Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 6:14-18
See Leviticus 2:1-10; Exodus 29:40-41.Leviticus 6:16With unleavened bread shall it be eaten - This should be, it (the remainder) shall be eaten unleavened. read more
See Leviticus 2:1-10; Exodus 29:40-41.Leviticus 6:16With unleavened bread shall it be eaten - This should be, it (the remainder) shall be eaten unleavened. 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
he: i.e. one of the sons whose turn it was. burn: as incense. Hebrew. katar. App-43 . memorials = memorial portion. See note on Leviticus 2:2 . read more
6. Instructions for the priests concerning the offerings 6:8-7:38"The five basic sacrifices are . . . introduced twice, each sacrifice being treated both in the main section addressed to the people [Leviticus 1:1 to Leviticus 6:7] and in the supplementary section addressed to the priests [Leviticus 6:8 to Leviticus 7:38]." [Note: Lindsey, p. 172.] The main theme of this section is who may eat what parts of the offerings and where. Generally only the priests could eat the sacrifices, but the... read more
The law of the meal offering for the priests 6:14-18God considered the meal, sin, and trespass offerings "most holy" (Leviticus 6:17; Leviticus 6:25; Leviticus 7:1; Leviticus 7:6). This means that they were sacrifices that only the priests could eat.The "layman who touched these most holy things became holy through the contact, so that henceforth he had to guard against defilement in the same manner as the sanctified priests (Leviticus 21:1-8), though without sharing the priestly rights and... read more
1-7. These vv. should be reckoned as part of Leviticus 5. The Hebrew chapter begins at Leviticus 6:8. Our chapter and verse divisions are a late invention, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries.2. RV ’deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of bargain (or pledge), or of robbery’: cp. Exodus 22:7.Leviticus 6:8 to Leviticus 7:38. Directions addressed to the Priests regarding the ritual of Sacrifice: see on Leviticus 1:29-13. The Burnt Offering. The daily or continual burnt... read more
(15) And he shall take of it.—That is, one of the sons of Aaron mentioned in the preceding verse, whose rotation it is to serve at the altar. For an explanation of these directions see Leviticus 2:2. read more
THE DAILY MEAL OFFERINGLeviticus 6:14-23"And this is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal offering and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, as the memorial thereof, unto the Lord. And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: it shall be eaten without... read more
6. The Laws of the Offerings CHAPTERS 6:8-7:38 1. The law of the burnt offering (Leviticus 6:8-13 ) 2. The law of the meal offering (Leviticus 6:14-18 ) 3. The offering of the high priest (Leviticus 6:19-23 ) 4. The law of the sin offering (Leviticus 6:24-30 ) 5. The law of the trespass offering (Leviticus 7:1-10 ) 6. The law of the sacrifice of the peace offerings (Leviticus 7:11-38 ) After Jehovah had given to Moses by direct communication the different offerings, in what they... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:14-23
The law of the meat offering. As the law of the burnt offering, laid down in the preceding paragraph, viz. in relation to the service of the priest, was before mentioned, more particularly in respect to the offerer, so is the law of the meat, or more properly the bread, offering, here introduced for a similar reason, after being formerly mentioned likewise (see Leviticus 2:1-16 ). The subject is presented in two aspects, and we have to consider— I. THE LAW OF THE BREAD ... read more