171 Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, 'This is what e the Lord has commanded , saying , 3 "Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp , or who slaughters it outside e the camp , 4 and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord , bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man . He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people . 5 "The reason is so that the sons of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing in the open field , that they may bring them in to the Lord , at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest , and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord . 6 "The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting , and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 17:1-6
Commentary on Leviticus 17:1-9
(Read Leviticus 17:1-9)
All the cattle killed by the Israelites, while in the wilderness, were to be presented before the door of the tabernacle, and the flesh to be returned to the offerer, to be eaten as a peace-offering, according to the law. When they entered Canaan, this only continued in respect of sacrifices. The spiritual sacrifices we are now to offer, are not confined to any one place. We have now no temple or altar that sanctifies the gift; nor does the gospel unity rest only in one place, but in one heart, and the unity of the Spirit. Christ is our Altar, and the true Tabernacle; in him God dwells among men. It is in him that our sacrifices are acceptable to God, and in him only. To set up other mediators, or other altars, or other expiatory sacrifices, is, in effect, to set up other gods. And though God will graciously accept our family offerings, we must not therefore neglect attending at the tabernacle.