Leviticus

Leviticus 3:1-17

Peace Offering (the well-being offering)

• The third freewill offering.
• A fellowship or communion offering indicating reconciliation and peace between God and his people.
  • In addition, peace with family or community also present.
  • The offering symbolized eating together with God.  
    • Part was offered to God and part was eaten by the person offering.
• Used in various ways to express worship, praise and thanksgiving.
  • Others could eat the meat, Lev 7:11-36.
  • This is why the prohibition of blood and fat is added on the end.
• While the primary purpose wasn't for atonement, it included that aspect.
  • Peace with God through sacrifice, innocent blood.
• The offering is described as coming from the herd. 
  • This would be a bull or cow, sheep, goats
  • This offering could be either male or female. 
  • You were to put your hand on the head of the offering and slay it at the altar.
  • The blood would be sprinkled on the altar by the priest. 
  • Specific fat and other inner parts were burned up in the fire and was a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

There is an interesting line tacked onto the end of this section.  Verse 17 says it is a perpetual statute throughout generations that you shouldn't eat fat or any blood.  Leviticus 17:11 said that the life is in the blood.  Since this is the only offering where the worshiper ate the meat, it was the one most likely to bring a violation of this. 

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