Leviticus 24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:7

And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row ,.... Two cups of frankincense, in each of which was an handful of it, and which were set by each row of the cakes, as Jarchi observes: that it may be on the bread for a memorial ; or "for the bread", instead of it, for a memorial of it; that being to be eaten by the priests, and this to be burned on the altar to the Lord, as follows: even an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; not the bread that was after a time taken away,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:8

Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually ,.... That is, the priest or priests then ministering, who should bring new cakes and place them in the above order, having removed the old ones, which was done in this manner; four priests went in, two had in their hands the two rows (of bread), and two had in their hands two cups (of frankincense); four went before these, two to take away the two rows (of the old bread), and two to take away the two cups (of frankincense);... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:9

And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' ,.... The twelve cakes of the old bread, when taken off the shewbread table; these were divided between the courses of the priests that carried in and brought out; and the high priest had half from each course, so that the half was for Aaron or the high priest, and the other half for his sons, or the priests that ministered F9 Maimon. Hilchot Tamidin, c. 4. sect. 12,14. : and they shall eat it in the holy place ; in the tabernacle or some court... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:10

And the son of an Israelitish woman ,.... Whose name, and the name of his mother, are afterwards given: whose father was an Egyptian ; Jarchi says, this is the Egyptian whom Moses slew, Exodus 2:12 ; and so others in Abendana: went out among the children of Israel ; went out of Egypt with them, according to the Targum of Jonathan, and so was one of the mixed multitude, which came from thence with them, which is not improbable; some say he went out of Moses's court of judicature;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:11

And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord , and cursed ,.... As they were striving together, or when the trial was over, he being cast, fell into outrageous blasphemies against God, who made such laws for the civil polity of Israel, and cursed the judges that had given sentence against him; so the Targum of Jonathan; and so the Jews generally understand by the "name" blasphemed, the name Jehovah, which he spake out plainly, and which, they say, is ineffable, and ought... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:12

And they put him in ward ,.... In some prison, a place known in the camp, as Aben Ezra observes: that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them ; for, though this was a breach of the third command, in which God declares he would not hold such an one guiltless, Exodus 20:7 ; yet no particular punishment being expressed, it was not a clear case whether the Lord would punish for it himself, by an immediate stroke of his hand, or whether by the civil magistrate; and if by the latter, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:13

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... From off the mercy seat in the holy of holies, where he had promised to meet him and commune with him about anything he should inquire of him, as he did at this time: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:14

Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp ,.... To show that he had no part nor lot in Israel, and that he was unworthy to be a member of their civil community, or of their church state; and, besides, the place of stoning, or where malefactors suffered any kind of death, was without the camp, as afterwards without the city, see Hebrews 13:12 , let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head ; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"and the judges;'so Jarchi remarks, that they that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:15

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel ,.... On this occasion, and gave them some laws and rules concerning the above affair, and other things: saying, whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin ; which some understand of anyone of another nation, that cursed the God he used to serve in his own country; but it can hardly be thought that a law should be made by the one only living and true God, to preserve the honour and credit of false gods, when he is so jealous of his own... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:16

And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord ,.... Or, "but he that blasphemeth", &c.; from whence the Jews gather, that the name Jehovah must be expressed, or it is no blasphemy; so Jarchi; but it is not bare using or expressing the word Jehovah that is blasphemy, but speaking ill and contemptuously of God, with respect to any of his names, titles, and epithets, or of any of his perfections, ways, and works: he shall surely be put to death ; no mercy shall be shown him, no reprieve... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:16

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