Reference: Fat
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The fat portions of animals offered in sacrifice were always to be consumed, as being the choice part and especially sacred to the Lord. The blood was also sacred, as containing the life of the animal. The Jews were forbidden to eat either, Le 3:16-17; 7:23-27.
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The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD. "This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood."
"Tell the Israelis, "You are not to eat the fat of an ox, a lamb, or a goat. The carcass of an animal that died of its own and an animal torn by wild beast may be used for any purpose except for eating. read more. Anyone who eats the fat of an animal that has been offered by fire to the LORD is to be eliminated from contact with his people. You are not to eat any form of blood in any of your dwellings, whether it's from birds or animals. Any person who eats any form of blood is to be eliminated from contact with his people.'"
Easton
(Heb heleb) denotes the richest part of the animal, or the fattest of the flock, in the account of Abel's sacrifice (Ge 4:4). It sometimes denotes the best of any production (Ge 45:18; Nu 18:12; Ps 81:16; 147:20). The fat of sacrifices was to be burned (Le 3:9-11; 4:8; 7:3; 8:25; Nu 18:17. Comp. Ex 29:13-22; Le 3:3-5).
It is used figuratively for a dull, stupid state of mind (Ps 17:10).
In Joe 2:24 the word is equivalent to "vat," a vessel. The hebrew word here thus rendered is elsewhere rendered "wine-fat" and "press-fat" (Hag 2:16; Isa 63:2).
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while Abel brought the best parts of some of the firstborn from his flock. The LORD looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,
get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.'
You are to take all the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them and send them up in smoke on the altar. You are to burn the flesh of the bull, its hide, and its refuse with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering. read more. "You are to take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. Then you are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and scatter it around the altar. You are to cut the ram into pieces, wash its entrails and legs, put them on the altar along with the pieces and its head, and send up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD; it's a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD. "You are to take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram. You are to slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, the lobe of his sons' right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. Then you are to scatter the rest of the blood around the altar. You are to take some of the blood which is on the altar, along with some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. He is to be consecrated with his garments, along with his sons and their garments. "You are to take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, the right thigh (for it's a ram of ordination),
"The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD. He is to remove the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass that surrounds the liver and kidneys. read more. Then Aaron's sons are to burn them on the altar, over the burnt offering that has been placed on the wood over the fire, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.
"The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering as an offering made by fire to the LORD. He is to remove the fat the entire fat tail near the spine, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass that surrounds the liver and kidneys. read more. Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire to the LORD.
Then he is to remove all the fat from the bull for a sin offering that is, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs,
As to all its fat that is, the fat on the tail and the fat covering the internal organs the one presenting the sacrifice is to offer it.
Then he took the fat from the tail, all the fat on the internal organs, the appendage of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat, and the right thigh.
All the best oil, wine, grain, and first fruits that they give to the LORD are to belong to you. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat it.
But you are not to redeem the firstborn of a cow, sheep, or a female goat. They are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat for an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth.
But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock. A Psalm of Asaph
He has not dealt with any other nation like this; they never knew his decrees. Hallelujah!
"Why is your clothing red, and your garments like those worn by the ones who tread in the winepress?
The threshing floors will be smothered in grain, and the vats will overflow with wine and oil.
When someone came to a pile of grain to get 20 measures, there were only ten. Or when someone approached the wine press to siphon out 50 measures, there were only 20.
Fausets
Closely associated with the blood in sacrifices, and as being the richest part, appropriated peculiarly to God (Le 3:16-17); i.e. the internal fat, the "sweet fat" or suet, chelev; the fat of the kidneys, the sign of the animal's excellence and vigor. As of all produce the first-fruits were offered to Jehovah, so of sacrifices the blood and the fat. Hence the choicest are expressed by "the fat of the earth," "the fat of the wheat," etc., "the fat of the mighty" (Ge 45:18; De 32:14; Nu 18:12 margin; 2Sa 1:22). The fat mixed with lean, mishman or shameen (Nu 13:20; Ps 78:31; Isa 10:16), was lawful to eat; so also the peder or fat of the burnt offering, burned along with the flesh. The proper development of fat in the animal marked its perfection, it being the source of nutriment of which the animal economy avails itself in emergency; hence, its appropriateness as the offering to Jehovah.
The whole fat tail was taken off hard by the backbone where the pad of fat begins (Le 3:9), for an offering by fire to Jehovah. The broad-tailed sheep of the East has an apron of marrowy fat as wide as the hind quarters, and trailing on the ground unless when artificially supported by a small truck (Herod., 3:113). The choicest of all that we have and are is to be presented to God (Ro 12:1; Php 4:18). Fat, i.e. vat. Hebrew gath is the upper receptacle or "press" in which the grapes were trod. The yeqeb or "vat" was on a lower level, into it the juice flowed from above. The root means to hollow; for the winepress and vat were dug out of the rocks of the hills whereon were the vineyards. Compare Mr 12:1; Isa 5:2, margin.
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get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.'
"The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering as an offering made by fire to the LORD. He is to remove the fat the entire fat tail near the spine, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs,
The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD. "This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood."
Examine the farmland, whether it's fertile or barren, and see if there are fruit-bearing trees in it or not. Be very courageous, and bring back some samples of the fruit of the land."
All the best oil, wine, grain, and first fruits that they give to the LORD are to belong to you. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat it.
with curds from cattle and with milk from sheep, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, with the fat of goats, with the finest of wheat and from the juice of grapes you drank wine.
From the blood of the slain, from the blood of the valiant, Jonathan's bow would not retreat nor would Saul's sword return empty.
the anger of God flared against them, and he killed the strongest men and humbled Israel's young men.
He plowed its land and cleared it of stones. Then he planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in the middle of it, and dug a wine vat in it; He expected it to produce good grapes, but it produced only wild ones."
Therefore, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will send a wasting disease among Assyria's sturdy warriors, and under its glory a conflagration will be kindled, like a blazing bonfire.
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.
I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.
I have been paid in full and have more than enough. I am fully supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus what you sent a fragrant aroma, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
Hastings
FAT.
Morish
This portion of the sacrifices was to be burned on the altar. "All the fat is the Lord's. It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood." Le 3:16-17. Apparently, as to the fat, this refers to that "of ox, or of sheep, or of goat," the animals of sacrifice, and to the fat of any animal that died of itself, or was torn of beasts. Le 7:23-24. In Ne 8:10 it was proclaimed, "eat the fat," without any restriction; but here the Hebrew word is different, and refers more to 'dainties.' In Isa 25:6 is another Hebrew word, and is 'fat or rich things.' The 'fat' signifies the best part, the inward energy and will: cf. Nu 18:29 margin; Ps 73:4 margin. It is typical of the inward energy of the Lord Jesus in the offering of Himself to God.
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The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD. "This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood."
"Tell the Israelis, "You are not to eat the fat of an ox, a lamb, or a goat. The carcass of an animal that died of its own and an animal torn by wild beast may be used for any purpose except for eating.
out of all the most consecrated offerings that you receive, that is, all the raised offerings of the LORD, with all its best and the most holy parts of it.
He also told them, "Go eat the best food, drink the best wine, and give something to those who have nothing, since this day is holy to our Lord. Don't be sorrowful, because the joy of the LORD is your strength."
For there is no struggle at their deaths, and their bodies are healthy.
"On this mountain, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will prepare for all nations a banquet of rich food, a banquet of well-aged wines rich food full of marrow, and refined wines of the finest vintage
Smith
Fat.
The Hebrews distinguished between the suet or pure fat of an animal and the fat which was intermixed with the lean.
Certain restrictions were imposed upon them in reference to the former; some parts of the suet, viz., about the stomach, the entrails, the kidneys, and the tail of a sheep, which grows to an excessive size in many eastern countries, and produces a large quantity of rich fat, were forbidden to be eaten in the case of animals offered to Jehovah in sacrifice.
The ground of the prohibition was that the fat was the richest part of the animal, and therefore belonged to him.
The burning of the fat of sacrifices was particularly specified in each kind of offering.
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"The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD. He is to remove the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs,
"The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering as an offering made by fire to the LORD. He is to remove the fat the entire fat tail near the spine, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs,
The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD. "This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood."
As to all its fat that is, the fat on the tail and the fat covering the internal organs the one presenting the sacrifice is to offer it.
"Tell the Israelis, "You are not to eat the fat of an ox, a lamb, or a goat.
He also told them, "Go eat the best food, drink the best wine, and give something to those who have nothing, since this day is holy to our Lord. Don't be sorrowful, because the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Watsons
FAT. God forbade the Hebrews to eat the fat of beasts: "All the fat is the Lord's. It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations, throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood," Le 3:17. Some interpreters understand these words literally, and suppose fat as well as blood to be forbidden. Josephus says, Moses forbids only the fat of oxen, goats, sheep, and their species. This agrees with Le 7:23: "Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat." This is observed by the modern Jews, who think that the fat of other sorts of clean creatures is allowed them, even that of beasts which have died of themselves, conformably to Le 7:24: "And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use; but ye shall in nowise eat of it." Others maintain that the law which forbids the use of fat, should be restrained to fat separated from the flesh, such as that which covers the kidneys and the intestines: and this only in the case of its being offered in sacrifice. This is confirmed by Le 7:25: "Whosoever eateth of the fat of the beast of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people." In the Hebrew style, fat signifies not only that of beasts, but also the richer or prime part of other things: "He should have fed them with the finest" (in Hebrew the fat) "of the wheat." Fat denotes abundance of good things: "I will satiate the souls of the priests with fatness," Jer 31:14. "My soul shall be satisfied with marrow and fatness," Ps 63:5. The fat of the earth implies its fruitfulness: "God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine," Ge 27:28.
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May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh wine.
"This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood."
"Tell the Israelis, "You are not to eat the fat of an ox, a lamb, or a goat. The carcass of an animal that died of its own and an animal torn by wild beast may be used for any purpose except for eating. read more. Anyone who eats the fat of an animal that has been offered by fire to the LORD is to be eliminated from contact with his people.
Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully.
I'll give the priests abundant provisions, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness," declares the LORD.