John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:14
And this is the law of the meat offering ,.... Or the rules to be observed concerning that, for which, though directions are given, Leviticus 2:1 , &c.; yet is here repeated with some additions to it: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord ; being brought unto them by the children of Israel: before the altar ; or at the face of it, for what was properly offered was burnt upon it, as in the following verse Leviticus 6:15 , for it should be rather rendered "in", or... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:14-23
The meat-offering was either that which was offered by the people or that by the priests at their consecration. Now, I. As to the common meat-offering, 1. Only a handful of it was to be burnt upon the altar; all the rest was allowed to the priests for their food. The law of the burnt-offerings was such as imposed upon the priests a great deal of care and work, but allowed them little profit; for the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But to make them amends the... read more