_AND THE LORD CALLED UNTO MOSES, AND SPAKE UNTO HIM OUT OF THE
TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION, SAYING,_
the Lord ... spake ... out of the tabernacle. The laws that are
contained in the previous record were delivered either to the people
publicly from Sinai, as was the decalogue, or to Moses private... [ Continue Reading ]
_SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AND SAY UNTO THEM, IF ANY MAN OF
YOU BRING AN OFFERING UNTO THE LORD, YE SHALL BRING YOUR OFFERING OF
THE CATTLE, EVEN OF THE HERD, AND OF THE FLOCK._
Speak unto the children of Israel. If the subject of communication
were of a temporal nature, the Levites were e... [ Continue Reading ]
_IF HIS OFFERING BE A BURNT SACRIFICE OF THE HERD, LET HIM OFFER A
MALE WITHOUT BLEMISH: HE SHALL OFFER IT OF HIS OWN VOLUNTARY WILL AT
THE DOOR OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION BEFORE THE LORD._
A burnt sacrifice, х_ `OLAAH_ (H5930)] - so called from its being
carried up and laid on the altar... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SHALL PUT HIS HAND UPON THE HEAD OF THE BURNT OFFERING; AND IT
SHALL BE ACCEPTED FOR HIM TO MAKE ATONEMENT FOR HIM._
Shall put his hand upon the head. This was a significant act, which
implied not only that the offerer devoted the animal to God, but that
he confessed his consciousness of si... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SHALL KILL THE BULLOCK BEFORE THE LORD: AND THE PRIESTS,
AARON'S SONS, SHALL BRING THE BLOOD, AND SPRINKLE THE BLOOD ROUND
ABOUT UPON THE ALTAR THAT IS BY THE DOOR OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE
CONGREGATION._
And he shall kill ... - meaning not the priest, because it was not his
official duty in... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SHALL FLAY THE BURNT OFFERING, AND CUT IT INTO HIS PIECES._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF AARON THE PRIEST SHALL PUT FIRE UPON THE ALTAR, AND
LAY THE WOOD IN ORDER UPON THE FIRE:_
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar - i:e.,
stir or rouse the fuel; because the fire made use of there descended
from heaven (Leviticus 9:24), and all other fire was pro... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE PRIESTS, AARON'S SONS, SHALL LAY THE PARTS, THE HEAD, AND THE
FAT, IN ORDER UPON THE WOOD THAT IS ON THE FIRE WHICH IS UPON THE
ALTAR:_
The fat - the fat covering the intestines, that about the kidneys
especially, which is called 'suet.'... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT HIS INWARDS AND HIS LEGS SHALL HE WASH IN WATER: AND THE PRIEST
SHALL BURN ALL ON THE ALTAR, TO BE A BURNT SACRIFICE, AN OFFERING MADE
BY FIRE, OF A SWEET SAVOUR UNTO THE LORD._
But his inward ... This part of the ceremony was symbolical of the
inward purity and the holy walk that became accep... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IF HIS OFFERING BE OF THE FLOCKS, NAMELY, OF THE SHEEP, OR OF THE
GOATS, FOR A BURNT SACRIFICE; HE SHALL BRING IT A MALE WITHOUT
BLEMISH._
If his offering be of the flocks. Those who could not afford the
expense of a bullock might offer a ram or a he-goat; and the same
ceremonies were to be ob... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IF THE BURNT SACRIFICE FOR HIS OFFERING TO THE LORD BE OF FOWLS,
THEN HE SHALL BRING HIS OFFERING OF TURTLEDOVES, OR OF YOUNG PIGEONS._
If the burnt sacrifice ... be of fowls. The gentle nature and cleanly
habits of the dove led to its selection, while all other fowls were
rejected, either for... [ Continue Reading ]