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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Leviticus
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 211,561 words · 404 reading sections
Leviticus 1:1
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. Leviticus 1:1 INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS This book is commonly called by the Jews Vajikra, from the first word with which it begins, and sometimes Mynhk trwt, "the law of the priests" {a}; and this is its name in the Syriac and Arabic versions: by the Septuagint interpreter…
944 wordsSECTION 2Leviticus 1:2
Leviticus 1:2 Ver. 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,.... For unto no other was the law of sacrifices given; not to the Gentiles, but to the children of Israel: if any man; or woman, for the word "man", as Ben Gersom observes, includes the whole species: of you; of you Israelites; the Targum of…
354 wordsSECTION 3Leviticus 1:3
Leviticus 1:3 Ver. 3. If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd,.... So called, because consumed by fire, see Le 6:9 even all of it except the skin, and therefore its name with the Greeks is "a whole burnt offering", as in Mr 12:33 its name in Hebrew is hlwe, which comes from a word which signifies to "ascend…
377 wordsSECTION 4Leviticus 1:4
Leviticus 1:4 Ver. 4. And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering,.... According to the Targum of Jonathan, it was his right hand; but it is generally thought by the Jewish writers that both hands were laid on; so Ben Gersom and Aben Ezra, with whom Maimonides {e} agrees, who says, he that lays on hand…
358 wordsSECTION 5Leviticus 1:5
Leviticus 1:5 Ver. 5. And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord,.... That is, the man that brings the burnt offering, for no other is yet spoken of; and according to the traditions of the elders {h}, killing of the sacrifice was right when done by strangers, by women, and by servants, and by unclean persons, even …
766 wordsSECTION 6Leviticus 1:6
Leviticus 1:6 Ver. 6. And he shall flay the burnt offering,.... Take off its skin; this was the only part of it that was not burnt, and was the property of the priest, Lev 7:8 but who this was done by is not so manifest, since it is in the singular number "he", and seems to be the bringer of the offering; for Aaron's …
676 wordsSECTION 7Leviticus 1:7
Leviticus 1:7 Ver. 7. And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar,.... The fire of the altar originally came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifice, and which was a token of God's acceptance of it, see Le 9:24 and this fire was kept burning continually upon the altar, Le 6:12 and yet the Jewis…
582 wordsSECTION 8Leviticus 1:8
Leviticus 1:8 Ver. 8. And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts,.... That were cut in pieces, Le 1:6 some of which are particularly mentioned: the head and the fat; the head which was cut off, and the body, the trunk of it; so, Aben Ezra says, the wise men interpret the word rdp "fat", which is only used her…
213 wordsSECTION 9Leviticus 1:9
Leviticus 1:9 Ver. 9. But the inwards and his legs shall he wash in water,.... This was first done in a room in the court of the temple, called Nyxdmh tkvl, "the room of the washers", or the washing room, where they washed the inwards of the holy things {a}; and after that they washed them upon the marble tables betwe…
474 wordsSECTION 10Leviticus 1:10
Leviticus 1:10 Ver. 10. And if his offering be of the flocks,.... As it might be: [namely], of the sheep, or of the goats for a burnt sacrifice; which were both typical of Christ, See Gill on "Le 1:2" he shall bring it a male without blemish; See Gill on "Le 1:3".…
55 wordsSECTION 11Leviticus 1:11
Leviticus 1:11 Ver. 11. And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord,.... This is a circumstance not mentioned in the killing of the bullock: Maimonides {g} says, there was a square place from the wall of the altar northward, to the wall of the court, and it was sixty cubits, and all that wa…
275 wordsSECTION 12Leviticus 1:12
Leviticus 1:12 Ver. 12. And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat,.... Or "his body", as the Targum of Jonathan; this was to be cut in pieces in the same manner as the bullock, See Gill on "Le 1:6": and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that [is] on the fire, which is on the altar; S…
1,413 wordsSECTION 13Leviticus 2:1
Leviticus 2:1 INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 2 This chapter contains the law of the meat offering, and gives an account of what it was made of, fine flour, with oil poured, and frankincense put upon it, Le 2:1 what was done with it; part of it burnt upon the altar, and the rest was the property of the priests, Le 2:2 how …
1,137 wordsSECTION 14Leviticus 2:2
Leviticus 2:2 Ver. 2. And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests,.... And this is all that he did with it; he left it with the priest, who carried it to the altar, to the southwest horn of it {b}: the order of bringing it, according to Maimonides {c}, was this, "a man brings fine flour from his house in baske…
596 wordsSECTION 15Leviticus 2:3
Leviticus 2:3 Ver. 3. And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons',.... Which not only shows the care taken by the Lord for the maintenance of the priests, from whence the apostle argues for the support of ministers of the Gospel, 1Co 9:13 but denotes that such who are made priests unto God by C…
148 wordsSECTION 16Leviticus 2:4
Leviticus 2:4 Ver. 4. And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in an oven,.... This is another kind of meat offering, or in another form; the former was only fine flour and oil mixed together, and frankincense put on it, but this was made up into cakes, and baked in an oven, and not in anything else, acc…
290 wordsSECTION 17Leviticus 2:5
Leviticus 2:5 Ver. 5. And if thy meat offering be an oblation [baken] on a pan,.... Which had no edge or covering, and the paste on it hard, that it might not run out: it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil; signifying the same as before.…
50 wordsSECTION 18Leviticus 2:6
Leviticus 2:6 Ver. 6. Thou shalt part it in pieces,.... This answered to the dividing of the pieces of the burnt offering, Le 1:6 and signified the same thing; See Gill on "Le 1:6" see Gill on "Le 1:12" All meat offerings, it is said {l}, that were prepared in a vessel, were obliged to be cut to pieces; the meat offer…
139 wordsSECTION 19Leviticus 2:7
Leviticus 2:7 Ver. 7. And if thy oblation [be] a meat offering [baken] in the fryingpan,.... It is asked {m}, what difference there is between the pan, and the fryingpan? the fryingpan has a cover, but the pan has no cover; the fryingpan is deep, and its works (or paste) flow, or are thin, but the pan is extended, and…
216 wordsSECTION 20Leviticus 2:8
Leviticus 2:8 Ver. 8. And thou shalt bring the meat offering, that is made of these things, unto the Lord,.... Either to the tabernacle, the house of the Lord, or to the Lord's priest, as it follows: and when it is presented to the priest; by the owner of it: he shall bring it unto the altar; to the south west horn …
86 wordsSECTION 21Leviticus 2:9
Leviticus 2:9 Ver. 9. And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof,.... That is, an handful of it; as of the fine flour, Le 2:2 so of the pieces of that which was baked, whether in the oven, or pan, or fryingpan: and shall burn it upon the altar; the memorial or handful: [it is] an offering ma…
79 wordsSECTION 22Leviticus 2:10
Leviticus 2:10 Ver. 10. And that which is left of the meat offering,.... Not burnt with fire: [shall be] Aaron's and his sons'; the high priest took his part first, and then the common priests: [it is] a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire; See Gill on "Le 2:3".…
57 wordsSECTION 23Leviticus 2:11
Leviticus 2:11 Ver. 11. No meat offering which ye shall bring unto the Lord shall be made with leaven,.... It might be used in peace offerings, and in the wave loaves, Le 7:13 but not in meat offerings; not only in the handful that was burnt, but in the rest that was eaten by Aaron and his sons; for so is the rule {p}…
545 wordsSECTION 24Leviticus 2:12
Leviticus 2:12 Ver. 12. As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord,.... Or "in" or "with the oblation", as some render it; that is, along with the oblation of the firstfruits leaven and honey might be offered: the Arabic version is very express, "but for a sacrifice of firstfruits ye" sh…
134 wordsSECTION 25Leviticus 2:13
Leviticus 2:13 Ver. 13. And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt,.... Which makes food savoury, and preserves from putrefaction; denoting the savouriness and acceptableness of Christ as a meat offering to his people, he being savoury food, such as their souls love, as well as to God the Fath…
369 wordsSECTION 26Leviticus 2:14
Leviticus 2:14 Ver. 14. And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord,.... This, according to Aben Ezra, was not any of the offerings of the firstfruits, which they were obliged to, as at the passover or pentecost, or feast of tabernacles, but a free will offering; but Jarchi thinks it is to be un…
387 wordsSECTION 27Leviticus 3:1
Leviticus 3:1 INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 3 This chapter contains the law of the peace offerings, and gives an account what they consisted of, and of the various rites and ceremonies used at them, as of the bullock and the rites appertaining to that, Le 3:1 and of the lamb, and of the rites peculiar to it, Le 3:6 and o…
632 wordsSECTION 28Leviticus 3:2
Leviticus 3:2 Ver. 2. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,.... "His right hand with strength", the Targum of Jonathan says; perhaps both his hands were imposed; the Septuagint and Arabic versions read it in the plural number, "hands"; this same rite was used in the sacrifice of burnt offering, See …
267 wordsSECTION 29Leviticus 3:3
Leviticus 3:3 Ver. 3. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering,.... That is, the priest, not all of it, but some of it, even what is after mentioned: an offering made by fire unto the Lord; for what was offered to the Lord was burnt, and is that part of it which is next mentioned in this and the foll…
154 wordsSECTION 30Leviticus 3:4
Leviticus 3:4 Ver. 4. And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which is [by] the flanks,.... Meaning either the two kidneys which were next the flanks, or the fat upon them, which was next to them; these, and the burning of them, may signify the burning zeal and flaming love and affections of Christ for his…
79 wordsSECTION 31Ps 16:7
Ps 16:7 and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away; or the caul, which is a thin membrane or skin, in which the liver is enclosed, with the liver, together with the kidneys, he separated from the rest in order to burn, at least with a part of the liver; so Jarchi and Gersom interpret it, tha…
146 wordsSECTION 32Leviticus 3:5
Leviticus 3:5 Ver. 5. And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar,.... That is, the fat of the several parts before mentioned; this signified the sufferings of Christ, by which our peace is made, and by whose death we are reconciled to God: this rite of burning the fat of the inwards of sacrifices was used by the Paga…
193 wordsSECTION 33Leviticus 3:6
Leviticus 3:6 Ver. 6. And if his offering, for a sacrifice of peace offering unto Lord, be of the flock,.... As it might be: and be either male or female; which he pleased: he shall offer [it] without blemish; See Gill on "Le 3:1".…
46 wordsSECTION 34Leviticus 3:7
Leviticus 3:7 Ver. 7. If he offer a lamb for his offering,.... Which was of the flock, and must be of the first year; this is a rule laid down by Maimonides {i}, that where ever this word is used in the law, it signifies one of the first year: then shall he offer it before the Lord; bring it into the court, and prese…
77 wordsSECTION 35Leviticus 3:8
Leviticus 3:8 Ver. 8. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds here, as before, "his right hand with strength:'' and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation; in the court, in any part of it; for, as Gersom says, all places were right for this; the man that br…
105 wordsSECTION 36Leviticus 3:9
Leviticus 3:9 Ver. 9. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering,.... That is, the priest, Aaron, or one of his two sons: an offering made by fire unto the Lord; that part of it which was to be burnt with fire; and in the peace offering of the lamb there was something more than in the peace offering of…
256 wordsSECTION 37Leviticus 3:10
Leviticus 3:10 Ver. 10. And the two kidneys,.... The same direction is given here as about the bullock of the peace offering, See Gill on "Le 3:4".…
29 wordsSECTION 38Leviticus 3:11
Leviticus 3:11 Ver. 11. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar,.... The fat of the tail, of the inwards, the two kidneys, and the caul of the liver: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord; or "bread"; this part of the offering that was burnt belonged to the Lord; it was his food, and what wa…
81 wordsSECTION 39Leviticus 3:12
Leviticus 3:12 Ver. 12. And if his offering be a goat,.... As it might be, and which also was of the flock: then he shall offer it before the Lord; in the same place and manner as the bullock and the lamb, Le 3:1…
46 wordsSECTION 40Leviticus 3:13
Leviticus 3:13 Ver. 13. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it,.... His right hand, according to the Targum of Jonathan, as before; the same directions are given for the killing of it, and for the sprinkling of its blood, as in the offerings of the bullock and lamb.…
53 wordsSECTION 41Leviticus 3:14
Leviticus 3:14 Ver. 14. And he shall offer thereof his offering,.... The same rules are laid down about taking the fat off of several parts as in the sacrifice of the bullock; but nothing is said of the fat of the rump and tail, as is said of the lamb.…
51 wordsSECTION 42Leviticus 3:16
Leviticus 3:16 Ver. 16. And the priest shall burn them upon the altar,.... Which shows that not the fat only, but the inwards and the kidneys, were burnt also; so Maimonides says {l}, that the priest salted the parts, and burned them upon the altar; and the priests might not have the breast and shoulder (which were wh…
162 wordsSECTION 43Leviticus 3:17
Leviticus 3:17 Ver. 17. [It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations,.... That is, unto the end of the Mosaic dispensation, until the Messiah comes, and his sacrifice is offered up, and his blood is shed, till that time in all generations: and throughout all your dwellings; wherever their habitations should…
161 wordsSECTION 44Leviticus 4:1
Leviticus 4:1 INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 4 This chapter contains the law of the sin offering, which was offered for sins committed through ignorance, error, and mistake, Le 4:1 and gives an account of the matter of them, and the rites belonging thereunto, which were different according to the persons for whom it was m…
130 wordsSECTION 45Leviticus 4:2
Leviticus 4:2 Ver. 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, [saying],.... For this law concerning the sin offering, as the rest, only belonged to them, and such as were proselyted to them: if a soul should sin through ignorance; sin is from the soul, though committed by the body; it is the soul that sins, Eze 18:4 it in…
456 wordsSECTION 46Leviticus 4:3
Leviticus 4:3 Ver. 3. If the priest that is anointed do sin,.... That is, the high priest, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, and the Septuagint version, render it; who in after times was only anointed, though at first Aaron's sons were anointed with him; so an high priest is described in Le 21:10 and such an one…
563 wordsSECTION 47Leviticus 4:4
Leviticus 4:4 Ver. 4. And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord,.... As the bullock of the burnt offering; See Gill on "Le 1:3": and shall lay his hand on the bullock's head; the Targum of Jonathan says his right hand; See Gill on "Le 1:4": and kill the bulloc…
114 wordsSECTION 48Leviticus 4:5
Leviticus 4:5 Ver. 5. And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood,.... Let out and received into a basin; this he did himself, and not another, for he offered for himself, and the blood was to make atonement for him: and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation; out of the court where the …
86 wordsSECTION 49Leviticus 4:6
Leviticus 4:6 Ver. 6. And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood,.... The finger of his right hand, as Gersom observes, and so Maimonides {r}; for blood was always taken and sprinkled with the right hand, if done with the left it was wrong, according to the Jewish canons {s} and though it is only said the priest…
309 wordsSECTION 50Leviticus 4:7
Leviticus 4:7 Ver. 7. And the priest shall put [some] of the blood,.... With his finger, which he dipped into it: upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; this was the golden altar on which incense was offered: it was placed before the vail, on the …
373 wordsSECTION 51Leviticus 4:8
Leviticus 4:8 Ver. 8. And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering,.... When the priest had killed the bullock, and sprinkled and poured the blood, as before commanded; he then cut up the bullock, and took out its inwards, and put them in a vessel, and salted them, and strowed them on …
158 wordsSECTION 52Leviticus 4:11
Leviticus 4:11 Ver. 11. And the skin of the bullock,.... Not taken off; for the sin offerings that were burnt were not flayed at all, but were cut in pieces with their skins on them {a}; in other burnt offerings the skin was taken off, and was a perquisite of the priest, Le 7:8 but this being an offering for the pries…
153 wordsSECTION 53Leviticus 4:12
Leviticus 4:12 Ver. 12. Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp,.... The Jewish writers interpret it without the three camps {b}, the camp of the tabernacle, the camp of the Levites, and the camp of the Israelites; when the temple was built, such sacrifices were carried and burnt without the city …
350 wordsSECTION 54Leviticus 4:13
Leviticus 4:13 Ver. 13. And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance,.... That is, all Israel, or the greatest part of them, as Gersom interprets it, through the ignorant teaching of the judges, who by their instruction cause the people to err, and commit sins of ignorance, as Baal Hatturim on the pla…
164 wordsSECTION 55Leviticus 4:14
Leviticus 4:14 Ver. 14. When the sin which they have sinned against it,.... Any of the commandments of the Lord forbidding such a thing to be done: is known; is made known to them by the priest, or any other, so that they are convinced that what has been done is wrong, though done through ignorance: then the congreg…
99 wordsSECTION 56Leviticus 4:15
Leviticus 4:15 Ver. 15. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord,.... These must be two at least, some say three, and some say five {h}; the more generally received notion is, that they were three of the sanhedrim {i}; though the Targum of Jonathan makes the…
127 wordsSECTION 57Leviticus 4:16
Leviticus 4:16 Ver. 16-21. And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood,.... That is, the chief priest, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan explain it: to the tabernacle of the congregation; as he brought the blood of his own bullock, Le 4:5 from hence to the Le 4:16 an account is given of th…
98 wordsSECTION 58Leviticus 4:22
Leviticus 4:22 Ver. 22. When a ruler hath sinned,.... Or "prince", the "nasi", one that is lifted up above others in honour, power, and authority, or that bears the weight of government: the word comes from one which signifies to lift up, or to bear; it may be understood of a governor of a family, or of a tribe, as Ab…
254 wordsSECTION 59Leviticus 4:23
Leviticus 4:23 Ver. 23. Or if his sin wherein he hath sinned come to his knowledge,.... Or rather, "and if his sin", &c. {m} either by means of others informing him of it, or of himself calling to mind what he has done, and considering it to be a transgression of the law: he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goa…
1,244 wordsSECTION 60Leviticus 5:1
Leviticus 5:1 INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 5 This chapter treats of the trespass offering, points at the sins for which it was to be made, and the matter of it; it was for secret sins, and sins of ignorance, such as refusing to bear witness in a known case, Le 5:1 touching unclean things and false swearing, Le 5:2 the t…
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