LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:1 Vows and Dedication. This final chapter describes means of redemption relating to vows made to the Lord. The material appears to be an appendix to the book because it does not fit smoothly with the previous content. This does not mean the chapter was added later. It... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:9__ One of the vows a man can make is to donate a clean ANIMAL to the sanctuary. No substitution of the animal is permitted once the animal has been donated. A person may also contribute an UNCLEAN ANIMAL. It will not be sacrificed, but the priests may sell it and use... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:16__ Dedicating LAND to the Lord is divided into two cases: inherited land (vv. Leviticus 27:16) and purchased land (vv. Leviticus 27:22). Since the land belongs to the Lord anyway, only the crops can be donated to the Lord. (In practice, this means donating them to th... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:26__ The FIRSTBORN already BELONGS TO THE LORD (Exodus 13:2; Exodus 34:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=image [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:28__ A DEVOTED THING was something “set apart” or “set aside” for God’s purposes. It could not be RANSOMED or “redeemed for other purposes.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:30__ The TITHE is already the Lord’s. This law allows the rules for ordinary vows to govern the tithes as well (see vv. Leviticus 27:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:34__ The phrase ON MOUNT SINAI appeared in Leviticus 25:1 and Leviticus 26:46, giving the impression that just chs. Leviticus 25:1 were spoken on Mount Sinai. But the range of meaning of COMMANDMENTS probably includes “rules and statutes” (compare Leviticus 26:14), whi... [ Continue Reading ]