Leviticus 6:6-17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:1-7

This is the latter part of the law of the trespass-offering: the former part, which concerned trespasses about holy things, we had in the close of the foregoing chapter; this concerns trespasses in common things. Observe here, I. The trespass supposed, Lev. 6:2, 3. Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord, because, though the injury be done immediately to our neighbour, yet an affront is thereby given to his Maker and our Master. He that... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-13

Hitherto we have had the instructions which Moses was directed to give to the people concerning the sacrifices; but here begin the instructions he was to give to the priests; he must command Aaron and his sons, Lev. 6:9. The priests were rulers in the house of God, but these rulers must be ruled; and those that had the command of others must themselves be commanded. Let ministers remember that not only commissions, but commands, were given to Aaron and his sons, who must be in subjection to... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:14-23

The meat-offering was either that which was offered by the people or that by the priests at their consecration. Now, I. As to the common meat-offering, 1. Only a handful of it was to be burnt upon the altar; all the rest was allowed to the priests for their food. The law of the burnt-offerings was such as imposed upon the priests a great deal of care and work, but allowed them little profit; for the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But to make them amends the... read more

John Gill

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

And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord ,.... That is, to the tabernacle of the Lord, to the altar of the Lord in it, and to his priest ministering therein, as it follows: a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering unto the priest ; the same offering that was ordered for a trespass through ignorance, Leviticus 5:16 typical of the sacrifice of Christ offered up both for sins of ignorance and wilful transgressions, for his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:7

And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord ,.... By offering the ram he brought, by which a typical, but not real atonement was made; for the blood of bulls and goats, of sheep and rams, could not take away sin; but as they were types of Christ, and led to him, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world: and it shall be forgiven him, for anything of all that he hath done, in trespassing therein ; any and everyone of the above sins, with all the aggravations... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:8

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... It maybe after some intermission, or pause made; for some here begin a new chapter, and indeed a new section here begins in the Hebrew copies: saying ; as follows: read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:9

Command Aaron and his sons ,.... Who were nominated, selected, and appointed to the office, though not yet consecrated to it and invested with it, see Leviticus 8:1 . saying, this is the law of the burnt offering ; of the daily sacrifice, morning and evening: it is the burnt offering, because of, or for the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning ; as there was nothing offered on the altar of burnt offering after the evening daily sacrifice, nor anything before the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:10

And the priest shall put on his linen garment ,.... "His measure" F17 מדו , "est" מד "proprie vestis commensurata corpori", Munster; so Jarchi. , as the word signifies, a garment that was just the measure of his body, and exactly fitted it; it was a sort of a shirt, which he wore next his body, and reached down to his feet; and in this he always officiated, and was an emblem of the purity and holiness of Christ our high priest, who was without sin, and so a fit person to take away... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:11

And he shall put off his garments ,.... Those before mentioned, he is said to put on: and put on other garments ; not common garments or lay-habits, what the priests wore when they were not on duty; for, as Ben Gersom says, these were priestly garments, though meaner than the first, or those that were put off: and so Jarchi says, they were worse than they were: it seems as if they were such that were spotted and dirty, and threadbare, almost worn out, and only fit for such sort of work... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:12

And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it, it shall not be put out ,.... There were three fires, or piles of wood for fire continually; the first was a large one, on which the daily sacrifice was burnt; the second less, and called the pile of the incense, because they took from it fire in a censer to burn the morning and evening incense; and the third was only for preserving the fire that it might not go out: and of this it is written, Leviticus 6:12 F24 Maimon. Hilchot... read more

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