The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. It is a guilt offering. The burning of the fat portions on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord is the altar-side completion of the guilt offering. The offering that began with the offerer's hand-laying and slaughter is completed by the priest's burning of the fat portions. The collaboration between the offerer and the priest in completing the offering communicates the covenant's collaborative character: the offerer brings what God requires; the priest handles it in the way God specifies; God receives what the offerer and priest together present.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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