Then Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar. The arrangement of the pieces on the altar is a priestly act of order and intention: each piece — the head, the fat, and the body — is placed deliberately. The fat that is consistently designated as the Lord's portion throughout Leviticus (3:16) is arranged with the head — both placed on the altar fire. The careful arrangement communicates that the burnt offering is not simply destruction by fire but an ordered presentation: the animal that was living has been prepared and is now arranged before God with the same care with which the tabernacle furniture was arranged.

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