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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:21

Moreover, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing ,.... Person or thing, the dead body of a man, or the bone of a dead body, or a grave in which it was laid: as the uncleanness of man ; the issue that runs from a profluvious person: or any unclean beast ; that was so by the law ceremonial; see Leviticus 11:4 , or any abominable unclean thing ; which the Targum of Jonathan interprets of every unclean reptile: see Leviticus 11:20 . and eat of the flesh of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:12

If he offer it for a thanksgiving - See the notes at the end of this chapter at Leviticus 7:38 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:15

He shall not leave any of it until the morning - Because in such a hot country it was apt to putrefy, and as it was considered to be holy, it would have been very improper to expose that to putrefaction which had been consecrated to the Divine Being. Mr. Harmer supposes that the law here refers rather to the custom of drying flesh which had been devoted to religious purposes, which is practiced among the Mohammedans to the present time. This, he thinks, might have given rise to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:20

Having his uncleanness upon him - Having touched any unclean thing by which he became legally defiled, and had not washed his clothes, and bathed his flesh. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:21

The uncleanness of man - Any ulcer, sore, or leprosy; or any sort of cutaneous disorder, either loathsome or infectious. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:16

Verse 16 16.But if the sacrifice of his offering. I have observed a little above that it is not a conditional but a simple vow which is here meant; because, if a person were under the obligation of a vow, (287) his payment was an act of thanksgiving, and thus his sacrifice was comprised under the first head. But it would not be without absurdity that similar things should be distinguished as if they differed. But inasmuch as many made gratuitous vows, Moses combines this kind of sacrifice with... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:19

Verse 19 19.And the flesh that toucheth. It was not indeed lawful to eat of any polluted flesh, but in the sacrifices there was a special reason for this, i.e., because the uncleanness involved sacrilege. On this account he commands it to be burnt, just like that which had not been consumed within the legitimate time; and the punishment is, (288) that if any unclean person shall have touched the consecrated meat, he should be cut off from the people. The cruelty or immoderate severity of this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

This chapter treats of the ritual of the trespass offering and the peace offerings, as the last chapter treated of that of the burnt offering, the meat offering, and the sin offering. The LXX . version attaches the first ten verses of this chapter to Leviticus 6:1-30 , beginning Leviticus 7:1-38 with our Leviticus 7:11 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

Ministerial support. cf. 1 Corinthians 9:13 ; 1 Corinthians 10:18 . We have in this chapter a detailed account of the disposal of the offerings already referred to. The leading idea of the passage is the perquisites of the priests, and the Christian counterpart of this is ministerial support. And in this connection let us observe— I. IN ALL THE OFFERINGS THE FIRST CONCERN WAS TO ALLOCATE TO GOD HIMSELF HIS DUE . In particular he had appropriated to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:9-15

The peace offering of thanksgiving. At the conclusion of the instructions concerning the trespass offering, we have a few directions concerning the meat offering ( Leviticus 7:9 , Leviticus 7:10 ). Whatever of it was dressed was to be given to the priest that offered it, to be consumed by himself and his family. But that "mingled with oil, and dry" was to be divided amongst the sons of Aaron. The reason appears to be economical. What was prepared would not keep, and was therefore to be... read more

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