y Here this and other kinds of Sacrificeswere killed, Levi, 6: 25. and 7: 2. becauſe here ſeems to have been the largeſt and moſt con- venient place for that work, the Altar being probably near the mid- dle of the Eaſt-end of the Building, and rhe entrance being on the South-ſide ; ſo the North-ſide was the only vacant place. Beſides this might deſign the place of Chriſt's d:ath both more generally, to wit, in Jeruſalem, which wasin the ſides of the north, Pſal; 48: 2.and ly, to vvit,on Mount Calvery,vvhich vvas on the North and Weſt-ſide of Jeruſalem, a
12 And he ſhall cut it into his pieces with his head and his fac : and the Prieſt ſhalllay them in order on the wood that zs en the fire which #5 upon the altar :
2:3 But he ſhall waſh the inwards, and the legs with water, and the prieft (hall brings all, and burn z# upon
: the altar: it 5s a burnt ſacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a ſweet ſavour unto the LORD. 114 And if the burnt-ſacrifice for his offering to the
' LORD be of fowls, then he ſhall bring his oftering of
* turtle doves, or of young pigeons z,
Chap:5: + Theſe Birds vvere appointed for the relief of t' e -oor who could 7. - not bring better. And theſe Birds ae preferred before. oticrs, part- ly becauſe they vvere eaſily gotren,and partly becauſe they are fit repreſentations of Chriſt's Chaſtity, and Meckneſs, and Gentleneſs, for vvyhich theſe Birds are remarkable. The Pigeons muſt be young, becauſe then they are be ; but the Turgle-doves are better vvhen they are more grorvvn up,and therefore they are not confined to that
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15 And the pricftſhall bring it unto the altar : and + wring off a his head, and burn i: on the altar: and the blood thereof shall be wrung out * at the ſide of the altar.
; ' #, To vvit, from the reſt of the body ; as ſufficiently appears, be- * Heb. uP- cauſe this was to be burnt by it ſelf, as it here follows, and the body
the wa. .frerwards, wer, 17. And whereas it is {aid Levis. 5; 8: be ſball . | =*==wring his head from his neck, but ſhall net divide it aſunder, that is ſpo- ken not of the Burnt-offering, as here, but of the Sin-offering, in
' which there might be a differing Rite.
16 And he ſhall pluck away his crop with his + fea- ' thers 6, and calt it beſide the altar on the Eaft-part c, by the place of the aſhes d. |
6 Or, with its dung or filth, to vvit, contained in the crop, and in
4 Or,pinch f the head ; th the
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becauſe this vvasthe remoteſt place from the Holy of Holies,vvhich vvas inthe Weſt-end ; to teach us, chat impure things and perſons
the guts. c Tovvit, of the Tabernacle. Here the filth vvas caſt
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7 And the ſons of Aaron the prieſt ſhall putfice - upon
. or proportion of it ; the other, of which this place ſpeaks, vv
; diſtin&t and ſeparate Offering,and was left to the Offerd,'s owl
| both for the thing, and for the quantity. And the matter of this
and | Offering was things without Life, as Meal, Corn, Cakes, &'c, Now . this fort of Sacrifices were appointed, 1, Becauſe theſe are things of
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ſhould net preſume to appreach to God,and that they ſhould be ba- niſhed from his preſence. &d The place where the aſhes fel] down and lay, whence they vvere afterwards removed without the Camp. See Lew. 4. 12. and 6: 10, 11. and 8; 17,
7 And he ſhall cleave it with the wings thereof, buy ſhall nor divide zt aſunder e; and the prieſt 5hall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fires it i5 a burnt-ſacrifice,an offering made by fire, of a ſweet | {avourunto the LORD.
e Shall cleave the Bird through the whole length, yet ſo as not
to ſeparate the one ſide from the other, and ſo as thero may be a wing left on each ſide, See Gen, 15: 10.
CHAP. II.
Concerning free-will meat-offerings ; of meal-flour with oil and frankincenſe upon it, I. for @ memorial, 2. The remainder moft haly,ro be eaten by Aa- ron and his ſons, 3 Of baked and wnleawened cakes mixed, and wafers ſprink- led with 6:1, 4. Oradreſt in the pan, 5. or in the kettle, 7. but without leaven or hey, T1. The firſtlings excepted, 12. Salt of the exvenant to be offered, 13. Firſt-fruits how to be offered, 14-16, |
ND when + any will offer a meat-offering « unto + High: the LORD, his offering ſhall be of fine flour b: ou. and he hall pour oil upon it c, and pit frankincenſe
thereon 4.
# This was of two kinds, the one joined with other Offerings,
Nwmb. 15. 4, 7, 10. which was preſcribed, together with themeaſure
greateſt neceſſity and benefit roman, and therefore it is
God ſhould be ſerved with them, and owned and praiſed dp mire of them 2. In condeſcention to the poor. that they might not want an Offering for God, to ſhew that God would accept even the meaneſt Services, when offered to him with aſincere mind. 3, Theſe were neceſſary proviſions forthe Feaſt which was here to be repre- ſented to God, and for the uſe of the Prieſts, who were to attend u- pon theſo holy miniſtrations. bSearched,or ſifted,and purged from all Bran,it being fit that the beſt things ſhould be offered to the beſt Beeing. c Which may note the Graces of the Holy Ghoſt, which are compared to Qi), and anointing with it, Pſal. 45: 7. I John 2: 20nd which are neceſlary ro make any Offering acceptable to God, 4 Which manifeſtly deſigned Chriſt's ſatisfaftion an interceſſion. which is compared to a ſweet odour, Eph; 5; 2, andto incenſe, Rev.
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2And he $hall bring it to Aarons ſons the prieſts:and he eshal take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincenſe there- * and = aha burn the memorial of it f upon the altar, to bean oftering made by fire of a ſweet favour unto the LORD. 4 4 :
e ( i, e. ) ThatPrieſt to whom he brought it, and who is ap- pointed to offer it. f That part thus ſelefted and offered; which is called a memorial, either 1. ro the Offerer, who by offering this part 1s minded, that the whole of that he brought, and of all which he. hath of that kind, is God's, ro whom this part was paid as a quit-rent, or acknowledgement. Or 2, to Grd, whom ( to ſpeak after the manner of men ) this did put in mind of his gracious C@- venant and Promiſes of favour, and acceptance.of the Offerers and his Offering. See Exod, 30; 16: Levit, 6. 15, Numb, 5; 26,
3 And * the remnant of the meat-offering «hall be Aarons and his ſons + : iis a *thing moſt. holy g of the offering of the LORD made by fire.