FROM SHEEP TO GOATS
Leviticus 3:12-17
3:12 “‘If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh.
13 He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
14 Of it he shall offer his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh: the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
16 The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh’s.
17 “‘It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’”
Romans 1:18-20
1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.
20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.
The focus now begins to shift to man’s unrighteousness. After cattle and sheep are offered for peace offerings, the offering of goats follows. It is still acceptable, but of lesser value.