Leviticus3

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¹If his is a of , if he an animal from the , or , he shall it the Lord.

²And he shall his on the of his and it at the of the of , and the shall the against the of the .

³And from the of the , as a to the Lord, he shall the the and all the that is on the ,

⁴and the with the that is on them at the , and the long of the that he shall with the .

⁵Then shall it on the on top of the , which is on the on the ; it is a with a to the Lord.

⁶If his for a of to the Lord is an animal from the , or , he shall it .

⁷If he a for his , then he shall it the Lord,

⁸ his on the of his , and it in of the of ; and shall its against the of the .

⁹Then from the of the he shall as a to the Lord its ; he shall remove the , cut the , and the that the and all the that is on the

¹⁰and the with the that is on them at the and the of the that he shall with the .

¹¹And the shall it on the as a to the Lord.

¹²If his is a , then he shall it the Lord

¹³and his on its and it in of the of , and the of shall against the of the .

¹⁴Then he shall from it, as his for a to the Lord, the the and all the that is on the

¹⁵and the with the that is on them at the and the long of the that he shall with the .

¹⁶And the shall them on the as a with a . All is the Lord ’s.

¹⁷It shall be a throughout your , in all your , that you neither nor .

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Chapter Summary

In this chapter: The peace-offering of the herd. (1–5). The peace-offering of the flock. (6–17).

vv1-5

The peace-offerings had regard to God as the giver of all good things. These were divided between the altar, the priest, and the owner. They were called peace-offering, because in them God and his people did, as it were, feast together, in token of friendship. The peace-offerings were offered by way of supplication. If a man were in pursuit of any mercy, he would add a peace-offering to his prayer for it. Christ is our Peace, our Peace-offering; for through him alone it is that we can obtain an answer of peace to our prayers. Or, the peace-offering was offered by way of thanksgiving for some mercy received. We must offer to God the sacrifice of praise continually, by Christ our Peace; and then this shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock.

vv6-17

Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same reason; because it was God's part of every sacrifice. God would not permit the blood that made atonement to be used as a common thing, Heb 10:29; nor will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the atonement made, to claim for ourselves any share in the honour of making it. This taught the Jews to observe distinction between common and sacred things; it kept them separate from idolaters. It would impress them more deeply with the belief of some important mystery in the shedding of the blood and the burning the fat of their solemn sacrifices. Christ, as the Prince of peace, “made peace with the blood of his cross.” Through him the believer is reconciled to God; and having the peace of God in his heart, he is disposed to follow peace with all men. May the Lord multiply grace, mercy, and peace, to all who desire to bear the Christian character.

Key Words

offeringH7133Hebrew

קׇרְבָּן: something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present

sacrificeH2077Hebrew

זֶבַח: properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

peace offeringH8002Hebrew

שֶׁלֶם: properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks

offersH7126Hebrew

קָרַב: to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

herdH1241Hebrew

בָּקָר: beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

maleH2145Hebrew

זָכָר: properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)

femaleH5347Hebrew

נְקֵבָה: female (from the sexual form)

without blemishH8549Hebrew

תָּמִים: entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

beforeH6440Hebrew

פָּנִים: the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

layH5564Hebrew

סָמַךְ: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)