Leviticus 3:16

“And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.”

"And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s." - Leviticus 3:16
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What does Leviticus 3:16 mean?

Leviticus 3:16 from the King James Version of the Bible states, "And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord's." This verse is part of the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and is situated…

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The Sacred Offering: Understanding Our Devotion to God

Leviticus 3:16 (KJV) states, "And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S." At first glance, this verse may appear to be purely procedural, detailing the practices of ancient sacrifices…

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A Prayer of Sacrifice and Surrender

Heavenly Father, As I bow before You today, I am reminded of the sacred words found in Leviticus 3:16, which proclaims, "And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S." Lord, this verse…

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Leviticus 3:16 - "And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S."
Leviticus 16:3 - "Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering."
Leviticus 16:8
"Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering." - Leviticus 16:3
leviticus 16:7-10
Leviticus 21:16 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 9:16 - "And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner."
Leviticus 4:16 - "And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:"
Leviticus 11:16 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Leviticus 16:25 - "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar."
Leviticus 18:16 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness."
Leviticus 12:3 - "And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."
Leviticus 16:31 - "It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever."
Leviticus 13:16 - "Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;"
Leviticus 17:16 - "But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity."
Leviticus 16:7 - "And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Leviticus 21:16
Leviticus 16:9 - "And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering."
Leviticus 16:8 - "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat."
Leviticus 16:16 - "And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness."
Leviticus 3:12 - "¶ And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD."
Leviticus 22:16 - "Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them."
Leviticus 16:6 - "And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house."
Leviticus 16:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;"
Leviticus 8:3 - "And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
Leviticus 26:3 - "¶ If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;"
Matthew 3:16
Acts 3:16
Acts 3:16