Text: 2 Chronicles 35:12
OT Text Referred to: Leviticus 3:3
Subject: Yahweh's portion allocation
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Leviticus 3:3 specifies the fat portions (חֵלֶב, chelev) of the peace offering that must be presented to the LORD: the fat covering the entrails, the fat on them, and the two kidneys with their fat. 2 Chronicles 35:12 records the Levites at Josiah's Passover "setting aside" these portions to be offered "as written in the Book of Moses" (כְּכָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר מֹשֶׁה). The Chronicler's reference to the "Book of Moses" as the operative text for fat-portion separation demonstrates that the Leviticus 3 regulations functioned as the procedural handbook for Josiah's reform, ensuring that God's designated portions were properly allocated even centuries after the original legislation.