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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Leviticus 1:4

Lev 1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Ver. 4. And he shall put his hand. ] As acknowledging his own guilt, and transferring the same upon Christ, resting upon him with full assurance of faith, handfasting us unto him. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Leviticus 1:4

put: Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:8, Leviticus 3:13, Leviticus 4:4, Leviticus 4:15, Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 4:29, Leviticus 8:14, Leviticus 8:22, Leviticus 16:21, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:15, Exodus 29:19, Numbers 8:12, Isaiah 53:4-Joshua :, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 2 Corinthians 5:21 be accepted: Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:27, Isaiah 56:7, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:18 atonement: Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 6:7, Leviticus 9:7,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Leviticus 1:4

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.He shall put his hand — Both his hands, Leviticus 8:14,18, and Leviticus 16:21. Whereby he signified, 1. that he willingly gave it to the Lord2. That he judged himself worthy of that death which it suffered in his stead; and that he laid his sins upon it with an eye to him upon whom God would lay the iniquity of us all, Isaiah 53:6, and that together with it he did freely... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 1:4

4. Put his hand upon the head Or, press his hand, etc. The symbolism of this act is differently interpreted. But most writers are agreed that as the hand is the organ of transmission, the notion of communication is especially manifest in consecration or blessing. But in the burnt offering what is transmitted? Nothing, says Bahr; it is only “a renunciation of one’s own.” Hoffman asserts that it signifies the power of the offerer over the life of his victim. With Baumgarten and Kurtz we... read more

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