レビ記 14:2-4 Jcb
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:1-32
The cleansing of the leper represents the absolution of the sinner, as his exclusion from the camp represented spiritual excommunication. I. THE LAW OF CHRISTIAN EXCOMMUNICATION AND ABSOLUTION , "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" ( Matthew 16:19 ). "Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:1-57
The cleansing of sin as illustrated in the cleansing of the leper. cf. 2 Kings 5:1-27 ; Matthew 8:1-4 ; Luke 5:12-15 . We have seen the possibility of a cure of leprosy in the directions for its diagnosis given to the priests. The cured leper had also to be cleansed before admitted to the society of the faithful. In this chapter we have the cleansing of the leper detailed. In this we are to discern the cleansing of sin. Naaman's case is instructive upon this point. He was cured by... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:2
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. The ceremonies in the first stage of cleansing , which restored the outcast to the common life of his fellows, were the following: 1 . The priest formally examined the leper outside the camp, and made up his mind that he was clean. 2 . An earthen vessel was brought with fresh water, and one of two birds was killed, and its blood was allowed to run into this water. 3 . The other bird was taken and dipped in the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:3
The priest. The agent is stilt the priest, not the physician. The priest shall go forth out of the camp. "May we not (as Hesychius suggests) see a figure here of the compassion of our Great High Priest, who has gone forth out of heaven itself, the camp of angel hosts, and has come down to earth, not only to examine but to heal tile moral leprosy of sin, 'to seek and to save the lost' ( Luke 19:10 ), and who carefully examines and scrutinizes all the secrets of all hearts ( Hebrews... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:4
Cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. "Cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet ' are also to be burnt with the red heifer for the ashes for the water of separation ( Numbers 19:6 ), and they appear to have been commonly employed in purifications ( Hebrews 9:19 ). The antiseptic properties of cedar made it peculiarly suitable for such occasions. The hyssop "was probably not the plant which we call hyssop, the Hyssopus officinalis. for it is uncertain whether this is to be found in Syria and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:4-9
Admission (or readmission). When leprosy had departed from the flesh, he who had been, but no longer remained, a leper was, in the sight of Jehovah and of his people, still ceremonially unclean. He was in a bodily condition which made him readmissible to Divine and human fellowship, but he must first "be cleansed" ( Leviticus 14:4 ) before he would be readmitted. The ceremonies here prescribed give a picture of our readmission to the favour of God and the fellowship of his people. ... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 14:4
These birds were provided by the priest for the man. They were not, like the offerings for the altar, brought by the man himself (compare Leviticus 14:4 with Leviticus 14:10), they were not presented nor brought near the sanctuary, nor was any portion of them offered on the altar.Cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop - These three substances were used as the common materials in rites of purification (compare Exodus 12:22; Numbers 19:8; Psalms 51:7; Hebrews 9:19): the “cedar”, or juniper, the... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 14:2
Leviticus 14:2. He shall be brought to the priest Not to the priest’s tent or house, but to some place without the camp, or city, where the priest should appoint to meet him. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 14:1-20
Thorough purification. Spiritual disease is often neglected by persons who are extremely anxious respecting some disease of the physical frame. For the former they seek no remedy, and display no concern as to its ultimate issue, whereas the latter is viewed with unceasing distress. Would that every spiritual leper entertained just conceptions regarding his state! The ceremonies of this chapter are pregnant with interest for us today. Two stages in the leper's cleansing are set before us. ... read more