| Geneva Study Bible And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. Scofield Reference Notes [1] peace-offerings In the "law of the offerings," the peace-offering is taken out of its place as third of the sweet savour offerings, and placed alone, and after all the non-sweet savour offerings. The explanation is as simple as the fact is beautiful. In revealing the offerings Jehovah works from Himself out to the sinner. See Scofield Note: "Ex 25:10". The whole burnt-offering comes first as meeting what is due to the divine affections, and the trespass-offering last as meeting the simplest aspect of sin-- its injuriousness. But the sinner begins of necessity with that which lies nearest to a newly awakened conscience--a sense, namely, that because of sin he is at enmity with God. His first need, therefore, is peace with God. And that is precisely the Gospel order. Christ's first message is, "Peace" Jn 20:19 afterward He shows them His hands and His side. It is the order as 2Cor 5:18-21 first "the word of reconciliation," Lev 7:19, then the trespass- and sin-offering, Lev 7:21. Experience thus reverses the order of revelation. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 11-14. this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings-Besides the usual accompaniments of other sacrifices, leavened bread was offered with the peace offerings, as a thanksgiving, such bread being common at feasts. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 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. | 
