Levítico 3:5

5 "Y los hijos de Aarón lo quemarán en el altar, sobre el holocausto que está sobre la leña en el fuego; es una ofrenda encendida de aroma agradable para el SEÑOR.

Levítico 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 3:5

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:

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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FOOTNOTES:

F8 See the Abridgment of Mr. Brainerd's Journal, published in 1748, p. 30.

Levítico 3:5 In-Context

3 "Y del sacrificio de las ofrendas de paz presentará una ofrenda encendida al SEÑOR: el sebo que cubre las entrañas y todo el sebo que hay sobre las entrañas,

4 los dos riñones con el sebo que está sobre ellos y sobre los lomos, y el lóbulo del hígado, que quitará con los riñones.

5 "Y los hijos de Aarón lo quemarán en el altar, sobre el holocausto que está sobre la leña en el fuego; es una ofrenda encendida de aroma agradable para el SEÑOR.

6 "Pero si su ofrenda como sacrificio de las ofrendas de paz para el SEÑOR es del rebaño, sea macho o hembra, sin defecto la ofrecerá.

7 "Si ha de presentar un cordero como su ofrenda, lo ofrecerá delante del SEÑOR.