LEVITICUS CHAPTER 9 Moses commands Aaron to offer a sin-offering, and burnt-offering, and peace and meat offering; the congregation drawing near, and so the glory of the Lord should appear to them; to make atonement for himself and the people, LEVITICUS 9:1. Aaron's offering for himself, LEVITICUS 9... [ Continue Reading ]
A YOUNG CALF, Heb. _a calf, the son of a bull or cow_; which may seem to be added purposely to intimate that it was not a young calf properly so called, but a _young bullock_, for that was the sacrifice enjoined for the high priest's sin-offering, LEVITICUS 4:3. Though it be not material, if this be... [ Continue Reading ]
A SIN-OFFERING for the people, as it is expressed here LEVITICUS 9:15, for whose sin a young bullock was required, LEVITICUS 4:14; but that was for some particular sin, but this was more general and indefinite for all their sins. Besides, there being an eye here had to the priest's consecration and... [ Continue Reading ]
See the fulfilling of this promise, LEVITICUS 9:24. Heb. _hath appeared_. He speaks of the thing to come as if it were past, which is frequent in Scripture, to give them the more assurance of the thing.... [ Continue Reading ]
Before the tabernacle where God dwelt.... [ Continue Reading ]
The glorious manifestation of God's powerful and gracious presence, LEVITICUS 9:24. Compare EXODUS 24:16,17 EXODUS 40:34,35 EZE 43:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moses had hitherto sacrificed, but now he resigneth his work to Aaron, and actually gives him that commission which from God he had received for him. The order is very observable, first for thyself, otherwise thou art unfit to do it for the people. Hereby God would teach us, both the deficiency of t... [ Continue Reading ]
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UPON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR, to wit, of burnt-offerings, of which alone he speaks both in the foregoing and following words; and the blood was poured out at the bottom of this altar only, not of the altar of incense, as appears from LEVITICUS 4:7, where indeed there is mention of putting some of the... [ Continue Reading ]
Either, 1. Disposed it for the burning, i.e. laid it upon the altar where it was to be burnt by the heavenly fire, LEVITICUS 9:24. Thus interpreters generally understand the word here, as also LEVITICUS 9:13,17,20, by an anticipation; or the consequent is put for the antecedent, of which there are... [ Continue Reading ]
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This was to be offered for the people, as the former was for himself, LEVITICUS 9:7. AS THE FIRST, to wit, in like manner as he did that for the priest, LEVITICUS 9:8, and consequently burnt this, as he did the other, LEVITICUS 9:11, for which Moses reproves him, LEVITICUS 10:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
Which also was offered for the people, as the last mentioned sin-offering was.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MEAT-OFFERING was always to be added to the burnt offering. See LE 6. The burnt-sacrifice of the morning was to be first offered every morning; for God will not have his ordinary and stated service swallowed up by extraordinary.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THAT WHICH COVERETH; the fat which covereth the inwards, or the guts; which words are here understood, as appears by comparing this place with LEVITICUS 3:3,9 LEVITICUS 4:8 7:3, where they are expressed.... [ Continue Reading ]
The breasts were reserved for the priest out of the peace-offerings, which were offered for the people. See LEVITICUS 7:30,31,34.... [ Continue Reading ]
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AARON LIFTED up his right hand, which the Jews say was lifted up highest; or his hands, according to the other reading, which was the usual rite of blessing. See LUKE 24:50. By this posture he signified both whence he expected the blessing, and his hearty desire of it for them. BLESSED THEM, in some... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES went in with AARON to direct him, and to see him perform those parts of his office which were to be done in the holy place, about the lights, and the table of shewbread, and of the altar of incense, upon which part of the blood of the sacrifices now offered was to be sprinkled, according to th... [ Continue Reading ]
THERE CAME A FIRE, in token of God's acceptation and approbation of the priesthood now instituted, and the sacrifices now offered, and consequently of others of the like nature. See the like instances, JUDGES 6:21, JUDGES 13:19,20 1 CHRONICLES 21:26. And this fire now given was to be carefully kept,... [ Continue Reading ]