ESV Reformation Study Bible – Lev 3:11
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Lev 3:11

3:11 as a food offering. The Old Testament insists that God supplies man with food, not vice versa (Gen. 1:29; Ps. 50:12–14). Therefore this comment must be understood figuratively, that God is pleased with the sacrifice offered in faith (cf. Heb. 11:4), just as human beings enjoy food.