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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 4:1-2

Leviticus 4:1 f. General Statement. These sins are committed through error (RVm), when the sinner thinks that he is doing something else, or does not know that what he is doing is wrong; i.e. to us, they are not sins at all. Cf. Leviticus 4:22; Numbers 15:24; Joshua 20:3, and contrast the phrase, sinning with a high hand, i.e. deliberately (Numbers 15:30; cf. penalties in Leviticus 20:2 ff.); for this, only excommunication or death is possible.

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See also Leviticus 4:1-2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER IV _The law concerning the sin-offering for transgressions committed_ _through ignorance_, 1, 2. _For the_ priest _thus sinning_, 3-12. _For the sins of ignorance of the whole_ congregatio...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE LORD SPAKE ... ISRAEL - This formula is the commencement of a distinct section of the Law. Leviticus 4:2 IF A SOUL SHALL SIN - The sin-offering was a new thing, instituted by the Law. The old...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    4. THE SIN OFFERING Chapter S 4-5:13 _ 1. The second utterance of Jehovah (Leviticus 4:1)_ 2. The sin offering for the high priest (Leviticus 4:3) 3. The sin offering for the congregation (Levitic...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SPAKE. Introducing new class: _non savour_ offerings. The sweet savour offerings introduced by the word "called". See note on Leviticus 5:14....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Leviticus 4:1. A general introduction like that in Leviticus 1:1-2. From here to Leviticus 6:7 a new class of sacrifices are prescribed, the Sin-Offerings and Guilt-Offerings, and the _occasions_on wh...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    E. THE SIN OFFERING 4:15:13 (1) ITS APPLICATION Leviticus 4:1 (2) ITS GRADES (a) FOR THE HIGH PRIEST 4:2-12 TEXT 4:1-12 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Is...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SIN OFFERING (4:1-5:13) AND THE GUILT OFFERING (5:14-6:7) These are later and specialised forms of the Burnt Offering. They presuppose a state of matters in which the good relationship between God...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּ אמֹֽר

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE SIN OFFERING Leviticus 4:1 BOTH in the burnt offering and in the peace offering, Israel was taught, as we are, that all consecration and all fellowship with God must begin with, and ever depends...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SIN-OFFERINGS FOR PRIESTS AND CONGREGATION Leviticus 4:1 The sweet savor offerings have now been considered. They are all concerned with consecration and communion. We now approach the sacrifices for...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    We come now to the consideration of the sin offering. In the light of the divine holiness sin is seen, whether it be willful or not, and provisions must be made for its expiation. In the instructions,...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Observe the expression, If a soul shall sin; meaning no doubt that all sin is the sin of the soul. Micah 6:7. And it is the soul that is hurt by it. Proverbs 8:36. And it is the soul that is liable to...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS The interesting subject of the law of ordinances, is continued through this Chapter. Here are instructions, concerning sins of ignorance; and the offering to be made in consequence thereof....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The book of Leviticus has its own character quite as manifestly as Genesis or Exodus. Its peculiar feature is that from its very starting-point it is the revelation of what God saw in Jesus Christ our...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    After Moses had treated of the offerings and other sacrifices, which were testimonies of gratitude and exercises of piety, he now descends to the sin-offering (_expiationem _) which held the chief pla...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, 6, AND 7. We come now to the sacrifices which were not sacrifices of sweet savour-the sin and trespass-offerings, alike in the great principle, though d...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING. Continued to speak to him, or, after some pause made, proceeded to speak to him, and give things in commandment concerning the sin offering, what it should be, a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ver. 1. _And the Lord spake._] At another time belike....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The Lord spake unto Moses_ The laws contained in the first three Chapter s, seem to have been delivered to Moses at one time. Here begin the laws of another day, which God delivered from between the...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The sinne offering of ignorance, 3 for the Priest, 13 for the Congregation, 22 for the Ruler, 27 for any of the people. [OFFERINGS FOR SINNES OF IGNORANCE.] 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, sa...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    FOR A PRIEST...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SIN OFFERING FOR CASES OF IGNORANCE (vv. 1-2) The sin offering was for sins of ignorance, or inadvertence. These are things that we do not realize are sin and we easily fall into such things unin...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-12 Burnt-offerings, meat-offerings, and peace-offerings, had been offered before the giving of the law upon mount Sinai; and in these the patriarchs had respect to sin, to make atonement for it. Bu...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    LEVITCUS CHAPTER 4 Of sins of ignorance, and their sacrifice, LEVITICUS 4:1,2: committed by the priest according to the guilt of the people; he must offer a perfect young bullock, and sprinkle the blo...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    Having Considered the "sweet savour" Offerings, We now approach the "sacrifices for sin." These were divided into two classes, namely, sin offerings and trespass offerings. Of the former, there were t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Leviticus 4:1 LORD H3068 spoke H1696 (H8762) Moses H4872 saying H559 (H8800)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,' This is, as ever, the indication of the introduction of a new section, possibly communicated at a different time from the earlier one. But it confirms that the pur...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Sin offering laws. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: Even sins done in ignorance need to be atoned for by sacrifice. To plead ignorance when charged with sin will not deliver. Our only h...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Leviticus 4:2. _Sin through ignorance._ Ignorance is itself a crime, for all men ought to know the scriptures; or in doubtful cases, they should ask advice. Error and negligence are therefore without...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 4:1__ The SIN OFFERING (see also Leviticus 6:24) is for restoring one’s broken relationship with the Lord, whether that was cause

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    Sacrifices for Sins SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 4:2.—If a soul shall sin. Be it noted that the foregoing sacrifices are specified as sacrifices already _familiar_ to the Hebrew people. In distincti...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE SIN OFFERING (Leviticus 4:1, Leviticus 5:1). At the time of the Mosaic legislation, burnt offerings and meat offerings were already in existence, and had existed from the time of the Fa...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter four, we get in now to the sin offerings. First of all, God said, "if a soul should sin through ignorance against any of the commandments" (Leviticus 4:2)-It is interesting...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Leviticus 4:1...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The Lord spake unto Moses — The laws contained in the three first chapters, seem to have been delivered to Moses at one time. Here begin the laws of another day, which God delivered from between the C...

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