God opens a butcher shop.
Leviticus begins with a description of the types of offerings and in graphic detail, describes butchering animals for sacrifices.
Lev 1 - burnt offerings, described are bulls or birds (pigeons or doves)
Lev 2 - grain offerings
Lev 3 - fellowship offerings, an animal from the herd, but lambs and goats are described
The pattern for herd animals:
The animals are chosen from the herd. For burnt offerings, they must be male without defect. For fellowship offerings, they can be male or female. They are killed outside the sanctuary and their blood is splattered on the sides of the altar. Their internal organs are removed with the fat and it is all burned on the altar. God loves the smell of this.
For birds, their head is wringed off and burned. There is no requirement that it be a male bird. Then, their crop and feathers are removed. The rest is burned.
Grain offerings must be the first fruits of the harvest. You cannot use leavening or honey in it. These are also burned.
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