Leviticus 6:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:24-30

We have here so much of the law of the sin-offering as did peculiarly concern the priests that offered it. As, 1. That it must be killed in the place where the burnt-offering was killed (Lev. 6:25), that is, on the north side of the altar (Lev. 1:11), which, some think typified the crucifying of Christ on mount Calvary, which was on the north side of Jerusalem. 2. That the priest who offered it for the sinner was (with his sons, or other priests, Lev. 6:29) to eat the flesh of it, after the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:25

Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, saying, this is the law of the sin offering ,.... Or the rules to be observed concerning that, besides what had been already delivered in Leviticus 4:1 , in the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord ; and that was on the north side of the altar, see Leviticus 1:11 and so Aben Ezra and Ben Gersom observe, that the place of slaying every sin offering was the north; and some have observed that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:25

In the place where the burnt-offering is killed, etc. - The place here referred to was the north side of the altar. See Leviticus 1:11 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:25

Verse 25 25.Speak unto Aaron. We everywhere see how carefully God provided that the people should have no doubts about anything. And assuredly true religion is distinguished from false imaginations by this peculiar mark, that God Himself prescribes what is to be done. Nor can certainty, though religion ought to be based upon it, be derived elsewhere than from His own mouth. Now, because there was a difference between burnt-offerings and sin-offerings, it would have been natural to kill them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

The priests' ritual. Hitherto the command had been, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them" ( Leviticus 1:2 ; Leviticus 4:2 ); Command Aaron and his sons;" the reason being that the injunctions which follow are specially addressed to the future priesthood. I. PRECISION OF THE POSITIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS GIVEN TO THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD . Nothing is left to the individual's origination, all is ruled for him—every act that he performs, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

Quench not the Spirit. Cf. Ephesians 4:30 ; I Thessalonians Ephesians 5:19 . We have here sundry sacrificial laws enabling us the better to understand the details of the preceding sacrifices; but the cardinal idea in them all, as we shall now see, is that which heads this homily, "Quench not the Spirit." And— I. THE FIRE OF THE BURNT OFFERING WAS TO BE CAREFULLY PRESERVED , SO THAT IT SHOULD NEVER GO OUT . This necessitated a regular removal of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

Instructions on the offerings for the priests. Leviticus 6:13 , "The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out." I. THE PERPETUITY OF RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION . 1 . As springing out of the relation between man and God, as underlying the whole of human existence. "In him we live, and move, and have our being." 2 . The all-embracing love of God. The fire came originally from him, and must be kept up to betoken his ceaseless care of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:24-30

Further ritual of the sin offering (see note on Leviticus 4:2 ). The flesh of the sin offerings is to be eaten by the priests and the males of their families in the holy place, that is, within the precincts of the sanctuary, with the exception of the sin offerings of the high priest and of the congregation, whereof … the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place , which was to be burnt in the fire without the camp. The holiness of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:24-30

The law of the sin offering. This law comprehends a variety of particulars, which may be ranged under two heads— I. As IT RESPECTS THE BLEEDING . The particulars under this head are: 1 . The place: "Where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed." 2 . The presence: "Before the Lord" ( Leviticus 6:25 ). 3 . The reason: "It is most holy" ( Leviticus 6:25 ). What? II. As IT RESPECTS THE EATING . 1 . It was to be eaten by... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:24-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:24-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:24-30

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