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The priest shall burn it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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The 'Food of God'
Commentators explain that the phrase 'the food of the offering' (or 'bread' in some translations) describes the portion of the sacrifice burned on the altar. This wasn't literal food for God, but a powerful metaphor showing His personal acceptance and consumption of the offering, signifying that this part belonged exclusively to Him.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Burn it - See Leviticus 1:9 note.
19th Century
Anglican
The food, or bread, that is, which the fire upon the altar was to consume for God, or the sacrifice. Hence that which was…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall burn it upon the altar The fat of the tail, of the inwards, the two kidneys, and the caul of th…
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