of peo.ee, friendship, fellowship, and bleseed- and nlwo.ys regarded as a great delicacy in ness" (Kurtz, 'Sacrificial Worship'). the East (see Herod., iii. 113; Thompson, Vere. 3, 4.-" Thero were four parta to be 'Land and the Book,' p. V7). The burning burned upon the o.ltar: (1) the fat that of the fat tail upon the altar, together with oovereth the inwards, i.e. the lnrge net, the internal fat, is the only point in which omentum, l,r(,r>,.ovs, caul, or o.dipose mem- the ritual to be used when offering a sheep brane found in mo.mmals, o.ltached to the (vers. 6 -11) differs from that need in stomnch o.nd spreading over the bowels, offering a bull or cow (vers. 1-5), or a, and which in the ruminnnts a.bounds with goat (vers. 12-16). fat; (2) all the fat which is upon the Yer. 11.-It is the food of the offering inwards, i.e. the fat nttached to the intes- made by fire unto the lord; literally, JI tines, and which could be peeled off; (3) is the bread of the offering by fire to the the two kidneys, and the fat tha.t is on Lord. The idea of the peace offering being them, whioh is by the :flanks, or loins, i.e. that of a meal at God's board, the part of the kidneys and all the fat connected with the animal presented to God upon the altar them; the kidneys are the only thing to be hi regarded as his share of the feast, and is burnt except the fat; (4) the smnller net, called his food or bre:i.d. Cf. Rev. iii. 211, omentum minus, or oanl above the liver, "I will come in to 1:im, a.nd will sup with which stretches on one side to the region him, o.nd he with me." of the kidneys, hence on the kidneys; ?Jl = by Ver. 17.-Eat neither f'at nor blood. them, not tJJith them" (Gardiner). These nre forbidden to be eaten, as belong- Ver. 5.-Upon the burnt sacrifioe. The ing to God. 'l'he fat, that is, the in- peace offering is to be placed upon the ternal fat, ia his portion in the common burnt offering previously laid upon the fire. feast of tho peace offering, and the blood Symbolically and actually the burnt offering is presented to him in all the anim.11 serves as the foundation of the peace offering. sacrifices, a.a the mo.terial vehicle of life Self-surrender leads to peCLce; and the self- (see eh. vii. 22-27). The remaining regu- sacrifice of Christ is the cause of the peace lntions as to the vo.riollil sorts of the peace subsillting between God and man. offerings, thP. priests' portions of them, and Ver. 9.-The whole rump should no doubt the festive meal on the 11acri.fices, are ghen be the whole tail, conskting chiefly of fat, in ell, vii. 11-34.
HOMILETICS. Vere. 1-17.-Tlie peace offering wns not a sacrifice denoting self-devotion like the burnt-offering, nor a tender of homage like the meat offering, but a feast upon a sacrifice, which God and man symbolically joined in partaking of. The offerin~ consisted of nn animal and unleavened cakes and (generally) leavened bread, of which a share wa.-s given to God's altnr and priests on the one hand, nnd to the offrrer and his friends on the other. It represented the blessedness and joyousness of communion between God and man. "The character of these feasts cannot be mistaken. It wns that of joy- fulness tempered by solemnity, of solemnity tempered by joyfulness. The worshipper had submitted to God an offering from his property; he now received bnck from him 11 part of the dedicated girt, and thus experienced anew the same gracious beneficence which had enabled him to appc:i.r with his wealth before the altar. He therefore con- sumed that portion with feelinqs of humility and thankfulness; but he was bidden at once to manifest those blissful sentiments by sharing the meat, not only with his household, which thereby was reminded of the Divine protection nnd mercy, but also with his needy fellow-beings, whether laymen or servants of tho temple. Thus these beautiful repnsts were stamped both with religious emotion and human virtue. The relation of friendship between God and the offerer which tile sacrifice exhibited, was expressed and sealed by the feast, which intensified that relation into one of an actual covenant; the momentary harmony waR extended to a permanent union. And these notions could not be expressed more intelligibly, a.t least to an Eastern people, th:i.n by a common meal, which to them ill the familiar image ol friendship and commllllion, of cheerfulness and joy" ( Kalisch). I. IT WAB A FEDERAL FEAS'..', nEll!I:SDINO THE IBRAELITES OF TUE INSTITUTION OF THE COVENANT. In early times the method of making a covenant was dividing animals ia halves and passing between them (see Gen. xv. !l, 10; Jcr. xxxiv. 18, HJ), or otherwise offering them in sacrifice (Gen. viii. 20; xv. !) ; r~. 1. 5), nnd then feasting togethc11. 42 THE IlOOK OF LEV[TICUS. [err. m.1-17.