Lev. 3 Concerning thank-offerings: of bullocks, male or female, without blemish; the manner of this oblation, Lev. 3:1–5. Of small cattle, male or female, without blemish; a lamb, Lev. 3:6–11; a goat, Lev. 3:12–16. All fat the Lord’s; the fat and blood not to be eat, Lev. 3:16–17.

Whether it be a male or female; which were allowed here, though not in burnt-offerings, because those principally respected the honour of God, who is to be served with the best; but the peace-offerings did primarily respect the benefit of the offerer, and therefore the choice was left to himself.

At the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; not on the north side of the altar, where the burnt-offering was killed, Lev. 1:11, as also the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering, Lev. 6:25, Lev.

Upon the burnt sacrifice; either, 1. Upon the remainders of it, which yet were burning; or rather, 2. After it; for the daily burnt-offering was first to be offered, both as more eminently respecting God’s honour, which ought to be preferred before all things; and as the most solemn and stated…

The fat thereof, and the whole rump, which in sheep is fat and sweet, and in these parts was; cry much larger and better than ours, as is agreed both by ancient and modern writers, and therefore was fitly offered to God.

The priest shall burn it, i.e. the parts now mentioned, and for the rest, they fell to the priest, Lev. 7:31. The food of the offering, i.e. the fuel of the fire, or the matter of the offering. It is called food, bread, to note God’s acceptance of it, and delight in it, as men delight in their food.

The priest shall burn them, the parts mentioned, among which the tail is not one, as it was in the sheep, because that in goats is a refuse part. All the fat: this is to be limited, 1. To those beasts which were offered or might be offered in sacrifice, as it is explained and restrained Lev.

Throughout all your dwellings; not only at or near the tabernacle, nor only of those beasts which you actually sacrifice, but also in your several dwellings, and of all that kind of beasts. That ye eat neither fat: this was forbidden, 1. To preserve the reverence of the holy rites and sacrifices.