Leviticus 7:1-10

1 [The LORD continued,] "These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is very holy.

2 It must be slaughtered in the same place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. [A priest] will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.

3 He will offer all the fat, the fat from the tail, the fat covering the internal organs,

4 and the two kidneys with the fat on them. He will also remove the lobe of the liver along with the kidneys.

5 The priest will burn them on the altar. It is a guilt offering by fire to the LORD.

6 Any male among the priests may eat it. It will be eaten in a holy place. It is very holy.

7 "The same instructions apply to the offering for sin and the guilt offering. Both offerings belong to the priest to make peace with the LORD.

8 The skin of the burnt offering belongs to the priest who sacrifices it.

9 Every grain offering, whether baked in an oven or prepared in a skillet or a frying pan, belongs to the priest who offers it.

10 Every grain offering, whether mixed with olive oil or dry, will be shared equally by all of Aaron's sons.

Leviticus 7:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 7

The several things contained in this chapter are the law of the trespass offering, Le 7:1-7 the portion the priests had in the burnt offerings and meat offerings, Le 7:8-10 the law of the peace offerings, whether by way of thanksgiving, or a vow, or voluntary oblation, Le 7:11-21 the prohibition of fat and blood, Le 7:22-27 the parts the priests should have in the peace offerings, the breast and right shoulder, Le 7:28-36 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of the various things contained in this and the preceding chapters, Le 7:37,38.