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Leviticus 5
Directions concerning trespass-offerings. Both this and the sin-
offering were intended to make atonement for sin, but the former
was more general: The latter was to be offered only in some
particular cases. If a man sinned, By hearing and concealing
blasphemy, ver. 1. By touching an unclean thing, ver. 2, 3.By
swearing, ver. 4. He was to offer a lamb or kid, ver. 5, 6. Or two
young pigeons, ver. 7-10. Or fine flour, ver. 11-13. Or a ram, if he
had embezzled holy things, ver. 14-19.
Verse 1. And hear - And for that is, as that particle is often used. For this
declares in particular what the sin was. Or, namely, that of
cursing, or blasphemy, or execration, as the word commonly
signifies, and that either against one's neighbour, or against God.
This may seem to be principally intended here, because the crime
spoken of is of so high a nature, that he who heard it, was obliged
to reveal it, and prosecute the guilty. He hath seen - Been present
when it was said. Or known - By sufficient information from
others. His iniquity - That is, the punishment of it; so that word is
oft used, as Gen. xix, 15, Num. xviii, 1.
Verse 2. If it be hidden from him - If he do it unawares, yet that would
not excuse him, because he should have been more circumspect to
avoid all unclean things. Hereby God designed to awaken men to
watchfulness against, and repentance for, their unknown, or
unobserved sins. He shall be clean - Not morally, for the
conscience was not directly polluted by these things, but
ceremonially.
Verse 3. When he knoweth - As soon as he knoweth it, he must not
delay to make his peace with God. Otherwise he shall be guilty -
For his violation and contempt of God's authority and command.
Verse 4. If a soul swear - Rashly, without consideration either of God's
law, or his own power or right, as David did, 1 Sam. xxv, 22. To
do evil - To himself, to punish himself either in his body, or
estate, or something else which is dear to him. Or rather to his
neighbour. And it be hid from him - That is, he did not know, or
not consider, that what he swore to do, was or would be
impossible, or unlawful: When he discovers it to be so, either by
his own consideration, or by information from others, whether it
was good or evil which he swore to do.
Verse 5. In one of these things - In one of the three forementioned cases,
either by sinful silence, or by an unclean touch, or by rash
swearing. He shall confess - Before the Lord in the place of public
worship. And this confession is not to be restrained to the present
case, but by a parity of reason, and comparing of other scriptures,
to be extended to other sacrifices for sin, to which this was a
constant companion.
Verse 6. His trespass-offering - But how comes confession and a
sacrifice to be necessary for him that touched an unclean thing,
when such persons were cleansed with simple washing, as appears
from chap. xi, 25, 28, 32, 40, 43, and Num. xix, 7, 8, 10, 19? This place speaks of him that
being so unclean did come into the tabernacle, as may be gathered
by comparing this place with Num. xix, 13, which if any man did,
knowing himself to be unclean, which was the case there, he was
to be cut off for it; and if he did it ignorantly, which is the case
here, he was upon discovery of it to offer this sacrifice.
Verse 7. Not able - Through poverty. And this exception was allowed
also in other sin-offerings. For a sin-offering - Which was for that
particular sin, and therefore offered first: before the burnt-
offering, which was for sins in general; to teach us not to rest in
general confessions and repentance, but distinctly and
particularly, as far as we can, to search out, and confess, and
loath, and leave our particular sins, without which God will not
accept our other religious services.
Verse 9. It is a sin-offering - This is added as the reason why its blood
was so sprinkled and spilt.
Verse 10. According to the manner - Or order appointed by God. The
priest shall make an atonement - Either declaratively, he shall
pronounce him to be pardoned; or typically, with respect to
Christ.
Verse 11. The tenth part of an ephah - About six pints. He shall put no
oil, neither frankincense - Either to distinguish these from the
meal-offerings, chap. ii, 1, or as a fit expression of their sorrow
for their sins, in the sense whereof they were to abstain from
things pleasant; or to signify that by his sins he deserved to be
utterly deprived both of the oil of gladness, the gifts, graces and
comforts of the Holy Ghost; and of God's gracious acceptance of
his prayers and sacrifices, which is signified by incense, Psalm
1xli, 2.
Verse 13. As a meal offering - As it was in the meal-offering, where all,
except one handful, fell to the share of the priests. And this is the
rather mentioned here, because in the foregoing sacrifices, chap.
iv, 3, &c. chap. iv, 13, &c. the priest had no part reserved for him.
Verse 15. A trespass - Against the Lord and his priests. Through
ignorance - For if a man did it knowingly, he was to be cut off,
Num. xv, 30. In the holy things - In things consecrated to God,
and to holy uses; such as tithes and first-fruits, or any things due,
or devoted to God, which possibly a man might either with-hold,
or employ to some common use. A ram - A more chargeable
sacrifice than the former, as the sin of sacrilege was greater. With
thy estimation - As thou shalt esteem or rate it, thou, O priest; and
at present, thou, O Moses, for he as yet performed the priest's part.
And this was an additional charge and punishment to him; besides
the ram, he was to pay for the holy thing which he had with-held
or abused, so many shekels of silver as the priest should esteem
proportionable to it.
Verse 17. The former law concerns the alienation of holy things from
sacred to common use; this may concern other miscarriages about
holy things, and holy duties, as may be gathered from ver. 19,
where this is said to be a trespass against the Lord, not in a
general sense, for so every sin was; but in a proper and peculiar
sense.
Chapter 5:
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| Geneva
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Exodus Numbers
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