Leviticus 3

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3:1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
3:3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 3:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
3:5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
3:6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
3:7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.
3:8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
3:9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 3:10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
3:11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
3:12 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
3:13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
3:14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 3:15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
3:16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.


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King James Bible:Leviticus

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
back to: Leviticus
Book: Leviticus
Chapter: 3

Overview:
The peace-Offering of the Herd. (1-5) The peace-Offering of
the flock. (6-17)

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-offerings, because in them
God and his people did, as it were, Feast together, in token of
friendship. The peace-offerings were offered By way of
supplication. If a Man were in pursuit of any Mercy, he would
add a peace-Offering to his Prayer for it. Christ is our Peace,
our Peace-Offering; for through him alone it is that we can
obtain an answer of peace to our prayers. Or, the peace-Offering
was offered By way of thanksgiving for some Mercy received. We
must offer to God the Sacrifice of praise continually, By Christ
our Peace; and then this shall please the Lord better than an Ox
or Bullock.

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, Heb 10:29; nor
will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the Atonement
made, to claim for ourselves any share in the honour of making
it. This taught the Jews to observe distinction between common
and sacred things; it kept them separate from idolaters. It
would impress them more deeply with the belief of some important
Mystery in the shedding of the Blood and the burning the Fat of
their solemn sacrifices. Christ, as the Prince of peace, "made
peace with the Blood of his Cross." Through him the believer is
reconciled to God; and having the peace of God in his Heart, he
is disposed to follow peace with all men. May the Lord multiply
Grace, Mercy, and peace, to all who desire to Bear the Christian
character.