12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.

14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.

15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.

16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

We have already heard that the meat offering could be made with bread or with raw ingredients, now we also hear that it could be offered with the first yield of the crops, the grain while still in its kernels. Thus, we see all three stages of grain development presented in the different meat offerings:

1. The raw first fruits, freshly sown from the field.
2. The refined ingredients, made from stripping and grinding the grain.
3. The finished product, mixed and baked into its final form.

Remember, the idea of this sacrifice was to give thanks to God for blessings received, and those blessings can similarly come in different degrees of development. There are blessings of new potential, blessings of refinement, and blessings of full fruition. The contract signed, the production pipeline established, and the quarterly results. The acceptance into the program, the classes being fulfilled, and the receiving of the degree. The positive pregnancy test, the gestation in the womb, and the successful delivery.

Not only this, but as mentioned earlier, the different stages provided different values of offering. The raw materials had one value, the brute effort to refine it added more, and the delicate baking added still more. There is in this a pattern demonstrated of how value is made in this world, and depending on the offeror’s status he could give according to his personal wealth level.

Sacrifice	Eligible oblation	Steps	Explanation
Meat Offering	Flour, oil, frankincense		Giving gratitude for blessings
		Firstfruits from the field	Blessings of raw potential
		Refined ingredients burned on altar	Body, spirit, and prayer uniting in gratitude
		Ingredients baked into unleavened cakes	Devotion to God’s law, unsullied by pagan practices
		Portion given to priests	God’s treasures shared with us

Full table.