PEACE OFFERING

“It is to be a permanent regulation through all your generations wherever you live that you will not eat neither fat nor blood.”
Leviticus 3:17

The Torah gives instruction for the peace offering in two different instances, that of the herd and the flock. Briefly we will look at all both today. Starting with the peace offering from the herd, Adonai instructs that whether it is male or female, it must not have any defects. The priest was then to lay his hand on the offering and slaughter the animal at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Aharon’s sons were to splash blood on the sides of the altar, then presenting the offering as an offering made by fire. This offering would rise in smoke and be a fragrant aroma unto Adonai.
If the offering of peace given included an animal from the flock, it too could be male or female as long as it was without defect. If it was a lamb, again the priest would place his hand on the head of the animal and slaughter it at the entrance. Just as before, the sons would again splash blood from the lamb on the sides of the altar. Taking the fat, the tail fat, the fat on the inner organs, the fat on the flanks, the kidneys, and the liver’s covering, the cohen would place it on the fire and smoke would rise. This same process was to be done with a goat as well. In the end, the aroma rising unto Adonai would be fragrant to Him. This was to be a permanent regulation no matter where the Jew lived as this sacrifice was important to Adonai.

Leviticus 3:1-17