)
As Christian we should give (freely, voluntarily) unto those that needy, (1John.3:17) but realize this is DOES NOT
justifying you before God.
Next is the Peace Offering
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1. Wickedness - Strong's NT:4189 - depravity, i.e. (specifically) malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins: KJV - iniquity, wickedness.
2. Malice - Strong's NT:2549 - badness, i.e. (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble: KJV - evil, malice (-iousness),
naughtiness, wickedness.
3. Hypocrisy - Strong's NT:5272 acting under a feigned part, i.e. (figuratively) deceit ("hypocrisy"): KJV - condemnation, dissimulation, hypocrisy.
4. Cheerful - Strong's NT:2431 - hilaros (hil-ar-os'); KJV - cheerful.
All Hebrew and Greek definitions are from (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
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Many are trying to buy their way in by giving money and material things,and good works.
"For by grace (Sin Offering) are ye (you) saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, (Meal Offering) lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created unto good works, (Meal Offering)
(Eph.2:8-10)
No Blood shed in this Meal Offering
Meal (Meat / Food) Offering