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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:2-17

Principles of spiritual sacrifice. All who know God are engaged, frequently, if not continually, in sacrificing unto him. Here are principles of sacrifice by which we may be guided. I. THAT GOD DESIRES AND DEMANDS THE BEST WE CAN BRING . If the offering were of the herd, it was to be a "male without blemish" ( Leviticus 1:3 ); so also if of the flock ( Leviticus 1:10 ). Not that which was of small account and could be well spared, but the worthiest and best. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3

If his offering be a burnt sacrifice. The Hebrew term for "burnt sacrifice" is olah, meaning "that which ascends;" sometimes kaleel "whole offering," is found ( Deuteronomy 33:10 ); the LXX . use the word ὁλοκαύτωμα , "whole burnt offering." The conditions to be fulfilled by an Israelite who offered a burnt sacrifice were the following:— 1 . He must offer either 2. In case it were a bull, ram, or goat, he must bring it to the door of the tabernacle, that is, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3

The burnt sacrifice. The most ancient, that which represents all others. Notice— I. THE MAIN PRINCIPLE REPRESENTED — SELF - SURRENDER IN ORDER TO SELF - PRESERVATION THROUGH THE COVENANTED MERCY OF JEHOVAH . In this principle there are included these points: 1 . Recognition of the supreme claim Of God. 2 . Substitutionary surrender, a life for a life, the victim for the offerer. 3 . Expiation of sin and acceptance, by the restoration... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3-9

The burnt sacrifice of the herd. Having given general instructions concerning the great business of sacrifice, the Most High descends to particulars, and here describes the burnt sacrifice of the herd. These particulars contain specific directions— I. AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE VICTIM . 1 . It must be a male. 2 . It must be without blemish. (1) The rabbins reckon no less than fifty things, any one of which would, in their judgment, render an animal unfit for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3-17

The burnt offering. It was wholly consumed by the fire of God's altar; nothing was left for the after consumption either of the offerer or even of God's ministers, as in the other sacrifices. I. IT TYPIFIES THE ENTIRE SELF - SURRENDER OF CHRIST TO GOD . 1. In his eternal resolve to redeem by becoming man. 2. In the humility of his birth on earth. 3. In the silence in which his youth was spent. 4. In the narrow limits within which he confined his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:4

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering. This putting, or forcibly leaning, the hand on the victim's head, which is the most essential part of the oblation of the victim, was a symbolical act implying "This animal is now for present purposes myself, and its life is my life." It was this act of identification with the offerer which made it be accepted for him to make atonement (literally, covering ) for him. The sin offering is the sacrifice which especially... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 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." A most significant commandment, full of gracious meaning for those who observed it. I. ALL ATONEMENT RESTS UPON FREE GRACE . "Accepted for him to make atonement." God sets forth the propitiation, declares his righteousness for the remission of sins. It shall be accepted, not because it is in itself an equivalent, but because a merciful Father... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:5

And he shall kill the bullock. After having made the presentation, the offerer proceeds to the second part of the sacrifice, the immolation or slaying, which was to be performed before the Lord , that is, in front of the tabernacle, on the north side of the brazen altar. Then follows the third part of the sacrifice: the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar. The priests caught the blood (sometimes the Levites were allowed to do... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:5-9

Medication. The sacrificial act cannot be completed, though it can be begun, by the offerer alone. The intervention of God's priest is requisite, and it is his hand which performs the most solemn portion of the rite. Thus there is taught the need of mediation and of a mediator when a work of atonement is to be accomplished. "The expiation was always made or completed by the priest, as the sanctified mediator between Jehovah and the people, or, previous to the institution of the Aaronic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:5-9

The killing, flaying, and consuming of the victim. Full, throughout, of the idea of atonement. The three main elements are— I. The blood. II. the fire. III. The sweet savour unto the Lord. Consider— I. THE SPRINKLED BLOOD . The offerer killed the victim. The priests received the blood and sprinkled it upon the altar. The two chief elements of atonement were thus trotted—the human and the Divine. Atonement is reconciliation on the ground of a restored... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:2-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3

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The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:3-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 1:5-9

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