レビ記 5:7-13 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 5:7-13

Provision is here made for the poor of God's people, and the pacifying of their consciences under the sense of guilt. Those that were not able to bring a lamb might bring for a sin-offering a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons; nay, if any were so extremely poor that they were not able to procure these so often as they would have occasion, they might bring a pottle of fine flour, and this should be accepted. Thus the expense of the sin-offering was brought lower than that of any other... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:7

And if he be not able to bring a lamb ,.... He is not possessed of a lamb, nor able to purchase one: then he shall bring for his trespass which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord ; either the one or the other; these were common, and in great plenty in the land of Israel, as Maimonides F25 Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 46. observes, which was the reason of their being ordered, since to be had cheap. The turtledoves were larger, as the Targum of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:8

And he shall bring them unto the priest ,.... Either two turtledoves, or two young pigeons: who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first ; that which is chosen for it, as the Targum of Jonathan; and this choice was made, not by the priest, but by the man that brought the offering, who separated it, and said, lo, this is a sin offering, and after that said, lo, this is a burnt offering F1 Ib. (Maimon & Bratenora) in Misn. Zebachim, c. 10. sect. 4. ; the sin... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:9

And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar ,.... Or "wall" F3 על קיר επι τον τοιχον , Sept. "super parietem", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius; "ad parietem", Tigurine version. it is asked F4 Maimon. in Misn. Zebachim, c. 6. sect. 4. ,"what is the wall at which the rest of the blood is wrung out? this is the lower wall, namely, the half of the height of the altar below, under the thread (of scarlet that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:10

And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner ,.... That is, the second turtledove or young pigeon, after the other was made a sin offering; and the manner according to which this was offered was not according to the rite or manner of the bird chosen first for a sin offering, as the Targum of Jonathan, but according to the burnt offering of the fowl in Leviticus 1:15 so Jarchi and Ben Gersom: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, for his sin which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:11

But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons ,.... Which is supposing a man to be in the poorest circumstances he can well be; and such is the grace and goodness of God, that he has provided for the atonement and forgiveness of the poorest, as well as of the rich: then he that hath sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering ; which is an omer, Exodus 16:36 and is as much as a man can eat in one day, as Aben... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:12

Then shall he bring it to the priest ,.... The flour just as it was, not kneaded and made into a cake, as appears by what follows: and the priest shall take his handful of it ; as much of the flour as he could hold in one hand: even a memorial thereof ; to bring to mind his sin, and the goodness of God in admitting of an offering for it, and forgiving it upon that: and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord ; in the same manner as other... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:13

And the priest shall make an atonement for him ,.... By burning the handful of flour brought by him, as an emblem of the painful sufferings of Christ, whereby he made atonement for the sins of his people: as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these ; for whatsoever sin he had committed in any of the above cases, Leviticus 5:1 , and it shall be forgiven him ; upon the foot of the atonement made; See Gill on Leviticus 5:10 , and the remnant shall be the priest's as... read more

Adam Clarke