Leviticus 16:1-14 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:9

And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord's lot fell ,.... Alluding to the manner of taking out the lot by the high priest, who, when he took it out, lifted it up with his hand, and then let it down, and put it on the head of the goat; after which he brought it to the altar to be sacrificed: and offer him for a sin offering ; an offering for the sins of the people, as a type of Christ, who made his soul an offering for sin for his people; but this was not done by Aaron until he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:10

But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat ,.... Or for Azazel, of which more hereafter in the latter part of the verse: shall be presented alive before the Lord ; this seems to be a second presentation; both the goats were presented before the Lord before the lots were cast, Leviticus 16:7 ; but this was afterwards, when one of the goats, according to the lot, being presented, was ordered to be killed for a sin offering, and the other according to the lot being presented... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:11

And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself ,.... In the same manner, and is to be understood in the same sense as in Leviticus 16:6 , and shall make atonement for himself and for his house : by a confession of words, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, and which Jarchi calls the second confession; for the same was made, and in the same words as before; see Gill on Leviticus 16:6 , and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:12

And he shall take a censer ,.... A fire pan, a sort of chafing dish or perfuming pot; this was a golden one, as appears from Hebrews 9:4 ; hence Christ, the Angel of God's presence, our interceding High Priest, is said to have such an one, Revelation 8:3 ; and so Josephus says F7 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 8. sect. 3. , it was a golden one the high priest used on the day of atonement; with which agree the Misnic doctors F8 Misn. Yoma, c. 4. sect. 4. , who say, on other days he took off... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:13

And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord ,.... Both the incense and burning coals of fire being carried within the vail, the incense was put upon the coals, and so it burned before the Lord, whose seat was between the cherubim; and from whence it appears, that this was done, not without but within the vail: the Sadducees under the second temple would have it, that the incense was put upon the fire without the vail, wherefore the high priest, on the evening of this day, was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:14

And he shall take of the blood of the bullock ,.... When the high priest slew the bullock, the blood was received in a basin, and given to another priest, that he might keep stirring it on a foursquare bench in the temple, that so it might not thicken and congeal F14 Misn. Yoma, c. 4. sect. 3. , but by a continual motion might become thin and liquid, and fit for sprinkling; and this was doing, while the high priest was gone into the most holy place to offer the incense; which being... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:1

After the death of the two sons of Aaron - It appears from this verse that the natural place of this chapter is immediately after the tenth, where probably it originally stood; but the transposition, if it did take place, must be very ancient, as all the versions acknowledge this chapter in the place in which it now stands. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:2

That he come not at all times into the holy place - By the holy place we are to understand here what is ordinarily called the Holy of Holies, or most holy place; that place within the veil where the ark of the covenant, etc., were laid up; and where God manifested his presence between the cherubim. In ordinary cases the high priest could enter this place only once in the year, that is, on the day of annual atonement; but in extraordinary cases he might enter more frequently, viz., while in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:3

With a young bullock for a sin-offering - The bullock was presented as a sin-offering for himself, his family, the whole priesthood, and probably the Levites. The ram was for a burnt-offering, to signify that he and his associates were wholly consecrated, and to be wholly employed in this work of the ministry. The ceremonies with which these two sacrifices were accompanied are detailed in the following verses. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:4

He shall put on the holy linen coat - He was not to dress in his pontifical garments, but in the simple sacerdotal vestments, or those of the Levites, because it was a day of humiliation; and as he was to offer sacrifices for his own sins, it was necessary that he should appear in habits suited to the occasion. Hence he has neither the robe, the ephod, the breastplate, the mitre, etc.; these constituted his dress of dignity as the high priest of God, ministering for others and the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:4

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