“And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,”
Both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. The kidneys and liver lobe of the sin offering bull are specified identically to those of the fellowship offering. The organ-fat portions that belong to God in every sacrifice apply equally to the offering that addresses the highest official's failure. The priest who sinned brings an offering in which the inner organs — the seat of the inner life — are given to God. The offering of the organs to God in the context of atonement for sin communicates the principle that genuine repentance involves the inner life being surrendered to God, not merely the external performance of a ritual.
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