Sacrifice:A Butcher's Perspective (Part 1) Anatomy of theTabernacle

Double length episode, with a reveal. Leviticus 3:9 ‘From the sacrifice of peace offerings he shall then bring as an offering by fire to the LORD, its fat, the entire fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails, 10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys Mary Douglas, Leviticus as Literature: Returning to the words of the text and looking up ‘entrails’ in the Hebrew dictionary, this hard casing of suet covers the soft, innermost parts of the animal. The suet lies over and around the seat of life, the seat of thought and emotiotion. … implies that the suet is a protective covering for the innermost parts as the skin is the covering for the whole body. t. Ramban's model of the holy mountain has been transposed on a tri-zoned anatomy of the sacrificial animal. In the interior of the body is the pattern made by the suet covering the liver and the two kidneys, in the interior of the tabernacle is the pattern of its furnishings and activities, and both can be assimilated to the pattern of the holy mountain. At the entry to the carcass the enveloping skin has to be opened, which would correspond to entering the large courtyard which encloses the whole sacred area. At the entry to the tabernacle is the outer court, the place of sacrifice, where the animal body is pierced. It is an area much bigger than the sanctuary; on the animal the corresponding front part is the enormous barrel-like rib-cage containing the heart and lungs. Note the animal shape tapering up and off towards the withers, and note that the suet around the diaphragm makes an occluded zone. Beyond the suet and its contents, another small separate area of the lower abdomen containing the entrails and loins would correspond to the inner sanctuary. If you love Leviticus, and you want more, head here: https://www.ubiquitousleviticus.com