John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:13
And the priest shall make an atonement for him ,.... By burning the handful of flour brought by him, as an emblem of the painful sufferings of Christ, whereby he made atonement for the sins of his people: as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these ; for whatsoever sin he had committed in any of the above cases, Leviticus 5:1 , and it shall be forgiven him ; upon the foot of the atonement made; See Gill on Leviticus 5:10 , and the remnant shall be the priest's as... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 5:7-13
Provision is here made for the poor of God's people, and the pacifying of their consciences under the sense of guilt. Those that were not able to bring a lamb might bring for a sin-offering a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons; nay, if any were so extremely poor that they were not able to procure these so often as they would have occasion, they might bring a pottle of fine flour, and this should be accepted. Thus the expense of the sin-offering was brought lower than that of any other... read more