Leviticus 22:6-7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-9

Those that had a natural blemish, though they were forbidden to do the priests? work, were yet allowed to eat of the holy things: and the Jewish writers say that ?to keep them from idleness they were employed in the wood-room, to pick out that which was worm-eaten, that it might not be used in the fire upon the altar; they might also be employed in the judgment of leprosy:? but, I. Those that were under any ceremonial uncleanness, which possibly they contracted by their own fault, might no so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:6

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even ,.... Which is the time fixed by the several laws for such uncleannesses, see Leviticus 11:31 , and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water ; in forty seahs of water, as the Targum of Jonathan; yea, when the evening is come, he may not eat of the heave or wave offerings, until he has dipped himself all over in water; nor should any eat of the Lord's supper under the New Testament, but such as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:7

And when the sun is down he shall be clean ,.... Having washed himself in water, otherwise not, though the sun may be set: and shall afterwards eat of the holy things ; the families of the priests lived upon: because it is his food : his common food, his ordinary diet, that by which he subsists, having nothing else to live upon; this being the ordination of God, that he which ministered about holy things should live on them; and these being his only substance, in compassion to him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-9

In the previous chapter, the priests have been commanded to avoid occasions of ceremonial defilement, but there are times in which they must be unclean. At these times they are here instructed that they must abstain from their priestly functions, and not even eat of the priests' portions until they have been cleansed. The command to Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel , in Leviticus 22:2 , must be read in the light of the... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 22:6

The soul - Rather, the person. Compare the use of the word “body” in the Prayer Book version of Psalms 53:1, and in the compounds “somebody, nobody”. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 22:7

Leviticus 22:7. His food His portion, the means of his subsistence. This may be added, to signify why there was no greater nor longer a penalty put upon the priests than upon the people in the same case, because his necessity craved some mitigation: though otherwise the priests, being more sacred persons, deserved a greater punishment. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-16

Rules concerning priests (21:1-22:16)Priests carried a heavy responsibility in acting on the people’s behalf in offering their sacrifices, and therefore they had to guard against ceremonial uncleanness. They were to have nothing to do with the burial of the dead, except in the case of close relatives, and were not to make public show of their sorrow by disfiguring themselves. They and their families were to be blameless in all things moral (21:1-9).Rules for the high priest were even stricter... read more

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