Leviticus 22:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-16

The holy things were to be eaten by the priests and their families. Now, I. Here is a law that no stranger should eat of them, that is, no person whatsoever but the priests only, and those that pertained to them, Lev. 22:10. The priests are charged with this care, not to profane the holy things by permitting the strangers to eat of them (Lev. 22:15) or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass (Lev. 22:16); that is, suffer them to bring guilt upon themselves, by meddling with that which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:10

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing ,.... Any one of the holy things, as the heave shoulder, wave breast, &c.; by a "stranger" is not meant one of another nation; though indeed all such were called strangers, and might not eat of these things, Ephesians 2:12 ; but one that was not of the family of a priest, though he might be an Israelite, and even a Levite; anyone that was not of the seed of Aaron, as Aben Ezra; any common man or laic, as the Targums of Onkelos and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 22:10

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing - For the meaning of the word stranger, see the note on Exodus 12:43 . The Jews suppose that stranger here means one who has had his ear pierced, (see the note on Exodus 21:6 ;), and that sojourner means a servant who is to go free on the Sabbatical year. Neither of these was permitted to eat of the holy things, because they were not properly members of the priest's family, and might go out and defile themselves even with the abominations of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 22:10

Verse 10 10There shall no stranger. It was also necessary to add this, that the majesty of sacred things might not be impaired; for if it had been promiscuously permitted to all to eat of the sacred bread and the other oblations, the people would have straightway inferred that they differed not from ordinary food. And unless the avarice of the priests had been thus anticipated, (195) an unworthy trade would have prevailed; for banquets would have been see up for sale, and the priest’s house... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-16

The eating of the holy things. We have seen, in the preceding chapter, that blemishes which precluded a priest from ministering at the altar did not hinder him from eating of the holy things. The ordinary Israelite, therefore, would not, by similar blemishes, be debarred from the privileges of his religion. There are, however, other things which would disqualify. These are now brought under our notice, together with the provisions by which they might be removed. Consider— I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-33

Holiness of priests and sacrifices. While much that appertained only to a temporary dispensation, still great principles included in the formal regulations, as— I. RELIGION SANCTIFIES , preserves, and perfects the whole humanity of man. 1 . It preserves the true order—God first, the creature subject to the Creator. 2 . It utilizes the central power of human nature, the moral and spiritual The mind is the man, and the mind is not mere intellect, but moral consciousness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-33

Priestly disqualifications. cf. Matthew 25:31-46 . We saw that inherited infirmity, such as is mentioned in Matthew 25:18-21 of last chapter, while it excludes from office, does not exclude from sustenance. We now come across a disqualification sufficient to exclude from both office and support, and this is contracted defilement. Any priest venturing before God with uncleanness upon him will be cut off from his presence. We are taught hereby— I. THAT IT IS CONTRACTED , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-13

The previous paragraph having forbidden the priests to eat of the holy things while in a state of ceremonial uncleanness, naturally leads to the question, who has the right of eating them? The answer is, the priest's family. The members of the priest's family here specified are those only about whom any question might have arisen, namely, the slaves, who, as bring incorporated into the priest's household, have a right of eating of the priestly food not enjoyed by lodgers in his house or by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-15

The guilt of profanation. That which had been offered in sacrifice was "holy unto the Lord;" these were "holy things" ( Leviticus 22:10 ); "I the Lord do sanctify them" ( Leviticus 22:16 ). They might only be partaken of by the priests and their families. Hence we have here a precise limitation of membership of the family; it included the returned daughter and the permanent servant, but did not include the hireling or the visitor, etc. We may note, in passing, I. THAT GOD ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 22:10

Stranger - One of another family. See Exodus 29:33 note. read more

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