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The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19
Trespass in sacrilege. The verses now under consideration form a distinct matter of revelation, or were communicated to Moses at a separate time. This we infer from the opening words, "And the Lord spake unto Moses," co…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:17
Unconscious sin. Is there not something here contrary to our generally received ideas respecting sin? Can a man sin "though he wast it not"? The text suggests— I. THAT WE COMMONLY CONNECT WITH OUR IDEA OF SIN THE CONSCI…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:17
The unwitting trespass. "Though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity." I. THE ABSOLUTE PERFECTION OF THE DIVINE LAW. It must be maintained: 1. As a revelation of the character of God. 2. As a ba…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:17-19
Sins of commission may be atoned for by the trespass offering as well as sins of omission. HOMILETICS
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 6:1-7
Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord. Though the person injured be mean, and even despicable, yet the injury reflects upon that God who has made the command of l…
Law of the Trespass-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE TRESPASS-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) This is the latter part of the law of the trespass-offering: the former part, which concerned trespasses about holy things, we had in the close of the foregoing chapter; this…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
Human ownership and dishonesty. From the Divine directions here given as to the trespass offering, in the case of wrong between man and man, we gather— I. THAT GOD ALLOWS US TO CONSIDER HIS GIFTS AS BELONGING TO OURSELV…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
Trespasses done wittingly. These were acts of lying, fraud, deceit, violence, or any social wrong involving conscious trespass on the rights of our neighbour. I. SOCIAL MORALITY RESTS UPON RELIGION. Offenses against nei…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
Dishonesty atoned for. The rebukes tacitly administered by the Law in cases of unjust dealing are neither effete nor unnecessary in modern days. The practices here reprehended still survive, commercial immorality is eve…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
EXPOSITION THE TRESPASS OFFERING—continued (Leviticus 6:1-7). The next seven verses, which in the Hebrew arrangement form the conclusion of the previous chapter, enumerate cases of fraud and wrong, for which a trespass…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:1
And the Lord spake. The six following verses contain a separate communication from the Lord to Moses, but in continuance of the subject which began at Le Leviticus 5:14.
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
Restitution. This paragraph ought to have been included in the preceding chapter, as it is the conclusion of the subject there considered. The last paragraphs treated of sacrilege, or trespass in the holy things of God;…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:2
This verse would be better translated as follows:—If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and falsely deny to his neighbour something that was delivered to him to keep, or something that he had received i…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:3
Sin a germ as well as a fruit. It is contemplated by the Supreme Legislator, that if a man once cherish a dishonest thought, he will probably go beyond fraud to falsehood ("and lieth"), and, when necessary, from falseho…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:3
Swearing falsely is in an especial manner a sin against God, because in an oath an appeal is directly made to God, and if the thing sworn to is false, God is called to witness to a thing as true which the swearer knows…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:3
Or have found that which was lost. Cf. Deuteronomy 22:2, Deuteronomy 22:3, "Thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:4
As before, the profit gained by fraud or violence is to be given up, and with it a fine is to be paid, amounting to one-fifth of the value of the thing appropriated.
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:5
Repentance, confession, satisfaction, absolution, follow each other in order. Without repentance confession is vain; without confession satisfaction is impracticable; without satisfaction there is no absolution. In the…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:5
In the day of his trespass offering is a better rendering than that of the margin, "in the day of his being found guilty," or" in the day of his trespass." The reparation is to take place, and immediately afterwards the…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 6:8-13
The daily sacrifice of a lamb is chiefly referred to. The priest must take care of the fire upon the altar. The first fire upon the altar came from heaven, ch. 9:24; by keeping that up continually, all their sacrifices…
Law of the Burnt-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE BURNT-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) Hitherto we have had the instructions which Moses was directed to give to the people concerning the sacrifices; but here begin the instructions he was to give to the priests; he…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:8-30
EXPOSITION The following section (Leviticus 6:8 - Leviticus 7:38) is a supplement to chapter 1-6:7, containing the regulations addressed to the priests relating to the ritual of the several sacrifices. Leviticus 6:8-13…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:8-13
(See note on Le Leviticus 1:3.) The further ritual of the burnt offering is exhibited in the particular instance of the lamb sacrificed every evening (Exodus 29:33). In other cases the ritual was to be the same. Instead…
The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 6:8-30
The priests' ritual. Hitherto the command had been, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them" (Leviticus 1:2; Leviticus 4:2); Command Aaron and his sons;" the reason being that the injunctions which follow…