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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:15

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar ,.... The southeast horn of it; near which was the place of the ashes, into which the crop and its feathers were cast F14 Misn. Zebachim, c. 6. sect. 5. & Bartenora in ib. : and wring off his head ; by twisting it back as it should seem; the word used is only to be found here, and in Leviticus 5:8 the Jews say, it signifies to cut with the nail, and that the priest did this, not with a knife or any other instrument, but with his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:16

And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers ,.... Or "with its meat", or "dung", as Onkelos renders it, meaning that which was in its crop; and so the Jerusalem Targum interprets it, "with its dung"; and Jonathan's paraphrase is, "with its collection", or what was gathered together in the crop; it includes the entrails, as Gersom observes: and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes ; where the ashes of the burnt offering were put every day, and every... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:17

And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof ,.... One wing being on one side, and the other on the other side: but shall not divide it asunder ; the body of the bird, though it was cleaved down in the middle, yet not parted asunder, nor any of its wings separated from it; the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it, "but shall not separate its wings from it"; this denoted, that though, by the death of Christ, his soul and body were separated from each other, yet the human nature was not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1

The Lord calls to Moses out of the tabernacle, and gives him directions concerning burnt-offerings of the beeve kind, Leviticus 1:1 , Leviticus 1:2 . The burnt-offering to be a male without blemish, Leviticus 1:3 . The person bringing it to lay his hands upon its head, that it might be accepted for him, Leviticus 1:4 . He is to kill, flay, and cut it in pieces, and bring the blood to the priests, that they might sprinkle it round about the altar, Leviticus 1:5 , Leviticus 1:6 . All... read more

Adam Clarke

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

And the Lord called unto Moses - From the manner in which this book commences, it appears plainly to be a continuation or the preceding; and indeed the whole is but one law, though divided into five portions, and why thus divided is not easy to be conjectured. Previously to the erection of the tabernacle God had given no particular directions concerning the manner of offering the different kinds of sacrifices; but as soon as this Divine structure was established and consecrated, Jehovah took... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:2

Bring an offering - The word קרבן korban , from קרב karab , to approach or draw near, signifies an offering or gift by which a person had access unto God: and this receives light from the universal custom that prevails in the east, no man being permitted to approach the presence of a superior without a present or gift; and the offering thus brought was called korban, which properly means the introduction-offering, or offering of access. This custom has been often referred to in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:3

Burnt-sacrifice - The most important of all the sacrifices offered to God; called by the Septuagint ὁλοκαυτωμα , because it was wholly consumed, which was not the case in any other offering. See on Leviticus 7 (note). His own voluntary will - לרצנו lirtsono , to gain himself acceptance before the Lord: in this way all the versions appear to have understood the original words, and the connection in which they stand obviously requires this meaning. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:4

He shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering - By the imposition of hands the person bringing the victim acknowledged, The sacrifice as his own. That he offered it as an atonement for his sins. That he was worthy of death because he had sinned, having forfeited his life by breaking the law. That he entreated God to accept the life of the innocent animal in place of his own. And all this, to be done profitably, must have respect to Him whose life, in the fullness of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:6

He shall flay - Probably meaning the person who brought the sacrifice, who, according to some of the rabbins, killed, flayed, cut up, and washed the sacrifice, and then presented the parts and the blood to the priest, that he might burn the one, and sprinkle the other upon the altar. But it is certain that the priests also, and the Levites, flayed the victims, and the priest had the skin to himself; see Leviticus 7:8 , and 2 Chronicles 29:34 . The red heifer alone was not flayed, but the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:7

Put fire - The fire that came out of the tabernacle from before the Lord, and which was kept perpetually burning; see Leviticus 9:24 . Nor was it lawful to use any other fire in the service of God. See the case of Nadab and Abihu, Leviticus 10 (note). read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:7

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