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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:3-12

Rites essential to an atonement. Who could stand in the tabernacle court without having imprinted on his mind the view God takes of the guilt of sin, and the necessity for the sinner's deliverance from its results? The victims brought for sacrifice, the priests devoted to the sacrificial work, the altars of burnt offering and incense, the vail that separated the holy from the holiest place—all these were eminently calculated to deepen the Israelites' conviction of the holiness of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:3-12

The high priest's burnt offering. The difference between the high priest's offering and that for the whole congregation on the one hand, and the offering for an offending ruler or any of the common people on the other, lay in the sprinkling of the blood of the victim seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary. This betokened the purifying by this sacrifice of the public worship of the people as distinguished from their private and individual life. The different modes of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:3-27

Gradations in guilt. In Israel, as we have seen, sin was divided into the pardonable and the unpardonable—into "sins through ignorance" and sins of presumption. But this was not the only distinction. Of those which might be forgiven there were some more serious than others, demanding variety in expiation. Special regulations were given as to the sin of the "priest that is anointed" ( Leviticus 4:3 ), the "whole congregation of Israel" ( Leviticus 4:13 ), the ruler ( Leviticus 4:22 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:3-27

Access for all: comparison and contrast. In the statutes of the Law given in this chapter we are reminded, by comparison and by contrast, of two of the main features of the gospel of Christ. We are reminded by comparison of— I. THE ACCESS THAT WAS PERMITTED TO EVERY ISRAELITE , AND IS NOW GRANTED TO US . No single individual in the whole congregation of Israel could feel that he was forbidden to go with his offering "before the Lord," to seek forgiveness... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 4:6

Before the vail of the sanctuary - This is generally understood to mean the floor of the holy place in front of the veil. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 4:7

Pour - All the blood that was left after the sprinkling and the smearing should be disposed of in such a manner as to suit the decorum of divine service. It had no sacrificial significance. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 4:6

Leviticus 4:6. Seven times A number much used in Scripture, as a number of perfection; and here prescribed, either to show that his sins needed more than ordinary purgation, and more exercise of his faith and repentance, both which graces he was obliged to join with that ceremonial rite. Before the veil The second veil, dividing between the holy place and the holy of holies, which is generally called the veil of the sanctuary. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

The sin offering: regulations (4:1-35)Burnt offerings, cereal offerings and peace offerings were not compulsory; people made them voluntarily to express their devotion. The sin offering, however, was compulsory whenever people realized they had committed some (accidental) sin that broke their fellowship with God. In the other offerings there was an element of atonement (for sin affects everything that people do), but in the sin offering, atonement was the central issue.The animal was killed in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 4:6

sprinkle. Hebrew throw, or splash. seven times. The number of spiritual perfection. See App-10 . before. Not in the Hebrew. On vail or floor. Explanatory of previous sentence. Or, may = before the LORD, by Figure of speech Metonymy ( App-6 .) vail. Type of the perfect humanity of Christ. No avail for purposes of atonement without blood. We are saved by His death, not by His life (Ephesians 2:13 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 4:7

before. A various reading called Sevir has "which is before". See App-34 . all = all the remaining blood. read more

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