Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
Part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon. The breaking into halves or fragments was necessary, because part was to be offered, while the remainder was reserved for the priest. Pouring oil on bread is a common practice among the Eastern people, who are fond of broken bread dipped in oil, butter, and milk. Oil only was used in the meat offerings, and probably for a symbolic reason. It is evident that these meat offerings were previously prepared by the offerer, and when brought, the priest was to take it from his hands and burn a portion on the altar. In later times there was an oven in the temple for the preparation of meat offerings (1 Chronicles 23:28-29; Ezekiel 46:20).