Lev 2:14-16 | MHM | STEP | v. 14-16 : If someone wanted to bring a freewill offering from their first ripe grain, they should bring the best and fullest ears, not the small or withered ones ( v. 14-16 ). These green ears had to be dried by fire and then beaten out. God does not expect as much from the “green ears” as He does from the fully ripe harvest. Young people who serve God with all their heart are accepted, even if their service is not as mature as older people’s. Oil and frankincense are added to these offerings, which shows that wisdom, humility, and devotion make any offering pleasing to God. The green ears are burned like other meat-offerings, and all the frankincense is offered up as a sweet-smelling fire to God ( v. 16 ). The fire shows the zeal and love that should be in every act of worship, and the frankincense points to Christ’s intercession, making our offerings acceptable to God.

‏ Leviticus 2:14-16

v. 14-16: If someone wanted to bring a freewill offering from their first ripe grain, they should bring the best and fullest ears, not the small or withered ones (v. 14-16 ^a). These green ears had to be dried by fire and then beaten out. God does not expect as much from the “green ears” as He does from the fully ripe harvest. Young people who serve God with all their heart are accepted, even if their service is not as mature as older people’s. Oil and frankincense are added to these offerings, which shows that wisdom, humility, and devotion make any offering pleasing to God. The green ears are burned like other meat-offerings, and all the frankincense is offered up as a sweet-smelling fire to God (v. 16 ^b). The fire shows the zeal and love that should be in every act of worship, and the frankincense points to Christ’s intercession, making our offerings acceptable to God.