The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 13:47
Whether it be a woolen garment , or a linen garment . Wool and flax are the two materials for clothes mentioned in Deuteronomy 22:11 ; Proverbs 31:13 ; Hosea 2:7 . read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 13:47-59
On purity of garments, There are passages in different parts of Holy Scripture which it is necessary to put together in order to get a comprehensive view of what only at first sight appears to be a slight subject. I. The first result of the Fall was a consciousness of sin on the part of Adam and Eve, which caused a sense of their nakedness. This nakedness they in vain attempted to cover by aprons of fig leaves ( Genesis 3:7 ). But their self-made covering was not sufficient; they... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 13:47-59
Impure surroundings. Our garments are our immediate surroundings, and there may be in them as well as in ourselves that which is offensive and "unclean." There was an impurity in the garment as well as in the human body against which the Law provided. The classing of clothes and houses with the human skin as leprous, "has moved the mirth of some and the wonder of others … but the analogy between the insect which frets the human skin and that which frets the garment that covers it, between... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 13:48
Whether it be in the warp, or woof . It is hardly possible that such a fault as leprosy or mildew could appear in one set of the threads without affecting the others, provided that both were equally good when they were made up into the cloth; but it is quite possible that a heap of yarn, used either for the warp or for the woof, might have been injuriously affected before it was woven, and then the fault would naturally make its appearance where the mischief had been originally done. ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 13:49-59
The priest is to deal with the texture as nearly as may be in the same way that lie dealt with the human subject, in order to discriminate between a tempo-rare discoloration and a real leprosy. He shall shut up it that hath the plague seven days ( Leviticus 13:50 ), may, as before, mean, he shall bind up the place affected seven days. If the priest judges that it is leprosy, he is to burn the garment, if not, to tear out the piece affected, whether it be in the warp, or in the woof,... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 13:47
The garment - Rather, The clothing, referring to the ordinary dress of the Israelites in the wilderness; namely,, a linen tunic with a fringe Numbers 15:38 and a woolen cloak or blanket thrown on in colder weather. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 13:48-49
Rather, “And the clothing in which there is a stroke of leprosy, whether the stroke is in clothing of wool or in clothing of linen; or in yarn for warp or in yarn for woof, either for linen clothing or for woolen clothing; or in a skin of leather or in any article made of leather.” read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 13:51
A fretting leprosy - i. e. a malignant or corroding leprosy. What was the nature of the leprosy in clothing, which produced greenish or reddish spots, cannot be precisely determined. It was most likely destructive mildew, perhaps of more than one kind. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 13:1-59
The priest's adjudication. We have considered the plague of leprosy as an emblem of sin; the adjudication upon it will suggest thoughts concerning the treatment of sin. In this business the principal actor was the priest, who must be viewed as the type of Christ. The judgment in this case will be disciplinary rather than final; for when Messiah will come to judge the world at the last day, he will appear not as a priest but as a king. We are now concerned with the functions of the priest. ... read more