Matthew Poole and continuators on Leviticus 2:1

1 AND when any will offer a meat-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour : and he shall pour oyl upon it , and put frankincense thereon .

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Searched or sifted, and purged from all bran▪ it being fit that the best things should be offered to the best being.

Which may note the graces of the Holy Ghost, which are compared to oyl and anointing with it, Psal. 45. 7. 1 Ioh. 2. 20. and which are necessary to make any offering acceptable to God.

Which manifestly designed Christs satisfaction and intercession, which is compared to a sweet odour, Eph. 5. 2. and to incense, Rev. 8. 3.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word].