And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
The verse requires that all the fat of the guilt offering be given to God, including the fat tail and the fat covering the inner organs, to be burned on the altar. It belongs to the ceremonial law of Leviticus 1 to 7 that governed the daily ministry of the earthly sanctuary, in which a sinner brought an individual offering through the year. In that offering the sinner’s guilt was laid on the victim, and through its blood carried by the priest into the sanctuary atonement was made and the sinner was forgiven and bore his iniquity no longer. The whole round of such offerings typified the once-for-all sacrifice and priestly ministry of Jesus Christ, showing God’s hatred of sin and its demand for death while expressing faith in the Redeemer to come. The fat thus burned belonged to the Lord and represented sin, which belongs to God because Christ gave Himself for it, while those who held the other teaching saw in those holy fat portions the grace of the Holy Spirit to be renewed in the sinner after God’s image.
Ritual Instructions and Context
All the fat of the guilt offering, also called the trespass offering, was to be presented, including the rump or fat tail and the fat covering the internal organs or inner parts, burned together with the offering. The fat belonged to the Lord for burning. The same requirement shows that in peace offerings the animal's fat was offered while the flesh was eaten, a detail that helps convey how very many animals were sacrificed at the gathering in Jerusalem.
The instruction stands among those for offerings described as most holy, and its mention of the fat and the rump supplies particulars of the offering rather than a comparison proving such offerings holier than the Sabbath. It belongs to the ceremonial law instituted in consequence of sin. It is found in the special instructions and directions in Leviticus 1 to 7 concerning the various offerings, regulating the priesthood of the tribe of Levi and the priests' ministry in the earthly sanctuary through the particular offerings that individuals brought during the year.
Atonement and Christ Typology
The special individual offerings brought during the year belonged to the daily ministry of the sanctuary. In that ministry a victim was presented for the offerer, whose sin was represented as transferred to it, and the victim was then sacrificed and its blood was carried into the sanctuary. In the guilt offering the worshiper bore his iniquity until he presented and slew the offering, and through the victim's blood applied by the priest the iniquity was transferred to the sanctuary, so that after the priest had made atonement the worshiper was forgiven and bore it no longer. The individual offerings described in the first seven chapters of Leviticus, when offered in faith by the sinner together with the daily offering, transferred in figure the penitent's sins to the sanctuary through the blood of the sacrifice or through the person of the priest. Those forgiven sins were left in figure where the blood was sprinkled upon the altar before the ark, where they remained through the year until the cleansing of the sanctuary on the tenth day of the seventh month.
The details of the laws concerning sacrifices and offerings have their fuller meaning in the sacrifice, life, and work of Jesus Christ. The yearly round of Levitical sanctuary ceremonies typified Christ's once-for-all ministry as priest in the heavenly sanctuary, and each different kind of sacrifice has a symbolic connection to His work. The offering shows God's hatred of sin and how sin demanded its penalty, as a shadow and type of the great substance which is in Jesus Christ. The individual offerings brought by people burdened with sin expressed faith in the Redeemer who was to come.
Symbolism of the Fat
The fat of the trespass offering, including the rump and the fat covering the inner parts, was to be offered up and burned with the offering because the fat belonged to the Lord. That fat represented sin, and sin belongs to God because Christ gave Himself for our sins.
The fat portions, including the rump and the fat covering the inner parts, were offered as holy upon the altar. They represent the grace of the Holy Spirit, which is holy and is not to be crucified but to be renewed in the sinner after God's image. Even a person deeply sunk in sin still retains something of this Spirit-given image. For that reason such a person may still desire to repent and come to God.
The verse requires that all the fat of the guilt offering be given to God, including the fat tail and the fat covering the inner organs, to be burned on the altar. It belongs to the ceremonial law of Leviticus 1 to 7 that governed the daily ministry of the earthly sanctuary, in which a sinner brought an individual offering through the year. In that offering the sinner’s guilt was laid on the victim, and through its blood carried by the priest into the sanctuary atonement was made and the sinner was forgiven and bore his iniquity no longer. The whole round of such offerings typified the once-for-all sacrifice and priestly ministry of Jesus Christ, showing God’s hatred of sin and its demand for death while expressing faith in the Redeemer to come. The fat thus burned belonged to the Lord and represented sin, which belongs to God because Christ gave Himself for it, while those who held the other teaching saw in those holy fat portions the grace of the Holy Spirit to be renewed in the sinner after God’s image.
Ritual Instructions and Context
All the fat of the guilt offering, also called the trespass offering, was to be presented, including the rump or fat tail and the fat covering the internal organs or inner parts, burned together with the offering. The fat belonged to the Lord for burning. The same requirement shows that in peace offerings the animal's fat was offered while the flesh was eaten, a detail that helps convey how very many animals were sacrificed at the gathering in Jerusalem.
The instruction stands among those for offerings described as most holy, and its mention of the fat and the rump supplies particulars of the offering rather than a comparison proving such offerings holier than the Sabbath. It belongs to the ceremonial law instituted in consequence of sin. It is found in the special instructions and directions in Leviticus 1 to 7 concerning the various offerings, regulating the priesthood of the tribe of Levi and the priests' ministry in the earthly sanctuary through the particular offerings that individuals brought during the year.
Atonement and Christ Typology
The special individual offerings brought during the year belonged to the daily ministry of the sanctuary. In that ministry a victim was presented for the offerer, whose sin was represented as transferred to it, and the victim was then sacrificed and its blood was carried into the sanctuary. In the guilt offering the worshiper bore his iniquity until he presented and slew the offering, and through the victim's blood applied by the priest the iniquity was transferred to the sanctuary, so that after the priest had made atonement the worshiper was forgiven and bore it no longer. The individual offerings described in the first seven chapters of Leviticus, when offered in faith by the sinner together with the daily offering, transferred in figure the penitent's sins to the sanctuary through the blood of the sacrifice or through the person of the priest. Those forgiven sins were left in figure where the blood was sprinkled upon the altar before the ark, where they remained through the year until the cleansing of the sanctuary on the tenth day of the seventh month.
The details of the laws concerning sacrifices and offerings have their fuller meaning in the sacrifice, life, and work of Jesus Christ. The yearly round of Levitical sanctuary ceremonies typified Christ's once-for-all ministry as priest in the heavenly sanctuary, and each different kind of sacrifice has a symbolic connection to His work. The offering shows God's hatred of sin and how sin demanded its penalty, as a shadow and type of the great substance which is in Jesus Christ. The individual offerings brought by people burdened with sin expressed faith in the Redeemer who was to come.
Symbolism of the Fat
The fat of the trespass offering, including the rump and the fat covering the inner parts, was to be offered up and burned with the offering because the fat belonged to the Lord. That fat represented sin, and sin belongs to God because Christ gave Himself for our sins.
The fat portions, including the rump and the fat covering the inner parts, were offered as holy upon the altar. They represent the grace of the Holy Spirit, which is holy and is not to be crucified but to be renewed in the sinner after God's image. Even a person deeply sunk in sin still retains something of this Spirit-given image. For that reason such a person may still desire to repent and come to God.