Leviticus 7:6Meaning & 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 where the burnt-offering is offered, and its blood shall be sprinkled upon the altar around; the offerer shall present all the fat, the curd, and the fat that covers the internal organs, as well as the kidneys and the fat upon them, and the omentum upon the liver; these are to be separated along with the kidneys; and the priest shall burn these upon the altar as a gift to the Lord: it shall be a sacrifice of oblation. All males among the priestly lineage may partake of it; it is to be consumed in the holy place, for it is a great holy thing. The law is consistent for both the sin-offering and the sacrifice of duty: it is for the priest who purifies through it’ (Lev. 6:30:7:1-7). It forbids the consumption of the entrails of the offerings. It is declared that these shall be consecrated to God alone, offered to Him; this, I believe, signifies the directive, ‘Let them be burned with fire,’ indicating they shall be dedicated to one Divine and all-perfect essence, which fire symbolizes. When the ram of sin is sacrificed, its blood is shed at the base of the altar; for the death of Christ is both holy and sacred, as well as fragrant. The entrails, the fat, the kidneys, and the lobes of the liver are taken and, as I previously noted, represent virtue—not merely one, but many forms of virtue, indicating the diverse expressions of goodness. Thus, we are justified in Christ, who bore death on our behalf, presenting Himself ‘unto God, to God, to the Father, in savour pleasing’ (Eph. 5:2).