Leviticus 3 outlines the “sacrifice of well-being.” Unlike the burnt offering, the victim here can be female, only its suet (fat) goes up in smoke on the altar, the priest’s commission consists of edible portions (Lev. 7:31–34), and the offerer eats the remainder (7:15–16). There are no well-being offerings of birds because they are too small to be divided between the Lord, priests, and offerers. Notice the progression of instructions for voluntary rituals from the burnt offering (none of which is to be eaten by a human; chap. 1) to the grain offering (from which only a priest can eat as his “agent’s commission”; chap. 2…
Baker Publishing Group, The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary, by Gary M. Burge