Lev 3:11-16, 21:6 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 11. It is the food of the offering ] We have already remarked that God is frequently represented as feasting with his people on the sacrifices they offered; and because these sacrifices were consumed by that fire which was kindled from heaven, therefore they were considered as the food of that fire , or rather of the Divine Being who was represented by it. "In the same idiom of speech," says Dodd, "the gods of the heathens are said, , to eat the fat and drink,,the wine which were consumed on their altars.

‏ Leviticus 3:11-16

Verse 11. It is the food of the offering] We have already remarked that God is frequently represented as feasting with his people on the sacrifices they offered; and because these sacrifices were consumed by that fire which was kindled from heaven, therefore they were considered as the food of that fire, or rather of the Divine Being who was represented by it. "In the same idiom of speech," says Dodd, "the gods of the heathens are said, De 32:38, to eat the fat and drink,,the wine which were consumed on their altars.

Verse 12. A goat] Implying the whole species, he-goat, she-goat, and kid, as we have already seen.

‏ Leviticus 3:11-16

‏ Leviticus 21:6