Exodus 29:2
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
Original Language Analysis
וְלֶ֣חֶם
bread
H3899
וְלֶ֣חֶם
bread
Strong's:
H3899
Word #:
1 of 14
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
מַצּ֖וֹת
And unleavened
H4682
מַצּ֖וֹת
And unleavened
Strong's:
H4682
Word #:
2 of 14
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the fes
מַצּ֖וֹת
And unleavened
H4682
מַצּ֖וֹת
And unleavened
Strong's:
H4682
Word #:
4 of 14
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the fes
בְּלוּלֹ֣ת
tempered
H1101
בְּלוּלֹ֣ת
tempered
Strong's:
H1101
Word #:
5 of 14
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן
with oil
H8081
בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן
with oil
Strong's:
H8081
Word #:
6 of 14
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
מַצּ֖וֹת
And unleavened
H4682
מַצּ֖וֹת
And unleavened
Strong's:
H4682
Word #:
8 of 14
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the fes
מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
anointed
H4886
מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
anointed
Strong's:
H4886
Word #:
9 of 14
to rub with oil, i.e., to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן
with oil
H8081
בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן
with oil
Strong's:
H8081
Word #:
10 of 14
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Historical Context
The three types of unleavened bread (plain, cakes mixed with oil, wafers anointed with oil) represented different degrees of oil incorporation—from mixed throughout to anointed on surface. All shared the essential quality of being unleavened, picturing purity in every form of offering.
Questions for Reflection
- How do the unleavened bread offerings illustrate different aspects of Christ's purity and anointing?
- What does offering 'fine flour' (highest quality) teach about giving God your best?
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Analysis & Commentary
Unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil—all from fine wheat flour. Leaven represents sin/corruption (1 Corinthians 5:8); its absence pictures sinless purity. Oil represents the Holy Spirit. These bread offerings show that acceptable consecration requires both purity (unleavened) and Spirit-anointing (oil). The fine flour suggests the highest quality—God deserves our best. Christ, the Bread of Life, was perfectly unleavened (sinless) and fully anointed (Spirit without measure).