71 'And this 'is' a law of the guilt-offering: it 'is' most holy; 2 in the place where they slaughter the burnt-offering they do slaughter the guilt-offering, and its blood 'one' doth sprinkle on the altar round about, 3 and all its fat he bringeth near out of it, the fat tail, and the fat which is covering the inwards, 4 and the two kidneys, and the fat which 'is' on them, which 'is' on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside); 5 and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar, a fire-offering to Jehovah; it 'is' a guilt-offering. 6 'Every male among the priests doth eat it; in the holy place it is eaten—it 'is' most holy; 7 as 'is' a sin-offering, so 'is' a guilt-offering; one law 'is' for them; the priest who maketh atonement by it—it is his. 8 'And the priest who is bringing near any man's burnt-offering, the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath brought near, it is the priest's, his own; 9 and every present which is baked in an oven, and every one done in a frying-pan, and on a girdel, 'is' the priest's who is bringing it near; it is his; 10 and every present, mixed with oil or dry, is for all the sons of Aaron—one as another.
11 'And this 'is' a law of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings which 'one' bringeth near to Jehovah: 12 if for a thank-offering he bring it near, then he hath brought near with the sacrifice of thank-offering unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and thin unleavened cakes anointed with oil, and of fried flour cakes mixed with oil; 13 besides the cakes, fermented bread he doth bring near 'with' his offering, besides the sacrifice of thank-offering of his peace-offerings; 14 and he hath brought near out of it one of the whole offering—a heave-offering to Jehovah; to the priest who is sprinkling the blood of the peace-offerings—it is his; 15 as to the flesh of the sacrifice of the thank-offering of his peace-offerings, in the day of his offering it is eaten; he doth not leave of it till morning. 16 'And if the sacrifice of his offering 'is' a vow or free-will offering, in the day of his bringing near his sacrifice it is eaten; and on the morrow also the remnant of it is eaten; 17 and the remnant of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day with fire is burnt; 18 and if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be really eaten on the third day, it is not pleasing; for him who is bringing it near it is not reckoned; it is an abominable thing, and the person who is eating of it his iniquity doth bear. 19 'And the flesh which cometh against any unclean thing is not eaten; with fire it is burnt; as to the flesh, every clean one doth eat of the flesh; 20 and the person who eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings which 'are' Jehovah's, and his uncleanness upon him, even that person hath been cut off from his people. 21 'And when a person cometh against any thing unclean, of the uncleanness of man, or of the uncleanness of beasts, or of any unclean teeming creature, and hath eaten of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings which 'are' Jehovah's, even that person hath been cut off from his people.' 22 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 23 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Any fat of ox and sheep and goat ye do not eat; 24 and the fat of a carcase, and the fat of a torn thing is prepared for any work, but ye do certainly not eat it; 25 for whoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which 'one' bringeth near a fire-offering to Jehovah, even the person who eateth hath been cut off from his people. 26 'And any blood ye do not eat in all your dwellings, of fowl, or of beast; 27 any person who eateth any blood, even that person hath been cut off from his people.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 7:1-27
Commentary on Leviticus 7:1-10
(Read Leviticus 7:1-10)
In the sin-offering and the trespass-offering, the sacrifice was divided between the altar and the priest; the offerer had no share, as he had in the peace-offerings. The former expressed repentance and sorrow for sin, therefore it was more proper to fast than feast; the peace-offerings denoted communion with a reconciled God in Christ, the joy and gratitude of a pardoned sinner, and the privileges of a true believer.
Commentary on Leviticus 7:11-27
(Read Leviticus 7:11-27)
As to the peace-offerings, in the expression of their sense of mercy, God left them more at liberty, than in the expression of their sense of sin; that their sacrifices, being free-will offerings, might be the more acceptable, while, by obliging them to bring the sacrifices of atonement, God shows the necessity of the great Propitiation. The main reason why blood was forbidden of old, was because the Lord had appointed blood for an atonement. This use, being figurative, had its end in Christ, who by his death and blood-shedding caused the sacrifices to cease. Therefore this law is not now in force on believers.