Why the Fat Rose to the Altar When the Bullock Was Burned

16) (Vayikra 8:16) "And he took all the fat that was upon the innards … (and Moses smoked it on the altar."): From here we learn, from these two sections, (i.e., from the command in Tetzaveh and from its implementation in this section) proper conduct for future generations. For I would say: The bullocks for burning and the he-goats for burning, since they are not eaten, they should be entirely burnt and nothing left over of them for the altar; it is, therefore, written "And he took all the fat, etc." This was their offering for the altar, and the rest of the bullock he burned, viz. (Vayikra 8:17): "And the bullock, with its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp."