CHAPTER V _Concerning witnesses who, being adjured, refuse to tell the_ _truth_, 1. _Of those who contract defilement by touching unclean things_ _or persons_, 2, 3. _Of those who bind themselves by vows or oaths, and do not_ _fulfil them_, 4, 5. _The trespass-offering prescribed in such case... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:2. _ANY UNCLEAN THING_] Either the _dead_ body of a _clean_ animal, or the _living_ or _dead carcass_ of any _unclean_ creature. All such persons were to wash their clothes and themselves in clean water, and were considered as unclean till the evening, Leviticus 11:24-3. But if thi... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:4. _TO DO EVIL, OR TO DO GOOD_] It is very likely that rash promises are here intended; for if a man vow to do an act that is evil, though it would be criminal to keep such an oath or vow, yet he is guilty because he made it, and therefore must offer the _trespass-offering_. If he... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:5. _HE SHALL CONFESS THAT HE HATH SINNED_] Even _restitution_ was not sufficient without this confession, because a man might make restitution without being much _humbled_; but the confession of sin has a direct tendency to humble the soul, and hence it is so frequently required in... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:7. _IF HE BE NOT ABLE TO BRING A LAMB_] See the conclusion of _Clarke's note on "_Leviticus 1:16_"_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:8. _BUT SHALL NOT DIVIDE IT_] Leviticus 1:16, Leviticus 1:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:10. _HE SHALL OFFER THE SECOND FOR A BURNT-OFFERING_] The pigeon for the burnt-offering was wholly consumed, it was the Lord's property; that for the sin-offering was the priest's property, and was to be eaten by him after its blood had been partly sprinkled on the side of the alta... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:11. _TENTH PART OF AN EPHAH_] About _three quarts_. The ephah contained a little more than _seven_ gallons and a _half_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:15. _IN THE HOLY THINGS OF THE LORD_] This law seems to relate particularly to _sacrilege_, and _defrauds_ in spiritual matters; such as the neglect to consecrate or redeem the firstborn, the withholding of the first-fruits, tithes, and such like; and, according to the rabbins, mak... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:16. _SHALL MAKE AMENDS_] Make restitution for the wrong he had done according to what is laid down in the preceding verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Leviticus 5:19. _HE HATH CERTAINLY TRESPASSED_] And because he hath sinned, therefore he must bring a sacrifice. On no other _ground_ shall he be accepted by the Lord. Reader, how dost thou stand in the sight of thy Maker? ON the subject of this chapter it may be proper to make the following... [ Continue Reading ]