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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt:...The words refer to the leaven and honey mentioned in v. 11 which might lie offered amongst the firstfruits and tithes (Ileut. xxvi. 2, 12; cp. 2 Chr. xxxi. 5). Honey, being used to produce fermentation, and leaven (or, a small piece of fermented dough) were excluded because fermentation was an apt symbol of the working of corruption in tne human heart. 13. with all thine offerings thou shall offer salt Not only every Minchah, but every animal offering was to be accompanied by salt. It was the one symbol which w.-us never absent from the Altar of Burnt-offering, showing the iniperishableness of the love of Jehovah for His people. In its unalterable nature, it is the contrary of leaven. The Arabs are said to retain in common use the expression, "a covenant of salt; "and the respect they pay to bread and salt in their rites of hospitality is well known. 14. green cars of corn Rather, "fresh ears of corn;" that is, corn just ripe, freshly gathered. Parched corn, such as is 15 beaten out of 'full ears. And «thou shalt put oil upon it, and Kin. i. 16 lay frankincenso thereon: it it a meat offering. And the priest, y0r j shall burn rtho memorial of it, part of the beaten com thereof, » ver. 2. and part of tho oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by firo unto the Lord. Chap. 3. AND if his oblation be a "sacrifice of peace offering, if ho 1-H» offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall f?22 21 offer it 'without blemish before tho Lord. And cho shall lay 6 oh." f. 3. his hand upon tho head of his offering, and kill it at tho door of "? 2?'i0the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons tho priests 3 shall sprinkle the blood upon tho altar round about. And ho...