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Leviticus 7
Further directions, concerning the trespass-offering, ver. 1-7.
The burnt-offering and meal-offering, ver. 8-10. The peace-offering, ver. 11-21. Fat and blood again forbidden, ver. 22-27.
The priest's share of it, ver. 28-34. The conclusion of these
instructions, ver. 35-38.
Verse 7. So is - In the matter following, for in other things they differed.
The priests shall have it - That part of it, which was by God
allowed to the priest.
Verse 9. All the meal-offering - Except the part reserved by God, chap.
ii, 2, 9. Because these were ready drest and hot, and to be presently
eaten; shall be the priests - The priest, who offered it, was in
reason to expect, something more than his brethren who laboured
not about it; and that he had only in this offering; for the others
were equally distributed.
Verse 10. Dry - Without oil, or drink-offering, as those chap. v, 11,
Num. v, 15. All the sons of Aaron - These were to be equally
divided among all the priests. And there was manifest reason for
this difference, because these were in greater quantity than the
former; and being raw, might more easily be reserved for the
several priests to dress it in that way which each of them liked.
Verse 13. Leavened bread - Because this was a sacrifice of another kind
than those in which leaven was forbidden, this being a sacrifice of
thanksgiving for God's blessings, among which leavened bread
was one. Leaven indeed was universally forbidden, chap. ii, 11.
But that prohibition concerned only things offered and burnt upon
the altar, which this bread was not.
Verse 14. Of it - That is, of the offering, one of each part of the whole: it
being most agreeable to the rules laid down before and afterward,
that the priest should have a share in the unleavened cakes and
wafers, as well as in the leavened bread.
Verse 16. A vow - Offered in performance of a vow, the man having
desired some special favour from God, and vowed the sacrifice to
God if he would grant it. On the morrow also - Which was not
allowed for the thank-offering.
Verse 18. Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God.
Verse 19. And the flesh - Namely of the holy offering, of which he is
here treating; and therefore the general word is to be so limited;
for other flesh one might eat in this case. That toucheth - After its
oblation; which might easily happen, as it was conveyed from the
altar to the place where it was eaten: for it was not eaten in the
holy place, as appears, because it was eaten by the priests,
together with the offerers, who might not come thither. The flesh -
That is, the other flesh; that which shall not be polluted by any
unclean touch. All that are clean - Whether priests or offerers, or
guests invited to the feast.
Verse 20. That eateth - Knowingly; for if it were done ignorantly, a
sacrifice was accepted for it. Not being cleansed from his
uncleanness according to the appointment, chap. xi, 24, &c. This
verse speaks of uncleanness from an internal cause, as by an issue,
&c. for what was from an external cause is spoken of in the next
verse.
Verse 21. Of man - Or, of women, for the word signifies both.
Verse 23. The general prohibition of eating fat, chap. iii, 17, is here
explained of those kind of creatures which were sacrificed. The
fat of others they might eat.
Verse 24. He speaks still of the same kinds of beasts, and shews that this
prohibition reaches not only to the fat of those beasts which were
offered to God, but also of those that died, or were killed at home.
And if this seems a superfluous prohibition, since the lean as well
as the fat of such beasts were forbidden, chap. xxii, 8, it must be
noted, that prohibition reached only to the priests, ver. 4.
Verse 29. Shall bring - Not by another, but by himself, that is, those
parts of the peace-offering, which are in a special manner offered
to God. His oblation unto the Lord - That is, to the tabernacle,
where the Lord was present in a special manner. Though part of
such offerings might be eaten in any clean place, chap. x, 14, yet
not till they had been killed, and part of them offered to the Lord
in the place appointed by him for that purpose.
Verse 30. His own hands - After the beast was killed, and the parts of it
divided, the priest was to put the parts mentioned into the hands of
the offerer. Offerings made by fire - So called, not strictly, as
burnt-offerings are, because some parts of these were left for the
priest, but more largely, because even these peace-offerings were
in part, tho' not wholly, burnt. Waved - To and fro, by his hands,
which were supported and directed by the hands of the priest.
Verse 31. His sons - The portion of every succeeding high-priest and his
family.
Verse 34. The wave-breast and heave-shoulder - The breast or heart is
the seat of wisdom, and the shoulder of strength for action; and
these two may denote that wisdom, and power, which were in
Christ our high-priest, and which ought to be in every priest.
Verse 35. Of the anointing of Aaron - That is, of the priesthood; the sign
put for the thing signified; and the anointing by a like figure is put
for the part of the sacrifices belonging to the priest by virtue of his
anointing. This was their portion appointed them by God in that
day, and therefore to be given to them in after ages.
Verse 37. Of the consecrations - That is, of the sacrifice offered at the
consecration of the priests.
Chapter 7:
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