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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 8:14-30

The covenant of priesthood must be made by sacrifice, as well as other covenants, Ps. 50:5. And thus Christ was consecrated by the sacrifice of himself, once for all. Sacrifices of each kind must be offered for the priests, that they might with the more tenderness and concern offer the gifts and sacrifices of the people, with compassion on the ignorant, and on those that were out of the way, not insulting over those for whom sacrifices were offered, remembering that they themselves had had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:14

And he brought the bullock for the sin offering ,.... To the tabernacle, into the court of it, to the altar of burnt offering there; that is, he caused it to be brought thither as he was ordered, Exodus 29:10 . and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering ; their right hands, according to the Targum of Jonathan, which is not improbable, thereby as it were transferring their sins to it, and confessing them over it; acknowledging their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:15

And he slew it ,.... Not Aaron, nor any of his sons, who as yet were not fully consecrated and installed into their office, but Moses, as follows: and Moses took the blood ; which was received into a basin when the bullock was slain: and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger ; upon the four horns of the altar, which were at the four corners of it, and dipping his finger into the blood, he besmeared the horns with it, and drew it about with his finger here... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:16

And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards ,.... Called the "omentum": and the caul above the liver ; the lobe upon the liver, as the Septuagint; or "the caul" and "the liver", so says Jarchi; the liver separately, for he took a little of the liver with it, the caul: and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar : the fat of these several parts, which has been often observed was done; and in imitation of which, the same has been done by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:17

But the bullock and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp ,.... Aben Ezra observes, that some say that he did this himself; and others, that it was done by orders, that is, he ordered others to do it, which seems probable enough: as the Lord commanded Moses ; Exodus 29:14 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:18

And he brought the ram for the burnt offering ,.... One of the two he was ordered to take, Leviticus 8:2 . and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram ; as they had done before on the head of the bullock, see Leviticus 8:14 their right hands, as the Targum of Jonathan, and that at the same time; not first Aaron and then his sons, as a famous grammarian, Aben Ezra makes mention of, thought; but, as he himself says, they laid them on together. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:19

And he killed it ,.... That is, Moses killed the ram, as the Septuagint version expresses it: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about ; as he did the blood of the bullock, Leviticus 8:15 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:20

And he cut the ram into pieces ,.... Cut off its head and quartered it: and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat ; even all of it, as the following verse shows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:21

And he washed the inwards and the legs in water ,.... The one being taken out, the other cut off: and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses ; see Exodus 29:18 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:22-25

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration ,.... Or "filling" F2 המלאים "plenitudinum", Montanus; "impletionum, vel potius completionum", Drusius; Heb. "impletionum", Piscator. , or "fulnesses"; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses Leviticus 8:23 is the same as is ordered, Exodus 29:19 and needs no further... read more

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