Leviticus 7:1Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

This is the law of the sacrifice of obedience: It is a great holy thing; the sacrifice of duty shall be slain in the place where the burnt-offering is slain, and its blood shall be sprinkled upon the altar on all sides; the offerer shall present out of it all the fat, the curd, and the fat that covers the viscera, and both kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, that is upon the stalks, and the omentum that is upon the liver; with the kidneys let him separate these things; and the priest shall burn these things upon the altar as an offering to the Lord: it shall be a sacrifice of oblation. All the male descendants of the priestly line may eat it; in the holy place it shall be consumed: it is a great holy thing. The law is identical for both the sin-offering and the sacrifice of obligation: it is designated for the priest, who uses it for purification" (Lev. 6:30; 7:1-7). It forbids the consumption of the entrails of the offerings. These are to be consecrated to God alone, signifying the phrase, "Let them be burned with fire;" indicating they are set apart for the worship of the One Divine and perfect being, of which fire is a symbol. When the ram of sin is offered, the blood flows at the base of the altar; for the demise of Christ is both holy and sacred, as well as fragrant. The entrails, fat, kidneys, and the lobes of the liver are to be taken. This imagery, as previously noted, exemplifies various virtues, not just one, reflecting the multitude of virtues that exist. Thus, we find justification in Christ, who endured death on our behalf and offered Himself "unto God, to God, to the Father, in savour pleasing" (Eph. 5:2).