Leviticus 3:5
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.
And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar,.... That is, the fat of the several parts before mentioned; this signified the sufferings of Christ, by which our peace is made, and by whose death we are reconciled to God: this rite of burning the fat of the inwards of sacrifices was used by the Pagans, and is still retained by the idolatrous Indians to this day {h}:
upon the burnt sacrifice; which, as Gersom says, was the burnt offering of the daily sacrifice of the morning, which was offered first of all sacrifices; so Jarchi says,
"we learn that the daily burnt offering preceded every other offering:''
this was an eminent type of Christ's sacrifice:
which is upon the wood that is on the fire; that is, which burnt offering was laid upon the wood on the fire, and the fat of the peace offering upon that:
it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as Christ's sacrifice is, Ephesians 5:2
See Gill on "Leviticus 1:9".
{h} See the Abridgment of Mr. Brainerd's Journal, published in 1748, p. 30.