_Opened. No man perfectly understands the Scriptures but the Son of God, Matthew xi. 27. (St. Jerome) --- This also insinuates, that Mary ever remained a pure virgin. (St. Augustine, &c.) (Worthington) --- Shut, even for the prince. Some (Haydock) kings of Juda claimed the privilege of entering by i... [ Continue Reading ]
_Face. This astonishment and attention (ver. 5.) intimate the mysteries of the Church, prefigured by the Jewish rites. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ways, or "the going in," and all that concerns the temple and sacrifices._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Flesh. People of this description were not to enter the temple, which is here called the sanctuary, even though they adored God. In some cases pagans were admitted into any part, except the most holy. Epiphanes (Calmet) and Pompey forced their passage thither, to the great sorrow of the Jews. (Jose... [ Continue Reading ]
_Yourselves, out of ambition, contrary to the regulations of David. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Levites, or priests, (Haydock) who were seduced by Jeroboam, or offered victims on the high places, 4 Kings xxiii. 9. Such lost their privileges and were condemned to serve in the meanest offices. It seems the race of Ithamar was alone guilty, and the threat against his house was now put in executi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Slay. Levites might do this, but the priests poured the blood round the altar, ver. 15. They could not well slay all the victims._... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Levites, of the higher order. (Haydock) --- No simple Levites wee of this family. It enjoyed the high priesthood form the time of Solomon._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Court; that is to do duty. --- Linen. Wool might have been taken from a dead sheep, which would render the person unclean. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sweat, or so as to make them perspire. Septuagint, "girded violently." (Haydock) --- They must have liberty to move, (St. Jerome) and have the girdle about their breast. (Braun.)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sanctify, by exposing them to the danger of touching the sacred vestments, which none were to touch but they that were sanctified. (Challoner) --- Sanctify here means to defile, Exodus xxx. 29., (Calmet) and xxix. 37. Holy things must be done in holy places. (Worthington) --- Divine religion has di... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shave, like the priests of Isis. (Juvenal vi.)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Wine. Leviticus x. 9. The priests on duty abstain from wine. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi. 15.)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Widow. Moses laid this restraint upon the high priest, Leviticus xxi. 13. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Unclean, attending the funeral, which inferior priests alone might do, Leviticus xxi. 10. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XLIV.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Day, after the seven first, (Calmet) though this would be a new regulation. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_No. This is omitted in Hebrew, Septuagint, &c. God was their portion. (Calmet) --- They had no land but what lay near their cities. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]