6 'But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord is from the flock , he shall offer it, male or female , without defect . 7 'If he is going to offer a lamb for his offering , then he shall offer it before the Lord , 8 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slay it before the tent of meeting , and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar . 9 'From the sacrifice of peace offerings he shall bring as an offering by fire to the Lord , its fat , the entire fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone , and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails , 10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins , and the lobe of the liver , which he shall remove with the kidneys . 11 'Then the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as food , an offering by fire to the Lord . 12 'Moreover, if his offering is a goat , then he shall offer it before the Lord , 13 and he shall lay his hand on its head and slay it before the tent of meeting , and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar . 14 'From it he shall present his offering as an offering by fire to the Lord , the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails , 15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins , and the lobe of the liver , which he shall remove with the kidneys . 16 'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food , an offering by fire for a soothing aroma ; all fat is the Lord'S . 17 'It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings : you shall not eat any fat or any blood .' "
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 3:6-17
Commentary on Leviticus 3:6-17
(Read Leviticus 3:6-17)
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, Hebrews 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.