“And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord.”
The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and olive oil, together with all the incense on the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. The memorial portion — the representative handful of flour and oil with all the incense — is burned on the altar by the priest. The all the incense is entirely burned in the memorial portion, while only a handful of flour and oil is taken. The fragrant prayer represented by the incense is entirely given to God; the grain that sustains life is partially given to God and partially given to the priests. The proportionality communicates the different character of prayer and sustenance in the covenant's economy.
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