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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Numbers 15

Numbers 15:1

NUMBERS CHAPTER 15 Of meat and drink offerings, NUMBERS 15:1. The law of the first of the dough for a peace-offering, NUMBERS 15:17. The sacrifice for sins of ignorance of the whole congregation, NUMBERS 15:22; or when a single soul is guilty, NUMBERS 15:27. Punishments for presumptuous sinners, NUM... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:2

i.e. Will certainly give you notwithstanding this great provacation, and my unchangeable commination. And for their better assurance hereof, he repeats and amplifies the laws of sacrifices, whereby through Christ he was or would be reconciled to them and theirs upon their repentance.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:3

A SACRIFICE, i.e. a peace-offering, as appears, 1. Because that word put by itself is oft so taken, as EXODUS 18:12 LEVITICUS 17:5,8 LEVITICUS 23:37 DEUTERONOMY 12:27. 2. Because the offerings for sins and trespasses had no meat-offerings and drink-offerings attending upon them, excepting only the... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:4

A TENTH DEAL, or _tenth part_, to wit, of an ephah, i.e. an omer, EXODUS 16:36. MINGLED WITH OIL; wherein it seems to differ from such meat-offerings as were solitary, and not accessories to other sacrifices.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:6

TWO TENTH DEALS; because this belonged to a better sacrifice than the former; and therefore in the next sacrfice of a bullock there are three tenth deals. So the accessory sacrifice grows proportionably with the principal.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:8

i.e. Or any other peace-offerings, to wit, such as were offered either freely or by command, which may be called PEACE-OFFERINGS or thank-offerings, by way of eminency, because such are offered purely by way of gratitude to God, and with single respect to his command and honour; whereas the peace-of... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:15

i.e. As to the worship of God; his sacrifices shall be offered in the same manner, and accepted by God upon the same terms, as yours; which was a presage of the future calling of the Gentiles. And this is added by way of caution and distinction, to show that strangers were not upon this pretence to... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:19

WHEN YE EAT, i.e. when you are about to eat it; for before they did eat it, they were to offer this offering to God. OF THE BREAD, i.e. the bread-corn, as that word is used. JOB 28:5 PSALMS 104:15 ISAIAH 28:22. UNTO THE LORD, i.e. to the priest of the Lord, as appears from EZEKIEL 44:30.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:20

i.e. Of the corn in the threshing-floor, as DEUTERONOMY 16:13, when you have gathered in your corn. SO SHALL YE HEAVE IT, i.e. you shall offer this in the same proportion, to the same persons, i.e. the priests, and with the same rites.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:22

To wit, those now spoken of, those which concern the outward worship and servicc of God, or the rites or ceremonies belonging to it. And herein principally this law may seem to differ from that LEVITICUS 14:13, which speaks of some positive miscarriage, or doing that which ought not to have been don... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:24

In LE 4 the bullock is for a sin-offering, here it is for a burnt-offering, either because they are different laws, as hath been said; or because here is added a new penalty, to breed the greater caution and diligence in the Israelites, who had given many instances, and now a fresh and eminent insta... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:30

OUGHT; understand such things as ought not to be done and things relating to the worship of God; PRESUMPTOUSLY, Heb. _with a high_ or _lifted hand_ i. e. knowingly willfully, boldly, resolvedly, deliberately, designedly. So this phrase is elsewhere used. See EXODUS 14:8 LEVITICUS 26:21 NUMBERS 33:3... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:31

i.e. The punishment shall be confined to himself, and not fall upon the congregation, as it will do, if they neglect to cut him off.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:32

This seems to be added as an example of a presumptuous sin; for as the law of the sabbath was plain and positive, so this transgression of it must needs be a known and wilful sin.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:33

i.e. To the rulers of the congregation, who, as they represented and governed the congregation, are called by the name of the congregation.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:34

i.e. Moses and Aaron, and the seventy rulers last mentioned. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO HIM, i.e. in what manner he was to be cut off, or by what kind of death he was to die, which therefore God here particularly determines; otherwise it was known in general that sabbath-breakers were to be put to death... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:38

FRINGES were certain threads or ends of their garments, standing out a little further than the rest of their garments, left there for this use. IN THE BORDERS, i.e. in the four _borders_ or _quarters_, as it is DEUTERONOMY 22:12. Heb. _wings_, which is oft used for borders or ends, as RUTH 3:9 1 SAM... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:39

IT, i.e. the riband, SHALL BE UNTO YOU, i.e. shall serve you FOR THE FRINGE, to wit, to render it more visible and notorious by its certain, and remarkable, and distinct colour, whereas the fringe without this was of the same piece and colour with the garment, and therefore less observable. Or, _it_... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 15:41

Though I am justly displeased with you, for your frequent and horrid rebellions, for which also I will keep you forty years in the wilderness, yet I will not utterly cast you off, but will continue to be your God, to preserve and provide for you there, and after that time to bring you into Canaan.... [ Continue Reading ]

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