Verse 5
And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar ,.... That is, the fat of the several parts before mentioned; this signified the sufferings of Christ, by which our peace is made, and by whose death we are reconciled to God: this rite of burning the fat of the inwards of sacrifices was used by the Pagans, and is still retained by the idolatrous Indians to this day F8 See the Abridgment of Mr. Brainerd's Journal, published in 1748, p. 30. :
upon the burnt sacrifice ; which, as Gersom says, was the burnt offering of the daily sacrifice of the morning, which was offered first of all sacrifices; so Jarchi says,"we learn that the daily burnt offering preceded every other offering:'this was an eminent type of Christ's sacrifice:
which is upon the wood that is on the fire ; that is, which burnt offering was laid upon the wood on the fire, and the fat of the peace offering upon that:
it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord ; as Christ's sacrifice is, Ephesians 5:2 ; see Gill on Leviticus 1:9 .
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