Exodus 29:25

And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Cross-reference

Exodus 29:18 Historical context

Exodus 29:18 provides the burnt offering on top of which these portions are burned—the immediate ritual context for this verse.

Exodus 29:13 earlier in the same chapter commands burning the fat parts, which are then taken from the priests' hands in verse 25.

Exodus 29:41 describes the daily burnt offering with the same 'pleasing aroma' language, establishing a pattern for regular worship.

Leviticus 3:16 Related theme

Leviticus 3:16 states the principle 'all fat is the LORD's,' grounding the burning of fat as a food offering in a divine claim.

Leviticus 8:28 narrates the actual execution of this ordination command—Moses takes the portions and burns them exactly as instructed.

In 2 Corinthians 2:15, Paul reuses the 'sweet savour' metaphor to describe believers as the aroma of Christ, fulfilling the OT sacrificial imagery in a spiritual sense.

Leviticus 7:25 Related theme

Leviticus 7:25 warns against eating fat from food offerings, reinforcing the exclusive devotion of fat to the LORD seen in the consecration.

Leviticus 7:29-31 details how the worshiper brings offerings and the priest waves and burns them — similar to the burning of the consecration offering here.

Leviticus 10:13 shows that other parts of the food offering are eaten by priests, contrasting with the fat that is burned.

Numbers 15:3 Related theme

Numbers 15:3 generalizes the 'sweet savour' and fire offering from the consecration to all voluntary and festival offerings, showing this acceptance principle applies broadly.

Leviticus 1:9 uses the same 'pleasing aroma' formula for the burnt offering, showing the phrase applies to various offerings.

Leviticus 1:13 repeats the 'pleasing aroma' for bird burnt offerings, extending the same principle to different animal types.

Leviticus 2:2 applies the 'pleasing aroma' phrase to the grain offering's memorial portion, linking it to the same sacrificial vocabulary.

Leviticus 2:9 repeats the 'pleasing aroma' for another grain offering memorial portion, showing consistency in the sacrificial system.