John Gill Commentary Leviticus 3:5

"And Aaron`s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah." — Leviticus 3:5 (ASV)

And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar
That is, the fat of the several parts before mentioned; this signified the sufferings of Christ, by which our peace is made, and by whose death we are reconciled to God: this rite of burning the fat of the inwards of sacrifices was used by the Pagans, and is still retained by the idolatrous Indians to this day ^F8 :

upon the burnt sacrifice ;
That is, which as Gersom says, was the burnt offering of the daily sacrifice of the morning, which was offered first of all sacrifices; so Jarchi says, ``we learn that the daily burnt offering preceded every other offering:'' this was an eminent type of Christ's sacrifice:

which is upon the wood that [is] on the fire ;
That is, which burnt offering was laid upon the wood on the fire, and the fat of the peace offering upon that:

[it is] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord ;
as Christ's sacrifice is, (Ephesians 5:2) (See Gill on Leviticus 1:9).

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FOOTNOTES:

• F8: See the Abridgment of Mr. Brainerd's Journal, published in 1748, p. 30.