John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 4. And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which is [by] the flanks , etc.] Meaning either the two kidneys which were next the flanks, or the fat upon them, which was next to them; these, and the burning of them, may signify the burning zeal and flaming love and affections of Christ for his people, which instructed him, and put him upon offering himself a sacrifice of peace offering for them, (see Psalm 16:7) and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away ; or the caul, which is a thin membrane or skin, in which the liver is enclosed, with the liver, together with the kidneys, he separated from the rest in order to burn, at least with a part of the liver; so Jarchi and Gersom interpret it, that he should take a little of the liver with the caul; and indeed some think the word rendered “caul” signifies a part of the liver, that which the Greeks call the “table”, the broader part of it, like a table; and which word the Talmudists retain, who speak of adbkd hyçprj , “the table of the liver”; and by which Jarchi on ( Exodus 29:13) interprets the caul above the liver, the same as here.
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 ואת853 שׁתי8147 הכלית3629 ואת853 החלב2459 אשׁר834 עלהן5921 אשׁר834 על5921 הכסלים3689 ואת853 היתרת3508 על5921 הכבד3516 על5921 הכליות3629 יסירנה׃5493
