Leviticus 17:8-9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-9

This statute obliged all the people of Israel to bring all their sacrifices to God's altar, to be offered there. And as to this matter we must consider, I. How it stood before. 1. It was allowed to all people to build altars, and offer sacrifices to God, where they pleased. Wherever Abraham had a tent he built an altar, and every master of a family was a priest to his own family, as Job 1:5. 2. This liberty had been an occasion of idolatry. When every man was his own priest, and had an altar... read more

John Gill

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

And thou shalt say unto them ,.... To Aaron and his sons, and to the children of Israel, as in Leviticus 17:2 , whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel : belonging to that nation, and to any of its tribes and families, of whatever age; as a young man or an old man, as the Targum of Jonathan; or of whatsoever rank, class, and condition in life: or of the strangers which sojourn among you ; that is, of the proselytes among them; not the proselytes of the gate, who were not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 17:9

And bringeth it not to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord ,.... In a public manner, by one of the priests of the Lord; by which it might appear that he did not take upon him to be a priest himself, nor to offer it to an idol: even that man shall be cut off from his people ; from being one of them, and having communion with them, and sharing in their privileges; or by death, either by the hand of the civil magistrate, or rather by the hand of God; so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-9

Sacrifice is not in itself enough; there must be uniformity in the manner in which it is offered, and identity of place in which it is made. The seven first chapters of the Book of Leviticus have given a minute statement of the ceremonies which are always to be unfailingly observed. Incidentally, it had been taught in these chapters that the place of sacrifice was the court of the tabernacle, but now every other place of sacrifice is stringently forbidden. I. THE TABERNACLE AND ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-9

Sanctity of animal life. All God's people commanded to observe restrictions as to the shedding of blood. Door of the tabernacle connected with the sphere of common life; thus religion and its duty threw sacredness over all things. I. THE DOMINION OF MAN OVER THE LOWER CREATION . 1 . Appointed by God (see Genesis 1:26 and Psalms 8:1-9 ). 2 . Limited in its extent, by necessity, humanity of feeling, provision for the higher purposes of human life. 3 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

The first injunction contained in the chapter ( Leviticus 17:2-7 ) is very generally understood to mean that while the Israelites lived in the wilderness, all animals fit for sacrifices which were slain for food should be so far regarded as sacrifices that they should be brought to the door of the tabernacle and slain in the court, an offering of the blood and fat being made to the Lord. Thus the ordinary slaughtering of domestic animals, it is said, became sanctified, and the dignity of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

Grace before meat. Cf. 1 Corinthians 10:31 . From the perfect atonement God provides, we are invited next to turn to the morality he requires. And no better beginning can be made than the acknowledgment of God in connection with our food. The beautiful way the Lord secured his own recognition as the bountiful Giver was by enacting that blood, since it is the means used in atonement, must be devoted to no meaner use. Hence it was to be carefully put away, either by the priest at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

Statutes concerning blood. The sacredness of blood is everywhere marked in Scripture. The chapter before us contains some of the more important statutes concerning it. I. IN RESPECT TO THE BLOOD OF SACRIFICE . 1 . It must be brought to the door of the tabernacle. (a) To the blood of those offered at the door of the tabernacle. As a matter of course, the bleed of such sacrifices would be sprinkled and poured out at the altar. (b) To the blood of those also... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:8-9

So essential is the regulation to the maintenance of the Israelitish polity, that it is extended to the strangers which sojourn among them, not confined to those who were of the house of Israel ; and the penalty of excommunication is appointed for both classes alike in case of disobedience. It may be noticed that this verse assumes that burnt offerings and peace offerings are offered by the strangers that sojourn among them, as well as by the Israelites by race. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 17:8

The strangers which sojourn - The foreigners who dwell. See Leviticus 16:29 note.Or sacrifice - i. e., a slaughtered offering of any kind, generally a peace-offering. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-9

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:8-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 17:8

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