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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. The brazen altar of burnt offering, and so says Jarchi, on the outward altar; for of the inward (i.e. the altar of incense) it is written, ye shall not offer upon it strange incense, nor a burnt offering, nor a meat offering; and this fat he explains to be what was on the inwards of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat,.... Or unto Azazel; who or what Azazel is, [See comments on Leviticus 16:10] and [See comments on Leviticus 16:21]; for the goat and Azazel are different, not the same, nor to be confounded as they are in our version: shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water; in forty seahs of water,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. And the bullock for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the bullock [for] the sin offering, and the goat [for] the sin offering,.... The one for Aaron and his family, the other for the people of Israel, of which see Leviticus 16:5; whose blood was brought in to make an atonement in the holy [place]; the holy of holies, where it was brought and sprinkled, as directed in Leviticus 16:14; shall [one]...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water,.... In forty seahs of water, as the Targum of Jonathan; that is, everyone of those that burnt them, as Aben Ezra observes; for these being sin offerings, and had a connection with the sins of men, for whom they were offered, the persons concerned in the carrying and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. Everything that has to do with God’s service must be clean and purified by fire, and purified by water. An atonement cannot be made by that which is itself defiled; it must be without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing before...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And [this] shall be a statute for ever unto you,.... As long as the Aaronic priesthood was in being, and the Levitical dispensation lasted, until: the true Messiah came and put an end to all these rites and ceremonies; until that time this service was to be performed by the high priest in succession every year: [that] in the seventh month; the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: for on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement for you to cleanse you,.... By offering the sin offering for them; typical of the sacrifice of Christ, whose soul was made an offering for sin whereby atonement is made for it, and whose blood cleanses from all sin. Though the word "priest" is not in the text, it is rightly supplied, as it is by...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you,.... From all servile work, as before observed; typical of a cessation from the performance of sinful works, at least from a sinful course of life, and from a dependence on works of righteousness, when a man is brought to believe in Christ, and in the atonement which he has made, see Hebrews 4:3: and ye...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the priest whom he shall anoint,.... Whom God shall anoint, or shall be anointed, that shall succeed in the high priesthood, as Aaron's sons did, the eldest of them, and none but such were anointed: and whom he shall consecrate; or fill his hands, by putting the sacrifices into them; [See comments on Exodus 28:41] and [See comments on Exodus...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary,.... The holy of holies, just in the same manner as Aaron had done, Leviticus 16:16; and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation; the court of the tabernacle, and the holy place, and all in them, as Aaron did, in the places referred and for the altar; see Leviticus...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you,.... Which is the third time of its being observed, see Leviticus 16:29, to show that this was a law of considerable moment, and to be taken notice of, and strictly and closely kept by the priests, to whom these words are directed, and on whom the chief service of the day lay: to make atonement for...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Leviticus 17 In this chapter a law is given, ordering all sorts of persons, Israelites and sojourners, to bring their sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, on pain of being cut off, Leviticus 17:1; and a special and particular prohibition of sacrificing to devils is delivered out, Leviticus 17:7; and the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After he had given him the law about the day of atonement, and the rites belonging to it: saying; as follows.
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
After the law concerning the atonement to be made for all Israel by the high priest, at the tabernacle, with the blood of bulls and goats, in this chapter we have two prohibitions necessary for the preservation of the honour of that atonement. I. That no sacrifice should be offered by any other than the priests, nor anywhere but at the door of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons,.... Who were now constituted priests, the business of whose office it was to offer the sacrifices of the people, ordinary and extraordinary: and to all the children of Israel; who were all under obligation to sacrifices at certain times; under whom may be comprehended the Levites, who were not priests, and the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
What man soever [there be] of the house of Israel,.... Whether high or low, rich or poor: that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat in the camp; which are particularly mentioned, as Gersom observes, because of these the offerings were; for the law respects the killing of them not for common food, but for sacrifice, as appears from the following verses;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... Near to which stood the altar of burnt offering to offer it upon, and the priests ready for such service: now the Lord would have every sacrifice brought thither to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; that it might be offered publicly, and be...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field,.... Which, before the tabernacle was erected, they were used to offer there, as it was lawful for them to do, and on high places, but now unlawful; though sometimes this was dispensed with by the Lord, and was done by some of his prophets, as...