Sins of commission may be atoned for by the trespass offering as well as sins of omission.
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Leviticus 5:17-19
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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 5:14-19Leviticus 5:14-19 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryHere are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for…Law of the Trespass-Offering. (b. c. 1490.)Leviticus 5:14-19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleLAW 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…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19Leviticus 5:14-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe trespass offering differs from the sin offering in that it was not allowed to be presented until reparation had been made for the evil done by him who desired to offer it. Its special lesson to the Israelite was tha…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19Leviticus 5:14-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THE TRESPASS OFFERING (Leviticus 5:14-19, Leviticus 6:1-7). The new heading with which Leviticus 5:14 begins indicates that it is here and not at Leviticus 5:1 that the section on trespass offerings commences…The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19Leviticus 5:14-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryTrespass 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 5:17Leviticus 5:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe 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…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Leviticus 5:14-19Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for…Matthew HenrycommentaryLaw 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…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19The trespass offering differs from the sin offering in that it was not allowed to be presented until reparation had been made for the evil done by him who desired to offer it. Its special lesson to the Israelite was tha…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19EXPOSITION THE TRESPASS OFFERING (Leviticus 5:14-19, Leviticus 6:1-7). The new heading with which Leviticus 5:14 begins indicates that it is here and not at Leviticus 5:1 that the section on trespass offerings commences…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19Trespass 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:17The 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 5:17Unconscious 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributors