Fine Flour
“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:”Leviticus 2:1 (KJV)
The meat offering in Leviticus had a simple rule: “his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon.” Not whole grain. Fine flour, ground down until it was smooth and even.
Flour only comes one way. The grain has to be crushed. Isaiah used that kind of word for the servant of the LORD: “he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him.”
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger.” And he explained how bread like that is made: “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”
Every loaf on your table started as grain that was buried, crushed and baked. The bread of life came the same way. He was broken so we could be fed.
Read it yourself
Read Leviticus 2:1–3 and John 6:32–35. What do you notice about who the bread is for in each passage?
What does it mean to you that the bread of life was crushed so you could be fed?
Lord Jesus, you are the bread of life. Thank you for being broken for me. Let me come to you and be filled. Amen.