Leviticus 2:9
And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
Cross-references
Leviticus 2:2 gives the same instruction for the priest to burn the memorial portion as a pleasing aroma — a parallel repetition.
In Leviticus 2:16, the memorial portion for firstfruits is described in more detail, reinforcing the same ritual from the same chapter.
Leviticus 6:15 repeats the ritual of taking a handful of flour and oil as the memorial offering — identical to this verse.
In Leviticus 5:12, the same memorial portion ritual is used for a grain sin offering, linking the two offerings.
In Leviticus 8:21, the whole burnt offering is described as a pleasing aroma, echoing the same phrase used for the grain offering.
In Romans 12:1, Paul uses the same sacrificial language to call believers to offer themselves as living sacrifices, echoing the pleasing aroma concept.
In Ephesians 5:2, Christ's self-sacrifice is described as a fragrant offering, directly paralleling the pleasing aroma of the grain offering.
In Philippians 4:18, the Philippians' gifts are called a fragrant offering acceptable to God, directly using the same language as the grain offering.
In Exodus 29:25, the ordination offering is burned as a pleasing aroma, using the same terminology as the grain offering's memorial portion.
In Numbers 5:26, the same 'memorial portion' ritual is used in the jealousy test, mirroring the grain offering procedure.
Exodus 29:18 describes a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord — the same phrase used here for grain offerings.
In Romans 15:16, Paul describes his priestly service presenting the Gentiles as an acceptable offering, similar to the memorial portion.
In Philippians 2:17, Paul likens his life to a drink offering poured on the sacrificial offering of their faith, echoing the idea of offering.