(3) _The first priestly transgression and its punishment_(1 7) 1. Nadab and Abihu were specially chosen to -come up unto the Lord" with Moses, Aaron and the 70 elders (Exodus 24:1; Exodus 24:9-11, the only reference to these sons of Aaron outside P). _his censer_ The Heb. word is used in this sens... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will be sanctified_ The words seem to be a quotation and are in poetical parallelism: "In them that come nigh me I will shew myself holy, And before all the people I will glorify myself." The sense is that the priests are those who have the right to approach God, and He shews Himself holy in p... [ Continue Reading ]
For the relationship between the persons mentioned see Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
_their coats_ their priestly garments. See on Leviticus 8:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
The ordinary priest might defile himself for those near of kin (Leviticus 21:2) but the high priest was not allowed to do so (Leviticus 21:11). On this occasion Aaron, Eleazar, and Ithamar were all subject to the stricter rule. The whole house of Israel joined in the mourning. _Let not the hair of... [ Continue Reading ]
_for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you_ The commands of this verse do not necessarily imply that the seven days of consecration (Leviticus 8:33) are not yet ended, for a similar statement is applied in Leviticus 21:12 to the high priest at all times. (4) _Wine and strong drink forbidden_(8,... [ Continue Reading ]
This passage may well have an immediate relation to the preceding context, as meaning that perfect sobriety was required in order to enable them to discriminate between -holy" and -common" and to give right _Torah_. Others have thought that the words in the last clause of Leviticus 10:11 -the Lord h... [ Continue Reading ]
For the -wave breast" and the -heave thigh" see Appendix IV, pp. 183 ff. (6) _Aaron's excuse for not eating the Sin-Offering_(16 20) The Sin-Offering is that of Leviticus 9:15 which was offered as the first, i.e. as Aaron's, Sin-Offering, and burnt without the camp (Leviticus 9:11). This burning ... [ Continue Reading ]
_and he hath given it you to bear_[mg. _to take away the iniquity of the congregation_ Two interpretations of this clause have been proposed, (_a_) God has given the Sin-Offering for the purpose of taking away the iniquity of the congregation, (_b_) God has given to you the Sin-Offering (the part no... [ Continue Reading ]
Aaron in his reply admits that he should have eaten the Sin-Offering, but gives as a reason for not doing so -there have befallen me such things as these." This is explained as a reference to the death of his sons. Aaron, Eleazar, and Ithamar were forbidden to mourn for them; but Aaron considered th... [ Continue Reading ]