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:
When any will offer a meat offering - vegetable gift, as ears of grain х minchaah (H4503)] - or bread offering, such as meal cakes (see the notes at Genesis 4:3-5). If presented in the latter form, the bread was to consist of "fine flour" sifted from all bran or husks, that distinguished a bloodless from a bloody sacrifice.
The word "meat," however, is improper, as its meaning, as now used, is different from that attached at the date of our English translation. It was then applied, not to 'flesh,' but 'food' generally, and here it is applied to the flour of wheat. The meat offerings were intended as a thankful acknowledgment for the bounty of Providence. The priest was to take out of the offering brought a 'handful,' as a sample; and hence, although meat offerings accompanied some of the appointed sacrifices, those here described, being voluntary oblations, were offered alone.
Pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon. Oil was used as butter is with us: symbolically it meant the influences of the Spirit, of which oil was the emblem, as incense was of prayer. Incense also was required as an accompaniment to the meat offering (cf. Leviticus 2:15; Leviticus 6:14-15).