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Leviticus 1:1-17
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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 1:1-2Leviticus 1:1-2 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe offering of sacrifices was an ordinance of true religion, from the fall of man unto the coming of Christ. But till the Israelites were in the wilderness, no very particular regulations seem to have been appointed. T…The Law Concerning Offerings. (b. c. 1490.)Leviticus 1:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE LAW CONCERNING OFFERINGS. (B. C. 1490.) Observe here, 1. It is taken for granted that people would be inclined to bring offerings to the Lord. The very light of nature directs man, some way or other, to do honour to…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-17Leviticus 1:1-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryPART I THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING SACRIFICES EXPOSITION THE SACRIFICES (chapters 1-7). There are five classes of sacrifices instituted or regulated in the first seven chapters of Leviticus, each of which has it…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1Leviticus 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the LORD called unto Moses. The first word of the verse, in the original Vayikra, meaning "and called," has been taken as the designation of the book in the Hebrew Bible. The title Leviticon, or Leviticus, was first…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-17Leviticus 1:1-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryEntire consecration, as illustrated in the burnt offering. cf. Romans 12:1.—We start with the assumption that the Book of Exodus presents "the history of redemption." It is an account of how the Lord delivered the peopl…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-14Leviticus 1:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe weakness of man and the grace of God. Measureless is the distance between man and his Maker. And it is sometimes emphasized in such a way as to repress thought and stifle the aspirations of the human breast. In Scri…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Leviticus 1:1-2The offering of sacrifices was an ordinance of true religion, from the fall of man unto the coming of Christ. But till the Israelites were in the wilderness, no very particular regulations seem to have been appointed. T…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Law Concerning Offerings. (b. c. 1490.)THE LAW CONCERNING OFFERINGS. (B. C. 1490.) Observe here, 1. It is taken for granted that people would be inclined to bring offerings to the Lord. The very light of nature directs man, some way or other, to do honour to…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-14The weakness of man and the grace of God. Measureless is the distance between man and his Maker. And it is sometimes emphasized in such a way as to repress thought and stifle the aspirations of the human breast. In Scri…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1"And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation." This is the foundation on which the whole of positive religion is built up, the Divine voice speaking through a mediator, a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-9The greatness of God. Too wide a field lessens the thoroughness of observation. Hence it is allowable and advantageous to distinguish in thought what is in reality inseparable, in order, by fixing the attention upon cer…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1And the LORD called unto Moses. The first word of the verse, in the original Vayikra, meaning "and called," has been taken as the designation of the book in the Hebrew Bible. The title Leviticon, or Leviticus, was first…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-17PART I THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING SACRIFICES EXPOSITION THE SACRIFICES (chapters 1-7). There are five classes of sacrifices instituted or regulated in the first seven chapters of Leviticus, each of which has it…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 1:1-17Entire consecration, as illustrated in the burnt offering. cf. Romans 12:1.—We start with the assumption that the Book of Exodus presents "the history of redemption." It is an account of how the Lord delivered the peopl…Joseph S. Exell and contributors