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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 14:10-20

Observe, I. To complete the purification of the leper, on the eighth day, after the former solemnity performed without the camp, and, as it should seem, before he returned to his own habitation, he was to attend at the door of the tabernacle, and was there to be presented to the Lord, with his offering, Lev. 14:11. Observe here, 1. That the mercies of God oblige us to present ourselves to him, Rom. 12:1. 2. When God has restored us to the liberty of ordinances again, after restraint by... 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

John Gill

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

And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering ,.... According to the Misnah F18 Ut supra. (Misn. Negaim, c. 14. sect. 8) , two priests received the blood of it, one in a vessel and the other in his hand; he that received it in a vessel went and sprinkled it upon the wall (or top, as Maimonides F19 Ut supra. (Hilchot Mechosre Capharah, c. 4. sect. 2.) ) of the altar; and he that received it in his hand went to the leper, and the leper having dipped himself... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:15

And the priest shall take some of the log of oil ,.... With his right hand, as the Targum of Jonathan adds: and pour it into the palm of his own left hand : but in the original text it is, "pour it into the palm of the priest's left hand": and it is a question, whether he or another priest is meant; according to Aben Ezra, the oil was to be poured into the hand of the priest that was cleansing the leper, and which, he thinks, is plain from what follows; but Gersom thinks it is better... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:16

And the priest shall dip his right finger ,.... The finger of his right hand, the forefinger of it: in the oil that is in his left hand ; either that is in his own left hand, or in the left hand of a fellow priest: and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord ; that is, over against the house of the holy of holies, as Jarchi, where Jehovah dwelt; but standing at the same time at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, which was eastward, and so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:17

And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand ,.... That was either in the hand of the priest that was cleansing, or in the hand of his fellow priest; such of it as was left after some of it had been sprinkled seven times before the Lord: shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot ; signifying that these parts in the leprous sinner need to be sanctified by the grace of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:18

And the remnant of the oil that is in the priests hand ,.... Either in the hand of the priest that makes the leper clean, or in the hand of a fellow priest; what was left of that after some of it had been sprinkled seven times before the Lord, and after other of it had been put upon the several parts of the leper, as directed in Leviticus 14:17 , he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed ; for the plague of leprosy was sometimes in the head, Leviticus 13:44 ; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:19

And the priest shall offer the sin offering ,.... This was the ewe lamb, according to the rite of every sin offering, as Aben Ezra says; and was typical of Christ, as all such offerings were, who was made sin and a sin offering for his people: and make an atonement for him that was to be cleansed from his uncleanness ; for it seems the atonement was not perfected by the trespass offering and all the preceding rites; but a sin offering was necessary both on account of moral uncleanness,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:20

And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar ,.... The meat offering which belonged to that, and went along with it, even one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil; but no mention being made of any meat offering with the other offerings already offered, the trespass offering and the sin offering; some say, as Aben Ezra observes, that the whole meat offering, consisting of three tenth deals of fine flour, was offered with the burnt offering, which... read more

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