Laws of the oblations. These naturally follow those concerning the priests, which form the subject of the earlier portion of this chapter. They may be considered— I. WITH RESPECT TO THE SACRIFICES . 1 . These must be the animals prescribed. 2 . They must be individuals without blemish. 3 . Blemished creatures may be given as free-will offerings. II. WITH RESPECT TO THEIR OFFERING . 1 . They may not be offered till after the eighth day. ... read more
Ye shall offer at your own will a male - Rather, That it may be accepted (so Leviticus 22:29) for you it shall be a male. See Leviticus 1:3. It is the same phrase as in Leviticus 22:20-21, Leviticus 22:27. read more
Leviticus 22:17-18. The Lord spake unto Moses The following laws relate to the qualifications required in any offering made either by the Israelites or proselytes. For such proselytes as had renounced idolatry, and were proselytes of the gate, termed, Leviticus 22:18, strangers in Israel Though not circumcised, and obliged to keep the whole law of Moses, were yet permitted, in testimony of their worshipping the true God, to offer free- will-offerings at the Jewish altar, as well as... read more
Leviticus 22:19. Ye shall offer it at your own will This is better rendered by the Seventy, the Arabic, and other versions, In order to its being accepted ye shall offer a male. And so we render the same word לרצון , leratson, in the next verse. Males were required in burnt-offerings: but females were accepted in peace-offerings and sin-offerings. read more
Animals for sacrifice (22:17-33)All animals offered in sacrifice to God had to be the best available. The only exception concerned the freewill offering, for in that case the state of the animal was an indication of the offerer’s state of heart (17-25).Sacrificial animals had to be at least a week old, to ensure that they were normal and healthy. When people made sacrifices, they were to have sympathy for the innocent animals that lost their lives. For this reason a mother animal was not to be... read more
Whatsoever = what man soever. Hebrew. 'i sh 'tsh. App-14 , offer = bring near. Hebrew. karab. App-43 . oblation = Hebrew. korban. App-43 . Translated "offering", Leviticus 3:7 , Leviticus 3:14 ; Leviticus 7:12 ; Leviticus 17:4 , &. c. freewill offerings. Compare Psalms 40:8 . John 10:17 , John 10:18 ; John 17:4 .Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:7 , Philippians 1:8 . read more
at your own will = for your acceptance. So rendered in verses: Leviticus 22:20 , Leviticus 22:21 , Leviticus 22:25 , Leviticus 22:27 . See note on Leviticus 1:3 . For this kind of offering, see note on Leviticus 7:15 , Leviticus 7:16 . read more
Leviticus 22:19. Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish— Laws are next given to provide for the perfection of the sacrifices, as well as of the sacrificers. Upon this head, we refer to the last note of the foregoing chapter, The strangers in Israel, Lev 22:18 signify the proselytes of the gate, such as had embraced the Mosaic law. At your own will might be rendered more consistently with the former verse, for your acceptance, or to be accepted; as it is rendered in the 21st... read more
19. Ye shall offer at your own will—rather, to your being accepted. a male without blemish—This law (Leviticus 1:3) is founded on a sense of natural propriety, which required the greatest care to be taken in the selection of animals for sacrifice. The reason for this extreme caution is found in the fact that sacrifices are either an expression of praise to God for His goodness, or else they are the designed means of conciliating or retaining His favor. No victim that was not perfect in its kind... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:17-30
Characteristics of acceptable service. The very fact that all the points here referred to have been fully brought out before lends strong emphasis to them as matters of vital importance in the estimation of God. If our worship and service are to be acceptable, there must be— I. SPONTANEITY OF SPIRIT . "Ye shall offer at your own will" ( Leviticus 22:19 ); "when ye will offer … offer it at your own will" ( Leviticus 22:29 ). There is a wilfulness in worship which is blamable... read more