CHAPTER III _The law of the peace-offering in general_, 1-5. _That of the peace-offering taken from the flock_, 6-11; _and the same when the offering is a goat_, 12-17. NOTES ON CHAP. III Verse Leviticus 3:1. _PEACE-OFFERING_] שלמים _shelamim_, an offering to make peace between God and man; Lev... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:2. _LAY HIS HAND UPON THE HEAD OF HIS OFFERING_] See this rite explained, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:10, and _"_Leviticus 1:4_"_. "As the _burnt-offering_, (chap. i.,)" says Mr. Ainsworth, "figured our reconciliation to God by the death of Christ, and the _meat-offering_, (chap. ii.,... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:3. _THE FAT THAT COVERETH THE INWARDS_] The _omentum_, caul or _web_, as some term it. _The fat that is upon the inwards_; probably the _mesentery_ or fatty part of the substance which connects the convolutions of the alimentary canal or small intestines.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:5. _AARON'S SONS SHALL BURN IT_] As the _fat_ was deemed the most _valuable_ part of the animal, it was offered in preference to all other parts; and the heathens probably borrowed this custom from the Jews, for they burnt the _omentum_ or _caul_ in honour of their gods.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:9. _THE WHOLE RUMP, IT SHALL HE TAKE OFF HARD BY THE_ _BACKBONE_] To what has already been said on the _tails_ of the eastern sheep, in the note on Exodus 29:22, we may add the following observation from Dr. Russel concerning the sheep at Aleppo. "Their _tails_," says he, "are of... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:11. IT IS _THE FOOD OF THE OFFERING_] We have already remarked that God is frequently represented as _feasting with his_ _people_ on the sacrifices they offered; and because these sacrifices were consumed by that fire which was kindled from heaven, therefore they were considered as... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:12. _A GOAT_] Implying the whole species, _he-goat_, _she-goat_, and _kid_, as we have already seen.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 3:17. _THAT YE EAT NEITHER FAT NOR BLOOD._] It is not likely that the _fat_ should be forbidden in the same manner and in the same latitude as the _blood_. The blood was the _life_ of the beast, and that was offered to make an atonement for their souls; consequently, this was never... [ Continue Reading ]