Leviticus 4:1
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 Cherubim.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Cherubim.... [ Continue Reading ]
If a soul sin — This must necessarily be understood of more than common 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... [ Continue Reading ]
If the priest — That is, the high — priest, who only was anointed after the first time. His anointing is mentioned, because he was not compleat high — priest 'till he was anointed. Do sin — Either in doctrine or practice, which it is here supposed he may do. And this is noted as a character of imper... [ Continue Reading ]
On the head — To testify both his acknowledgment of his sin, and faith in God's promise for the expiation of his sins through Christ, whom that sacrifice typified. Kill the bullock — By one of the priests, whom he should cause to do it.... [ Continue Reading ]
To the tabernacle — Into the tabernacle; which was not required nor allowed in any other sacrifice, possibly to shew 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 shew that his sins needed more then ordinary purgation, and more exercise of his faith and repentance, both which graces he was obliged to join with that ceremonial rite. Before the veil — The se... [ Continue Reading ]
All the blood — All the rest; for part was disposed elsewhere.... [ Continue Reading ]
The whole bullock — So no part of this was to be eaten by the priests, as it was in other sin — offerings. 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, of... [ Continue Reading ]
The whole congregation — The body of the people, or the greater part of them, their rulers concurring with them.... [ Continue Reading ]
A 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 — Who here acted in the name of all the people, who could not possibly perform this act in their own persons.... [ Continue Reading ]
And sprinkle it — It was not to be poured out there, but sprinkled only; for the cleansing virtue of the blood of Christ was sufficiently represented by sprinkling. It was sprinkled seven times: seven is a number of perfection; because God made the world in six days, and rested the seventh. This sig... [ Continue Reading ]
The altar — Of incense: Which is before the Lord — That is, before the holy of holies, where the Lord was in a more special manner present.... [ Continue Reading ]
For a sin — offering — That is, for the priest's sin — offering, called the first bullock, Leviticus 4:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
The burnt — offering — So called by way of eminency, to wit, the daily burnt — offering. It is a sin — offering — And therefore to be killed where the burnt — offering is killed; whereby it is distinguished from the peace — offering, which were killed elsewhere.... [ Continue Reading ]
It shall be forgiven — Both judicially, as to all ecclesiastical censures or civil punishment; and really, upon condition of repentance and faith in the Messiah to come.... [ Continue Reading ]
A female — Which here was sufficient, because the sin of one of those was less than the sin of the ruler, for whom a male was required.... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall slay it — Not by himself, but by the hands of the priest.... [ Continue Reading ]
Burn them — The fat; but he useth the plural number, because the fat was of several kinds, as we saw Leviticus 4:8, Heb. upon the offerings, together with them, or after them; because the burnt — offerings were to have the first place.... [ Continue Reading ]