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He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the inwards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh:
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The 'Filling of the Hands'
This verse details parts of the 'ram of consecration.' Commentators explain that these specific portions—the fat, kidneys, and right thigh—were placed into the hands of the new priests. This symbolic act, called 'the filling of the hands,' represented the formal transfer of priestly duties and the entrusting of the people's offerings to them for the service of the altar.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Moses as the mediator of the covenant of the Law (Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 8:6) was called to perform the priestly functions…
19th Century
Anglican
And he took, the fat, and the rump. —Better, and he took the fat and the fat-tail (). For the significance of th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Leviticus 8:22).
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