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George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:25

Necessary. To prevent the obstruction of the road, or the infection of the air. (Menochius) --- When any person touched these carcasses, he was obliged to wash his clothes immediately, and still to refrain from touching any thing sacred till sun-set. (Estius) --- If a dog chanced to die in the house of an Egyptian, all the family shaved their hair and began to mourn. The food and wine in the house could no longer be used. (Eusebius, pr'e6p. ii. 1.) They adored the dog. But other nations, which... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Leviticus 11:13-28

Of Animals of the Air v. 13. And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, three varieties of eagles, the latter two being more exactly identified as the sea eagle and the black eagle, respectively, v. 14. and the vulture, a ravenous bird which may have been similar to a hawk or falcon, and the kite after his kind, the class of hawks which includes the chicken-hawk, v.... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Leviticus 11:1-47

FIRST SECTIONLaws of Clean and Unclean Food“The Cleanness of the Sacrifice—or the Contrast of the Clean and Unclean Animals.”—LangeLeviticus 11:1-471And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts [animals1] which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven footed [and completely separates the hoof2], and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 11:1-47

We now reach the section dealing with the laws of separation. The first movement records the laws concerning health. It is impossible to enter here into any detailed dealing with the particular laws concerning sustenance. It may at least be affirmed that these requirements were based on the soundest laws of health. God, who perfectly understands the physical structure of man, knows what is good and what is harmful. There can be very little doubt that a careful examination of these provisions... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:24-28

Contact With The Dead Bodies Of Unclean Animals Renders Unclean (Leviticus 11:24-28 ). We now move on to dead carcasses. These are necessarily outside their proper sphere. They are always unclean apart from when offered when still alive, and then slain in sacrifice (when they are in their proper, God-given sphere) to God. This provision is now not a question of whether we can eat them, but of what should not even be touched and handled. Leviticus 11:24-28 “And by these you shall become... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:1-47

11– 15. Ritual Cleanliness and Uncleanliness. Leviticus 11, Animals; Leviticus 12, Childbirth; Leviticus 13, Skin diseases (including tainted garments); Leviticus 14:1-Jonah :, Purgation for skin diseases; Leviticus 14:33-Philemon :, “ Leprosy” in houses, and general conclusion to the Law; Leviticus 15, “ Issues.”Probably to most modern readers, this section is the least intelligible in the book. We must consider it ( a) in its ethnological and ( b) its specifically Hebrew aspect, ( a) ... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:24-42

Leviticus 11:24-Luke : . Second Prohibition.— The dead bodies of unclean animals are not to be touched; scrupulous dread could hardly go further. The distinction is repeated from Leviticus 11:1-Isaiah :, but a special list of unclean insects is given, corresponding to the list of clean insects in Leviticus 11:22. If the dead body, or any part of one, is carried or touched, the clothes must be washed, and the person remains unclean himself for the rest of the day. Utensils which touch the dead... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 11:25

Whosoever beareth, or, taketh away, out of the place where haply it may lie, by which others may be either offended or polluted. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Leviticus 11:1-47

Food: Permitted and ProhibitedSUGGESTIVE READINGSLeviticus 11:2.—These are the beasts which ye shall eat. [For scientific and sanitary information respecting the animals, reptiles, birds, and fishes specified, valuable information will be found in Whitlaw’s Code of Health; also in Calmet; and a useful summary in the Critical and Explanatory Commentary on this chapter]How noteworthy the fact that the glorious Jehovah should extend his oversight of Israel to such minute dietic and sanitary... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:1-47

Shall we turn in our Bibles to Leviticus eleven?Before we begin in the eleventh chapter of Leviticus, let's take a look at the first few verses of chapter twenty-eight of Deuteronomy, because sometimes we're prone to get bogged down in the law, and we think, "Oh my, I wish we could just pass over this." Is this really necessary? Aren't we under the grace of God and living in the age of grace? But in reality it is important that God is, that we realize that God is laying down for us certain... read more

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