And the priest shall burn it upon the altar ,.... The fat of the tail, of the inwards, the two kidneys, and the caul of the liver: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord ; or "bread"; this part of the offering that was burnt belonged to the Lord; it was his food, and what was accepted of by him, and therefore is elsewhere called the bread of God, Leviticus 21:8 . read more
And if his offering be a goat ,.... As it might be, and which also was of the flock: then he shall offer it before the Lord ; in the same place and manner as the bullock and the lamb, Leviticus 3:1 read more
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it ,.... His right hand, according to the Targum of Jonathan, as before; the same directions are given for the killing of it, and for the sprinkling of its blood, as in the offerings of the bullock and lamb. read more
Lay his hand upon the head of his offering - See this rite explained in Exodus 29:10 ; (note), and Leviticus 1:4 ; (note). "As the burnt-offering, (Leviticus 1).," says Mr. Ainsworth, "figured our reconciliation to God by the death of Christ, and the meat-offering, (Leviticus 2)., our sanctification in him before God, so this peace-offering signified both Christ's oblation of himself whereby he became our peace and salvation, ( Ephesians 2:14-16 ; Acts 13:47 ; Hebrews 5:9 ; ... read more
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. read more
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 honor of their gods. read more
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 a substance between fat and marrow, and are not eaten separately, but mixed with the lean meat in many of their dishes, and also often used instead of butter." He states also that a common sheep of this kind, without the... read more
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 the food of that fire, or rather of the Divine Being who was represented by it. "In the same idiom of speech," says Dodd, "the gods of the heathens are said, Deuteronomy 32:38 , to eat the fat and drink the wine which... read more
A goat - Implying the whole species, he-goat, she-goat, and kid, as we have already seen. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 3:10
And the two kidneys ,.... The same direction is given here as about the bullock of the peace offering; see Gill on Leviticus 3:4 . read more