John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 3. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering , etc.] That is, the priest, not all of it, but some of it, even what is after mentioned: an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; for what was offered to the Lord was burnt, and is that part of it which is next mentioned in this and the following verse: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards ; both that which covered them, and that which stuck to them; and the fat being the best, it was the Lord’s, and offered to him, and denoted Christ the fatted calf, whose sacrifice is best and most excellent; and which was typified by that which Abel offered up, and which being of the fat of the flock, and offered up by faith in Christ’s sacrifice, was more excellent than Cain’s, ( Genesis 4:4 Hebrews 11:4).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-5 - The peace-offerings had regard to God as the giver of all good things These were divided between the altar, the priest, and the owner. The were called peace-offering, because in them God and his people did, a it were, feast together, in token of friendship. The peace-offering were offered by way of supplication. If a man were in pursuit of an mercy, he would add a peace-offering to his prayer for it. Christ in our Peace, our Peace-offering; for through him alone it is that we can obtain an answer of peace to our prayers. Or, the peace-offering wa offered by way of thanksgiving for some mercy received. We must offe to God the sacrifice of praise continually, by Christ our Peace; an then this shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock.
Original Hebrew והקריב7126 מזבח2077 השׁלמים8002 אשׁה801 ליהוה3068 את853 החלב2459 המכסה3680 את853 הקרב7130 ואת853 כל3605 החלב2459 אשׁר834 על5921 הקרב׃7130
