Leviticus 3 - Introduction
* The peace-offering of the herd. (1-5) The peace-offering of the flock. (6-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The peace-offering of the herd. (1-5) The peace-offering of the flock. (6-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-5 The peace-offerings had regard to God as the giver of all good things. These were divided between the altar, the priest, and the owner. They were called peace-offering, because in them God and his people did, as it were, feast together, in token of friendship. The peace-offerings were offered by... [ Continue Reading ]
6-17 Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same reason; because it was God's part of every sacrifice. God would not permit the blood that made atonement to be used as a common thing, Hebre... [ Continue Reading ]