He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar. The fat portions of the sin offering bull and goat are burned on the altar — the same fat-to-God principle as every other major offering. Even on the Day of Atonement, the fat that belongs to God is burned on the altar. The consistency of the fat-burning across the most ordinary and the most sacred offerings communicates the consistent principle: God's claim on the richest portions applies equally to every sacrifice, regardless of the occasion.

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