Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Leviticus 5:5. Leviticus 5:1 SWEARING - Adjuration. The case appears to be that of one who has been put upon his oath as a witness by a magistrate, and fa... [ Continue Reading ]
(This comment exends through Leviticus 6:7). The trespass-offerings as they are described in this section and in Leviticus 7:1, are clearly distinguished from the ordinary sin-offerings in these particulars: (1) They were offered on account of offences which involved an injury to some person (it mi... [ Continue Reading ]
COMMIT A TRESPASS - Rather, here and in Leviticus 6:2, perpetrate a wrong. The word is different from that rendered trespass elsewhere in these chapters. THROUGH IGNORANCE - Through inadvertence. See Leviticus 4:2 note. IN THE HOLY THINGS OF THE LORD - The reference is to a failure in the payment... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGH HE WIST IT NOT - Ignorance of the Law, or even of the consequences of the act at the time that it was committed, was not to excuse him from the obligation to offer the sacrifice.... [ Continue Reading ]