Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 7:12
For a thanksgiving - i. e., a thank-offering for mercies received. read more
For a thanksgiving - i. e., a thank-offering for mercies received. read more
For his offering - The leavened bread was a distinct offering. read more
Leviticus 7:12. If he offer it for a thanksgiving Hebrew, על תודה , gnal todah, for confession, it being accompanied with a public confession or acknowledgment of the mercies and deliverances which the offerer had received from God. And to this the apostle alludes, (Hebrews 13:15,) exhorting Christians to offer to God continually, through Christ, the sacrifice of praise; that is, says he, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks, ομολογουντων , confessing to his name. read more
Leviticus 7:13. Leavened bread Because this was a sacrifice of another kind than those in which leaven was forbidden, this being a sacrifice of thanksgiving for God’s blessings, among which leavened bread was one. Leaven indeed was universally forbidden, Leviticus 2:11; but that prohibition concerned only things offered and burned upon the altar, which this bread was not. read more
The law of the offerings (6:8-7:38)In the section known as ‘the law of the offerings’, the additional regulations were mainly for the benefit of the officiating priests. These regulations have already been dealt with in the discussion on the preceding chapters. Although the present chapters list the offerings in a slightly different order from the earlier chapters, the same five categories are dealt with: the burnt offering (6:8-13; see notes on 1:1-17), the cereal offering (6:14-23; see notes... read more
thanksgiving for special mercies received, as enumerated in Psalms 107:0 . This is the sacrifice alluded to in Hebrews 13:15 . sacrifice. Hebrew. zabah. App-43 . read more
offering. Hebrew. korban. App-43 . peace offerings. Hebrew. shelem. App-43 . read more
Leviticus 7:12. If he offer it for a thanksgiving— The sacred writer now proceeds to speak of peace-offerings; which were of different sorts, and attended with different rites. They were either gratulatory, as here, or votive, or voluntary; see Leviticus 7:16. What we render for a thanksgiving, is, in the Hebrew, תודה על al todah, for confession or ascribing glory and praise to God for mercies received: Compare Hebrews 13:15. The ands in this verse, should be rendered by or; cakes mingled with... read more
Leviticus 7:13. He shall offer—leavened bread— In ch. Lev 2:11 all leaven in bread-offerings, is forbidden. Their opinion, therefore, seems most plausible, who think that this fine leavened bread was not for the altar, but to be eaten by the priests together with the offerer and his friends, who feasted on the sacrifice. This might be rendered, besides these cakes, he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace-offerings, leavened cakes; and of them (Leviticus 7:14.) he shall... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:13
Leavened bread was not to be offered on the altar, for a reason before assigned; but, though not offered on the altar, it may yet be consecrated to God, not by burning, but by heaving. Thus there are lives which cannot be wholly devoted to God and his active service, and yet can be consecrated to him. Leavened bread was the bread commonly used, and the secular life of a man engaged daily in the occupations of politics, or of business, or of labour, may be sanctified, and, being sanctified, may... read more