LEVITICUS CHAPTER 17 Sacrifices to be offered only in the temple, LEVITICUS 17:1, and not to devils, LEVITICUS 17:7, on pain of death, LEVITICUS 17:8,9. Blood not to be eat, on the same pain; the life being in the blood, and it given for an atonement, LEVITICUS 17:10; nor any beast that died of itse... [ Continue Reading ]
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THAT KILLETH, not for common use or eating, for such beasts might be killed by any person or in any place, but for sacrifice, as manifestly appears both from LEVITICUS 17:4, where that is expressed, and from the reason of this law, which is peculiar to sacrifices, LEVITICUS 17:5, and from DEUTERONOM... [ Continue Reading ]
This was appointed, partly, in opposition to the heathens, who sacrificed in all places; partly, to cut off occasions of idolatry; partly, to prevent the people's usurpation of the priest's office; and partly, to signify that God would accept of no sacrifices but through Christ and in the church, (o... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH THEY OFFER; either, 1. The Egyptians and other idolatrous nations, which commonly sacrificed to idols or devils in fields or any places; who are not here named, but may be designed by the particle _they_, in way of contempt, as if they were not worthy to be named, as that particle is used, LU... [ Continue Reading ]
This verse contains a reason of the foregoing law, because of God's propriety in the blood and fat, wherewith also God was well pleased, and the people reconciled. And these two parts only are mentioned, as the most eminent, and peculiar, though other parts also were reserved for God.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO DEVILS; so they did, not directly or intentionally, but by construction and consequence, because the devil is the author of idolatry, and is eminently served, pleased, and honoured by it. And as the Egyptians were notorious for their idolatry, as appears by the testimony of Scripture, and of al... [ Continue Reading ]
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i.e. I will be an enemy to him, and execute vengeance upon him immediately; because such persons probably would do this in private, so as the magistrate could not know nor punish it. See this or the like phrase LEVITICUS 20:3, LEVITICUS 26:17 JEREMIAH 3:12 EZEKIEL 14:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF THE FLESH, i.e. of living creatures. IS IN THE BLOOD, i.e. it depends upon the blood, is preserved and nourished by it, and is extinguished when the blood is gone. And this law was given to the Jews, and hard-hearted people, as they are oft said to be, that by this restraint from the blood of bru... [ Continue Reading ]
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ANY BEAST; he instanceth in this kind, either because persons much given to that exercise are commonly too licentious, and being in haste might easily transgress; or because some might think the former prohibition did reach only to the blood of such creatures as were offered to God in sacrifice. Cov... [ Continue Reading ]
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EVERY SOUL THAT EATETH, to wit, through ignorance or inadvertency, as appears by the slightness of the punishment; for if it was done knowingly, it was a presumptuous sin against an express law here, and DEUTERONOMY 14:21, and therefore more severely punished. Or a stranger; understand of the prosel... [ Continue Reading ]
i.e. The punishment of it, and therefore must offer a sacrifice for it. LEVITICUS 5:1,2 LEVITICUS 7:18... [ Continue Reading ]