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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:27-35
I. Here is the law of the sin-offering for a common person, which differs from that for a ruler only in this, that a private person might bring either a kid or a lamb, a ruler only a kid; and that for a ruler must be a…
Law of the Sin-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE SIN-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) I. The offences here supposed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Judges among the J…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 5:7-13
Provision is here made for the poor of God's people, and the pacifying of their consciences under the sense of guilt. Those that were not able to bring a lamb might bring for a sin-offering a pair of turtle-doves or two…
Law of the Trespass-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE TRESPASS-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) Hitherto in this chapter orders were given concerning those sacrifices that were both sin-offerings and trespass-offerings, for they go by both names, Leviticus 5:6. Here we h…
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…
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…
Law of the Meat-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE MEAT-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) The meat-offering was either that which was offered by the people or that by the priests at their consecration. Now, I. As to the common meat-offering, 1. Only a handful of it was…
Law of the Sin-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE SIN-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) We have here so much of the law of the sin-offering as did peculiarly concern the priests that offered it. As, 1. That it must be killed in the place where the burnt-offering was k…
Law of the Trespass-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE TRESPASS-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) Observe here, 1. Concerning the trespass-offering, that, being much of the same nature with the sin-offering, it was to be governed by the same rules, Leviticus 7:6. When the…
Law of the Peace-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)
LAW OF THE PEACE-OFFERING. (B. C. 1490.) All this relates to the peace-offerings: it is the repetition and explication of what we had before, with various additions. I. The nature and intention of the peace-offerings ar…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 7:35-38
Here is the conclusion of these laws concerning the sacrifices, though some of them are afterwards repeated and explained. These are to be considered, 1. As a grant to the priests, Leviticus 7:35-36. In the day they wer…
Consecration of Aaron and His Sons. (b. c. 1490.)
CONSECRATION OF AARON AND HIS SONS. (B. C. 1490.) God had given Moses orders to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priests' office, when he was with him the first time upon Mount Sinai, Exodus 28:1, where we have also…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30
The covenant of priesthood must be made by sacrifice, as well as other covenants, Psalm 50:5. And thus Christ was consecrated by the sacrifice of himself, once for all. Sacrifices of each kind must be offered for the pr…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31-36
Moses, having done his part of the ceremony, now leaves Aaron and his sons to do theirs. I. They must boil the flesh of their peace-offering, and eat it in the court of the tabernacle, and what remained they must burn w…
Aaron and His Sons Enter on Their Office. (b. c. 1490.)
AARON AND HIS SONS ENTER ON THEIR OFFICE. (B. C. 1490.) Orders are here given for another solemnity upon the eighth day; for the newly-ordained priests were set to work immediately after the days of their consecration w…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:8-22
These being the first offerings that ever were offered by the levitical priesthood, according to the newly-enacted law of sacrifices, the manner of offering them is particularly related, that it might appear how exactly…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:23-24
We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, Leviticus 9:23. Some of the Jewish writers say, "They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;" most probably they went in that Moses m…
Death of Nadab and Abihu. (b. c. 1490.)
DEATH OF NADAB AND ABIHU. (B. C. 1490.) Here is, I. The great sin that Nadab and Abihu were guilty of: and a great sin we must call it, how little soever it appears in our eye, because it is evident by the punishment of…
Mourning for Nadab and Abihu. (b. c. 1490.)
MOURNING FOR NADAB AND ABIHU. (B. C. 1490.) We may well think that when Nadab and Abihu were struck with death all about them were struck with horror, and every face, as well as theirs, gathered blackness. Great conster…
Cautions for the Priests. (b. c. 1490.)
CAUTIONS FOR THE PRIESTS. (B. C. 1490.) Aaron having been very observant of what God said to him by Moses, now God does him the honour to speak to him immediately (Leviticus 10:8): The Lord spoke unto Aaron, and the rat…
Moses Angry with Eleazar and Ithamar. (b. c. 1490.)
MOSES ANGRY WITH ELEAZAR AND ITHAMAR. (B. C. 1490.) Moses is here directing Aaron to go on with his service after this interruption. Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty than take us off from it. Observe (Le…
Distinction of Meats. (b. c. 1490.)
DISTINCTION OF MEATS. (B. C. 1490.) Now that Aaron was consecrated a high priest over the house of God, God spoke to him with Moses, and appointed them both as joint-commissioners to deliver his will to the people. He s…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:9-19
Here is, 1. A general rule concerning fishes, which were clean and which not. All that had fins and scales they might eat, and only those odd sorts of water-animals that have not were forbidden, Leviticus 11:9-10. The a…
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:20-42
Here is the law, 1. Concerning flying insects, as flies, wasps, bees, &c.; these they might not eat (Leviticus 11:20), nor indeed are they fit to be eaten; but there were several sorts of locusts which in those countrie…