“And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.”
Then Aaron's sons are to burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. The fat portions of the fellowship offering are burned on top of the burnt offering already on the altar — the two offerings are layered, the fellowship offering's fat added to what the burnt offering has already begun. The fellowship offering does not stand alone but is added to the burnt offering's fire. The layering communicates a theological relationship: the total consecration of the burnt offering provides the foundation on which the covenant fellowship of the peace offering is built. Access to God's fellowship requires the total offering that the burnt offering represents.
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