LEVITICUS 24. FOUR ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES. Leviticus 24:1. THE HOLY LAMP (P). Leviticus 24:2 f. is partially identical with Exodus 27:20 * a section which may not be in its right place. The candlestick with seven lights (_cf._ lamps, Leviticus 24:4) is represented on the Arch of Titus; 1 Kings 7:49... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SHEWBREAD (P). First mentioned in 1 Samuel 21:1 (_cf._ Mark 2:25 ff.), also 1 Kings 7:48 (_cf._ Exodus 25:30 *, Numbers 4:7). Putting food before the gods (as distinct from offerings) is a not infrequent element in pagan rites; _cf._ the Roman lectisternia; twelve cakes of bread are offered in a... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS 24:10; LEVITICUS 24:23. The punishment for blasphemy connected, as in Leviticus 10:1 and Sabbath breaking, with an actual example. Language and literary manner suggest that the section is later than H, as also the new beginning in Leviticus 24:15 and the position of Leviticus 24:23. The gu... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lex Talionis (_cf._ Exodus 21:23; Matthew 5:38). An early and simple form of the assessment and administration of judicial penalties. For Leviticus 24:17, _cf._ Genesis 9:5: in Exodus 21:20, the principle is not yet allowed full scope. Another early system was that of fines (assessed in a sort o... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS 24:10; LEVITICUS 24:23. The punishment for blasphemy connected, as in Leviticus 10:1 and Sabbath breaking, with an actual example. Language and literary manner suggest that the section is later than H, as also the new beginning in Leviticus 24:15 and the position of Leviticus 24:23. The gu... [ Continue Reading ]