E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 3:6
offering. Hebrew. korban. App-43 . sacrifice. Hebrew. sebach. App-43 . peace offering. Hebrew. shelem. App-43 . read more
offering. Hebrew. korban. App-43 . sacrifice. Hebrew. sebach. App-43 . peace offering. Hebrew. shelem. App-43 . read more
offer = bring. Hebrew. karab. App-43 . lamb: better "sheep", as in Leviticus 1:10 ; Leviticus 7:23 ; Leviticus 22:19 , Leviticus 22:27 , &c. read more
offering made by fire. Hebrew ' isseh . App-43 . whole rump = the fat tail entire. Leviticus 7:3 ; Leviticus 8:25 ; Leviticus 9:19 . Exodus 29:22 . read more
food. Hebrew "bread", put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6 , for food in general. Compare Leviticus 21:6 , Leviticus 21:8 , Leviticus 21:17 , Leviticus 21:21 , Leviticus 21:22 .Numbers 28:2 . read more
"And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before Jehovah; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat thereof,... read more
"And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah: and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. And he shall offer his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver,... read more
Leviticus 3:2. He shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering— "This laying on of hands," says Conradus, "signifies devotion and faith, with acknowledgment of the Divine benefits, for which we can offer nothing of our own, but only return to God what we have received; so that we may understand gratitude and thanksgiving to be the most valuable of sacrifices;" see ch. Leviticus 1:4. It is well known, how great an abomination the sacrifice of a cow, the symbol of Isis, was held in Egypt;... read more
Leviticus 3:3. The fat— i.e. What we call the suet. REFLECTIONS.—Peace-offerings were either to express their grateful acknowledgments for mercies received, or to second their prayers for some good which was desired. Note; Christ is our Peace; and it is through him that we may make our requests with confidence of being heard, and offer our praises, assured that they will please God. The same formalities were observed as before. Two things are here to be noted. 1. The fat was to be burned upon... read more
Leviticus 3:11. It is the food of the offering made by fire— "The food or bread," says Dr. Beaumont, i.e. "the flesh, which the fire on the altar was to eat up and consume." In the same idiom of speech, the gods of the heathens are said, Deu 32:38 to eat the fat and drink the wine, which was consumed upon their altars. read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 3:5
burn = burn as incense. Hebrew. katar. App-43 . sweet savour = savour of satisfaction. See note on Genesis 8:21 . read more