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 blood
seven times before the veil of the holy place, and upon the horns of
the incense altar, LEVITICUS... [ Continue Reading ]
This must necessarily be understood of more than common sins and daily
infirmities; for if every such sin had required an offering, it had
not been possible either for most sinners to bear such a charge, or
for the altar to receive so many sacrifices, or for the priests to
manage so infinite a work.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRIEST THAT IS ANOINTED, i.e. the high priest, who only was
anointed after the first time. See EXODUS 29:7, EXODUS 30:30 40:15
LEVITICUS 10:7 NUMBERS 3:3. His _anointing_ is mentioned, because he
was not complete high priest till he was anointed. DO SIN, either in
doctrine or practice, which it... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SHALL LAY HIS HAND UPON THE BULLOCK'S HEAD, to testify both his
acknowledgment of his sin, and his faith in God's promise for the
expiation of his sins through Christ, whom that sacrifice typified.
AND KILL THE BULLOCK, to wit, by one of the priests, whom he shall
cause to do it; for this priest... [ Continue Reading ]
Into the tabernacle; which was not required nor allowed in any other
sacrifice, possibly to show the greatness of the high priest's sin,
which needed more than ordinary diligence in him and favour from God
to expiate it.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEVEN TIMES; a number much used in Scripture, as a number of
perfection; and here prescribed, either to show that his sins needed
more than ordinary purgation, and more frequent and manifest exercises
of his faith and repentance, both which graces he was obliged to join
with that ceremonial rite. BE... [ Continue Reading ]
_ The altar of sweet incense which is in the tabernacle_; the altar of
burnt-offerings was without the tabernacle. ALL THE BLOOD; so also
below, LEVITICUS 4:18,30,34, to wit, all the rest, as it is expressed
LEVITICUS 5:9, for part was disposed elsewhere.... [ Continue Reading ]
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So no part of this was to be eaten by the priests, as it was in other
sin-offerings, LEVITICUS 6:26. The reason is plain, because the
offerer might not eat of his own sin-offering, and the priest was the
offerer in this case, as also in the sin-offering for the whole
congregation below, LEVITICUS 4:... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WHOLE CONGREGATION; the body of the people, or the greater part of
them, their rulers concurring with them.... [ Continue Reading ]
AGAINST IT; against any one of the said commandments. A YOUNG BULLOCK;
but if the sin of the congregation was only the omission of some
ceremonial duty, a kid of the goats was to be offered, NUMBERS 15:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ELDERS OF THE CONGREGATION, i.e. the rulers of the people, of whom
see EXODUS 3:16, EXODUS 24:1, who here acted in the name of all the
people, who could not possibly perform this act in their own persons.... [ Continue Reading ]
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BEFORE THE LORD; that is, before the holy of holies, where the Lord
was in a more special manner present; namely, the altar of incense, as
before, LEVITICUS 4:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
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FOR A SIN-OFFERING, to wit, for the priest's sin-offering, called the
first bullock. LEVITICUS 4:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
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A RULER, to wit, of the people, or a civil magistrate. THROUGH
IGNORANCE; either not knowing it to be sin, or not observing and
considering it till it be done. See before on LEVITICUS 4:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
The disjunctive _or_ is here put for the copulative _and_, as it is 1
CORINTHIANS 12:13, 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8 15:11; for it is evident that he
speaks of the same person, and of the same sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BURNT-OFFERING is so called by way of eminency, to wit, the daily
burnt-offering, of which EXODUS 29:38, of which place see LEVITICUS
1:11. It is a sin-offering, and therefore to be killed where the
burnt-offering is killed, as is expressed LEVITICUS 6:25 LEVITICUS
7:2; whereby it is distinguish... [ Continue Reading ]
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Both ceremonially and judicially, as to all ecclesiastical censures or
civil punishments; and really, upon condition of their repentance and
faith in the Messias to come.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COMMON PEOPLE, whether Israelites, or strangers embodied with them
and proselytes; for both were under one and the same law, EXODUS 12:49
NUMBERS 15:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
A FEMALE was here sufficient, because the sin of one of those was less
than the sin of the ruler, for whom a male was required, LEVITICUS
4:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
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HE, to wit, _the offerer_. And slay, not by himself, but by the hands
of the priest.... [ Continue Reading ]
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SHALL BURN THEM, i.e. the fat; but he useth the plural number, because
the fat was of several kinds, as we saw LEVITICUS 4:8,9. ACCORDING TO
THE OFFERINGS MADE BY FIRE; Heb. upon the offerings, together with
them, or after them; because the burnt-offerings were to have the
first place. SEE POOLE ON... [ Continue Reading ]