7:2 he must sprinkle its blood upon the altar all around Since blood was the essence of life, it was never to be consumed, but only given back to the life-giver, God (see 17:11; Deut 12:23). In the context of religious ritual, blood would make whatever it touched ritually pure. See note on Lev 1:5.

7:8 the skin of the burnt offering The hide of an animal offered as a burnt offering became the property of the priest who officiated over the sacrifice.

7:9 cooking pan or on a flat baking pan The grain offerings could be cooked in a variety of ways. See note on 2:4–10. In 1 Chr 23:29, the term used here for a cooking plate is used for an offering that has been cooked on such a plate. After cooking, the offering was broken in pieces with more oil poured on it.

7:10 Aaron’s sons Aaron was the first high priest. He and his sons served as Israel’s first priests (see Exod 28–29). See note on Lev 1:5.

7:14 sprinkles the fellowship offerings’ blood The grain offering that accompanied the thanksgiving sacrifice belonged to the priest who officiated over the offering.

7:17 on the third day Those sacrifices that did not have to be eaten on the same day of the sacrifice had to be consumed by the third day—possibly because the meat would spoil.

7:18 unclean The Hebrew word used here may refer to the meat being rotten, as opposed to some religious defilement.

7:19 anyone who is clean Participation in worship required ritual purity. Approaching a sacred place or touching sacred objects while in a state of ritual uncleanness damaged the holiness of the place or things. The place of worship had to be kept holy to remain an acceptable dwelling for Yahweh’s presence. Maintaining ritual purity is the primary topic of chs. 11–16.

7:20 shall be cut off from his people This phrase indicates a serious punishment and is used frequently to describe the consequences of violating God’s law (e.g., Exod 12:15; Lev 23:29; Num 9:13). The variety of applications of this phrase suggest the punishment could range from loss of social standing to banishment to execution (see Num 15:30 and note).

7:26 you must not eat any blood belonging to birds or domestic animals Prohibits eating meat from which the blood has not been completely drained (compare 3:17; Deut 12:15–16; 1 Sam 14:33). Blood was viewed as carrying the life essence from the life-giver (God) and so was meant only for Him. Blood was the means of atonement in all the animal sacrifices.

7:30 a wave offering The Hebrew word used here, tenuphah, is a priestly, technical term that designates an offering presented to Yahweh but not put on the altar. It is usually a portion that the priests are allowed to eat.

7:36 the day of his anointing them See note on Lev 6:20.

7:37 consecration There is no clear discussion of this specific offering in chs. 1–7. This may refer to the priestly grain offering described in 6:19–23.

7:38 in the desert of Sinai Leviticus 1:1 indicated the instructions for the various sacrifices were given at the tent of meeting. The camp was still at Sinai, though. Exodus 29:38–46 notes that the daily public sacrifices were ordained at Mount Sinai (compare Num 28:6).