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Leviticus 7:11 | Matthew Henry's Commentary
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. — Leviticus 7:11
Source Coverage: Leviticus 7:11-27
As to the peace-offerings, in the expression of their sense of mercy, God left them more at liberty, than in the expression of their sense of sin; that their sacrifices, being free-will offerings, might be the more acceptable, while, by obliging them to bring the sacrifices of atonement, God shows the necessity of the great Propitiation. The main reason why blood was forbidden of old, was because the Lord had appointed blood for an atonement. This use, being figurative, had its end
in Christ, who by his death and blood-shedding caused the sacrifices to cease. Therefore this law is not now in force on believers.
As to the peace-offerings, in the expression of their sense of mercy, God left them more at liberty, than in the expression of their sense of sin; that their sacrifices, being free-will offerings, might be the more acceptable, while, by obliging them to bring the sacrifices of atonement, God shows the necessity of the great Propitiation. The main reason why blood was forbidden of old, was because the Lord had appointed blood for an atonement. This use, being figurative, had its end
in Christ, who by his death and blood-shedding caused the sacrifices to cease. Therefore this law is not now in force on believers.