In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering ,.... See Leviticus 1:11 , and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar ; on the upper part of it. There was a scarlet thread that was drawn around the altar in the middle, the blood of some of the sacrifices was sprinkled below it; and some above it, as was the blood of the trespass offering. read more
And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof ,.... To the Lord, that being claimed by him, as in the peace offerings of the herd, and of the flock, whether a bullock or cow, a lamb or a goat, Leviticus 3:3 , &c.; and in the sin offering of the bullock, Leviticus 1:8 , and the rump , or tail, which of sheep and rams, for the trespass offering, was very large and fat in those countries; See Gill on Exodus 29:22 , Leviticus 3:9 , and the fat that covereth the inwards ;... read more
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them ,.... Which are usually covered with fat: which is by the flanks : or rather that which is "upon" them F25 אשר על הכסלים "et qui est superiliis", Tigurine version. ; for this respects not the situation of the kidneys, nor the fat upon them, but the fat which is upon the flanks, as distinct from that, and where there are great collops of it, see Job 15:27 , and the caul that is above the liver ; the lobe upon the... read more
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar ,.... Fat taken off of the several parts before mentioned, and the kidneys: which were to be for an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; and was acceptable to him, being typical of the offering of Christ, which is a sweet smelling savour, bearing the fire of divine wrath in the room and stead of his people: it is the trespass offering ; an offering for a trespass committed, to make atonement for it; and this part of it, the burning... read more
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof ,.... Of the flesh of it, after the fat was taken off and burnt, the rest belonged to the priests and their sons, and to them only, not to their wives and daughters: it shall be eaten in the holy place ; in the court of the tabernacle, in some apartment in it, for that purpose, as afterwards in the temple; it was not to be carried home to their houses, for all in the family to partake of, only the priests and their sons were to eat of it: ... read more
As the sin offering is , so is the trespass offering, there is one law for them ,.... The same as in Leviticus 6:27 , the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it ; who by offering it made atonement for the trespass of the person that brings it, as typical of the atonement by the sacrifice of Christ; he was to have all but what was burnt, for himself and his sons; though no doubt but other priests then on duty in the court ate with him. read more
In the place where they kill the burnt-offering - viz., on the north side of the altar, Leviticus 1:11 . read more
The rump - See Clarke's note on Leviticus 3:9 , where the principal subjects in this chapter are explained, being nearly the same in both. read more
The fat that is on them - Chiefly the fat that was found in a detached state, not mixed with the muscles; such as the omentum or caul, the fat of the mesentery, the fat about the kidneys, etc. See Clarke's note on Leviticus 3:9 , etc. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-10
Observe here, 1. Concerning the trespass-offering, that, being much of the same nature with the sin-offering, it was to be governed by the same rules, Lev. 7:6. When the blood and fat were offered to God to make atonement, the priests were to eat the flesh, as that of the sin-offering, in the holy place. The Jews have a tradition (as we have it from the learned bishop Patrick) concerning the sprinkling of the blood of the trespass-offering round about upon the altar, ?That there was a scarlet... read more