Leviticus 3:1
“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings; if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before Adonai.
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Exodus 24:5He sent young men of the children of Israel [God prevails], who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to Adonai.
Leviticus 1:3+ 1:3. Lev 1:3 (Lev 1:1-9, 17:11) (#2b.108): The procedure for the burnt offerings of animals that are from the herd, flock, or birds Consider: (v4) Directs the person bring the offering to place their hand on the head of the animal (and vocally confess their sins to God), then the animal is slaughtered and atonement is made on their behalf / Directive: (v2-3) Describe the sin offering as male and without defect / Directive: (v2-9) Person’s responsibility of actions in sacrifice are: (v2-3) bring the animal to the tent of meeting, (v4) lay hands on the animal’s head as a substitutionary sacrifice, (v5) slaughter the animal before God and the Cohenim ·Priests·, (v6) skin the animal, (v6) cut the animal in pieces, (v9) to wash the entrails and the lower legs of the animal with water / Directive: (v2-9) The Cohenim ·Priests· are responsible for the actions of sacrifice are: (v5) to present the blood of the sacrifice, (v5) splash the blood of all sides of the altar, (v7) attend to the fire on the altar, (v8) to arrange the pieces, head, and fat of the animal on the wood of the fire altar, (v9) to make the entrails and lower legs to go up in smoke as a burnt offering / Consider: In making a sacrifice, the one who sinned will get the blood of the sacrifice on his body while he prepares the meat for burning. The consequences of sin is death (Gen 9:4-6; Rom 6:23) and this person knows this consequence well “‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Adonai.
Leviticus 7:11+ 7:11. Lev 7:11 (Lev 7:11-21) (#2b.128): “The Law of the sacrifice of the peace offering” (v11) T. Directive: Among the sacrifices for Thanksgiving (v12-15), one of each gift (sacrifice animal) is to be presented to the Cohen ·Priest· as his possession, the rest of the animals and the matzah ·unleavened bread· associated will be offered up to Adonai on the altar. The meat is to be eaten that same day T. Directive: For sacrifices connected with a Vow Offerings (v16-18), the same directions apply, except the meat may be eaten on the second day also, but not on the third day / T. Directive: For Vow Offerings, any meat eaten on the third day will cause the offering to be not accepted and he will bear the consequences of his wrongdoing T. Directive: The Peace Offering meat may not touch anything unclean, otherwise it must be burned up completely / Directive: Any clean person may eat the Peace Offerings / T. Directive: Any person who is unclean may not offer Peace Offerings, nor may any person who touched something unclean touch the Peace Offerings / Consequence: Such a person will be cut off from his people “‘This is the Torah ·Teaching· of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to Adonai.
Leviticus 17:5This is to the end that the children of Israel [God prevails] may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to Adonai, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to Adonai.
Leviticus 22:21+ 22:21. Lev 22:21 (Lev 22:17-25) (#2b.151): T. Every animal offered for peace offering or vow to be sacrificed must be perfect, without blemish / R. To offer only unblemished animals T. Example: Disqualifying blemishes include: blind, injured, mutilated, abnormal growth, festering wound, running sore, or is its genitals that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut / T. Example: Directive: If a lamb or bull have irregular growth in their limbs, too short or too long, that animal may be given as Voluntary Offering but not in fulfillment of a Vow Offering + 22:21. Lev 22:21 (Lev 22:17-25) (#2b.152): T. This command is not found in the straightforward text, it is implied / R. Not to inflict a blemish or wound on a vowed or dedicated animal Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Adonai to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted. It shall have no defect.
Numbers 7:17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 3:1
In this chapter we have the law concerning the peace-offerings, whether they were, I. Of the heard, a bullock or a heifer, ver. 1-5 . Or, II. Of the flock, either a lamb ( ver. 6-11 ) or a goat, ver. 12-17 . The ordinances concerning each of these are much the same, yet they are repeated, to show the care we ought to take that all our services be done according to the appointment and the pleasure God takes in the services that are so performed. It is likewise to intimate what need we have of precept upon precept,… Read the whole commentary →