A peace — offering — This was an offering for peace and prosperity, and the blessing of God, either, obtained, and so it was a thank — offering, or, desired; and so it was a kind of supplication to God. A female — Which were allowed here, tho' not in burnt — offerings, because those principally resp... [ Continue Reading ]
At the door — Not on the north — side of the altar, where the burnt — offering was killed, as also the sin — offering, and the trespass — offering, but in the very entrance of the court where the brazen altar stood, which place was not so holy as the other; as appears both because it was more remote... [ Continue Reading ]
Upon the burnt sacrifice — Either, Upon the remainders of it, which were yet burning; or rather, After it; for the daily burnt — offering was first to be offered, both as more eminently respecting God's honour; and as the most solemn and stated sacrifice, which should take place of all occasional ob... [ Continue Reading ]
The rump — Which in sheep is fat, and sweet, and in these parts was very much larger and better than ours.... [ Continue Reading ]
Burnt it — The parts now mentioned; the rest fell to the priest, Leviticus 7:31. The food — That is, the fuel of the fire, or the matter of the offering. It is called food, Heb. bread, to note God's acceptance of it, and delight in it; as men delight in their food.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall burn them — The parts mentioned, among which the tail is not one, as it was in the sheep. because that in goats is a refuse part. All the fat — This is to be limited, To those beasts, which were offered or offerable in sacrifice, as it is explained, Leviticus 7:23, Leviticus 7:25. To that kind... [ Continue Reading ]
All your dwellings — Not only at or near the tabernacle, not only of those beasts which you actually sacrifice, but also in your several dwellings, and of all that kind of beasts. Fat — Was forbidden, To preserve the reverence of the holy rites and sacrifices. That they might be taught hereby to ack... [ Continue Reading ]