Leviticus 14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:4

Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed ,.... The command is by the priest, the taking is by any man, as Ben Gersom observes; anyone whom he shall command, the leper himself, or his friends. Aben Ezra interprets it, the priest shall take of his own; but he adds, there are some that explain it, the leper shall give them to him, namely, what follows: two birds alive, and clean ; any sort of birds, to whom this description agrees; for not any particular sort... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:5

And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed ,.... That is, shall command another priest to kill one of them, or an Israelite, as Aben Ezra; and who also observes, that some say the leper, or the butcher, as the Targum of Jonathan; the killing of this bird, not being a sacrifice, might be done without the camp, as it was, and not at the altar, near to which sacrifices were slain, and where they were offered: and this was to be done in an earthen vessel over running water ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:6

As for the living bird, he shall take it ,.... And dispose of it as after directed; for there was an use for that: and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop ; which were all bound up in one bundle, but whether the living bird was joined to them is a question; according to Jarchi they were separate, the bird by itself, and the cedar wood, &c.; by themselves; they were neither bound together nor dipped together; and Ben Gersom is very distinct and expressive; we learn from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:7

And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times ,.... With the hyssop fastened to the cedar stick, with the scarlet wool or thread bound about it, dipped into the blood and water in the earthen vessel; to which the psalmist alludes, Psalm 51:7 ; the Egyptians had a great notion of "hyssop", as of a purifying nature, and therefore used to eat it with bread, to take off the strength of that F4 Chaeremon apud Porphyr. de Abstinentia, l. 4. sect. 6. :... read more

John Gill

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

And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes ,.... That there may be no remains of the infection in them, and that they might not convey an ill scent to others: so the conversation garments of the saints are to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, Revelation 7:14 , and shave off all his hair ; what is here expressed in general is more particularly declared in Leviticus 14:9 ; the hair of his head, beard, and eyebrows; according to Gersom, this was done by the priest, and so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:9

But it shall be on the seventh day ,.... After he was first brought to the priest, and cleansed by the two birds, taken and used for him as directed, and he had been shaved and washed: that he shall shave all his hair ; a second time, whatsoever was grown in those seven days: all off his head, and his beard, and his eyebrows; even all his hair he shall shave off ; not only the hair of the parts mentioned, but all other, the hair of his feet also, as Aben Ezra notes, who observes,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:10

And on the eighth day ,.... From the leper's first appearance before the priest, and the day after the above things were done, in Leviticus 14:9 , he shall take two he lambs without blemish ; the one for a trespass offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and both typical of Christ the Lamb of God, without spot and blemish: and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish ; for a sin offering, a type of Christ also: and three tenth deals of fine flour, for a meat... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:11

And the priest that maketh him clean ,.... By the above rites and ceremonies, and the after sacrifices offered: shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things before the Lord ; the two he lambs, and the ewe lamb; and it seems also the meat offerings, and the log of oil; but these Ben Gersom excepts, and when the leper, with these, is said to be set or presented before the Lord, this must not be understood of his being introduced, into the tabernacle, had of his being... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:12

And the priest shall take one he lamb ,.... One of the he lambs brought by the leper for his offering: and offer him for a trespass offering ; for though the leprosy itself was a disorder or disease, and not sinful, yet the cause of it was sin, a trespass against God, and therefore a trespass offering must be offered: which was typical of Christ, whose soul was made a trespass offering, Isaiah 53:10 ; where the same word is used as here: and the log of oil ; See Gill on Leviticus... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:13

And he shall slay the lamb ,.... The priest, or the butcher, as the Targum of Jonathan, the slaughterer, the priest appointed for that service; at which time both the hands of the leper were laid upon it, as says the Misnah F16 Negaim, c. 14. sect. 8. ; for though the leper might not go into the court as yet, the sacrifice was brought to the door of the tabernacle for him to put his hands on it: so Maimonides F17 Ut supra. (Hilchot Mechosre Capharah, c. 4. sect. 2.) relates; the... read more

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