“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:”
When anyone brings a grain offering to the Lord, their offering is to be of the finest flour. They are to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it. The grain offering — minchah — is the non-animal offering that accompanies or stands alongside the burnt and peace offerings. The finest flour communicates the same standard as the unblemished animal: the best of what the offerer has. The oil poured on the flour and the frankincense placed on it are both fragrant and precious: the oil speaks of anointing and the Spirit's presence; the frankincense speaks of prayer ascending as fragrance. Revelation 8:4 describes the prayers of the saints as incense rising before God — the frankincense on the grain offering is the fragrant prayer-form of the covenant community's agricultural worship.
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