This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
This is the offering of Aaron, and of his sons - the daily meat offering of the high priest; for though his sons are mentioned along with him, yet, from the expression, "which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed," it was probably only those of His descendants who succeeded Him in that high office that are meant. When prepared according to prescription (Leviticus 6:21: cf. 1 Chronicles 9:31), it was to be offered one-half of it in the morning, and the other half in the evening-being laid by the ministering priest on the altar of burnt offering, where, being dedicated to God, it was wholly consumed. This was designed to keep him and the other attendant priests in constant remembrance, that though they were typically to expiate the sins of the people, their own persons and services could meet with acceptance only through faith, which required to be daily nourished and strengthened from above, and that they were to be wholly devoted to the service of Yahweh.