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Leviticus 7:1-38

Sharing the Offerings

1“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy:

2The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.

3And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,

4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.

5The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.

6Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

7The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.

8As for the priest who presents a burnt offering for anyone, the hide of that offering belongs to him.

9Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,

10and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.

11Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:

12If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.

13Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.

14From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.

15The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.

16If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.

17But any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up.

18If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.

19Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.

20But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.

21If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”

22Then the LORD said to Moses,

23“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.

24The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

25If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.

26You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.

27If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”

28Then the LORD said to Moses,

29“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD.

30With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.

31The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

32And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering.

33The son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as a portion.

34I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”

35This is the portion of the food offerings to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.

36On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.

37This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering,

38which the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai on the day He commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Berean Standard Bible

The guilt offering is most holy. It is slaughtered where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and its blood is splashed against the sides of the altar. Its fat, kidneys, and lobe of the liver are burned, and the priest who makes atonement receives the meat.

The grain offering may be mixed with oil or dry, and the sons of Aaron share it equally. The law returns to the burnt offering, grain offering, and sin offering to clarify the portions belonging to the priest who serves and the community that brings them.

The peace offering may express thanksgiving, a vow, or a freewill gift. A thanksgiving offering is eaten the same day, while the meat of a vow or freewill offering may remain until the next day. Anything left beyond the permitted time is burned.

The people must not eat meat that has touched uncleanness, and they must not eat the fat or blood. The person who brings a peace offering brings a contribution to the LORD, and the priest receives the breast and right thigh. Worship includes generosity, fellowship, and limits that honor life.

Questions

1 What kind of offering was most holy?

AnswerThe guilt offering was most holy, and its blood was applied to the altar.

2 What could a peace offering express?

AnswerA peace offering could express thanksgiving, fulfill a vow, or be brought as a freewill gift.

3 When was a thanksgiving offering eaten?

AnswerA thanksgiving offering was to be eaten on the same day it was offered.

4 What portions did the priest receive?

AnswerThe priest received the breast and the right thigh from the peace offerings.

What This Means for Us

The laws make shared worship accountable. The offering supports priests, creates a meal of fellowship, and sets limits so that gratitude does not become waste or careless consumption.

Give thanks in ways that include other people. Share resources, keep promises, and let celebration remain connected to holiness rather than becoming an excuse to ignore limits.

Prayer

Lord, teach us to receive your gifts gratefully and share them faithfully. Keep our celebrations generous, clean, and mindful of the people and responsibilities around us. Amen.