The burnt sacrifice. The most ancient, that which represents all others. Notice— I. THE MAIN PRINCIPLE REPRESENTED — SELF - SURRENDER IN ORDER TO SELF - PRESERVATION THROUGH THE COVENANTED MERCY OF JEHOVAH . In this principle there are included these points: 1 . Recognition of the supreme claim Of God. 2 . Substitutionary surrender, a life for a life, the victim for the offerer. 3 . Expiation of sin and acceptance, by the restoration... read more
The burnt sacrifice of the herd. Having given general instructions concerning the great business of sacrifice, the Most High descends to particulars, and here describes the burnt sacrifice of the herd. These particulars contain specific directions— I. AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE VICTIM . 1 . It must be a male. 2 . It must be without blemish. (1) The rabbins reckon no less than fifty things, any one of which would, in their judgment, render an animal unfit for... read more
The burnt offering. It was wholly consumed by the fire of God's altar; nothing was left for the after consumption either of the offerer or even of God's ministers, as in the other sacrifices. I. IT TYPIFIES THE ENTIRE SELF - SURRENDER OF CHRIST TO GOD . 1. In his eternal resolve to redeem by becoming man. 2. In the humility of his birth on earth. 3. In the silence in which his youth was spent. 4. In the narrow limits within which he confined his... read more
burnt - literally, that (offering) which ascends (as a flame).A male without blemish - Males were required in most offerings, since the stronger sex which takes precedence of the other. But females were allowed in peace-offerings Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:6, and were expressly prescribed in the sin-offerings of the common people Leviticus 4:28, Leviticus 4:32; Leviticus 5:6.At the door of the tabernacle of the congregation - Wherever these words occur, they should be rendered: “at the entrance... read more
Leviticus 1:3. If his offering be a burnt-sacrifice This was called a holocaust by the Greeks, being wholly given to God and consumed upon his altar, the skin excepted, neither the priest nor offerer having any share of it, Leviticus 1:9, and 1 Samuel 7:9. It was the principal sacrifice, and is properly mentioned first, as being that which spoke most significantly the good-will of the offerer, and his enlargement of heart, 2 Chronicles 29:31. These sacrifices signified that the whole man,... read more
1:1-7:38 THE OFFERINGSThe burnt offering (1:1-17)Of all the offerings, the burnt offering was the most ancient. It had been in general use among God’s people long before Moses set out laws to regulate it. The offerings of Noah, Abraham and the Israelites in Egypt were all earlier forms of this sacrifice (Genesis 8:20; Genesis 22:2; Exodus 10:25). It was called the burnt offering because all the flesh was burnt upon the altar. None of it was eaten.Thanksgiving, devotion and atonement were all in... read more
Jehovah begins with the burnt offering and ends with the sin offering: we, in our approach, begin with the sin offering and end with the burnt offering. burnt sacrifice. Hebrew. 'olah. See App-43 . male. A female permitted in some other offerings, but not here, because of the type. Christ not the sinbearer here, as in Leviticus 4:0 . without blemish. Hebrew. tamim, said of all sacrifices, and the same of Noah, Genesis 6:9 . his own voluntary will. Not the same as a freewill offering. This... read more
"If his oblation be a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.""Burnt offering ..." In some ways, this was the most important of all the sacrifices. First it could be offered by men of any race or nation,[10] being distinguished in this from all other Jewish... read more
Leviticus 1:3. If his offering be a burnt-sacrifice of the herd— The burnt sacrifice, as being the principal, is mentioned first: it was wholly consumed upon the altar, and therefore usually called an holocaust by the Greeks. There were four other sorts of sacrifices, meat-offerings, peace-offerings, sin-offerings, and trespass-offerings, mentioned in the subsequent chapters. The burnt-offering was the most important: it was made unto God every day by the children of Israel; Num 28:3 and... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice. The Hebrew term for "burnt sacrifice" is olah, meaning "that which ascends;" sometimes kaleel "whole offering," is found ( Deuteronomy 33:10 ); the LXX . use the word ὁλοκαύτωμα , "whole burnt offering." The conditions to be fulfilled by an Israelite who offered a burnt sacrifice were the following:— 1 . He must offer either 2. In case it were a bull, ram, or goat, he must bring it to the door of the tabernacle, that is, the... read more