Leviticus 7:23-27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 7:11-34

All this relates to the peace-offerings: it is the repetition and explication of what we had before, with various additions. I. The nature and intention of the peace-offerings are here more distinctly opened. They were offered either, 1. In thankfulness for some special mercy received, such as recovery from sickness, preservation in a journey, deliverance at sea, redemption out of captivity, all which are specified in Ps. 107:1-43, and for them men are called upon to offer the sacrifice of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying ,.... Putting them in mind, by repeating to them the laws concerning fat and blood, Leviticus 3:17 . ye shall eat no manner of fat ; of any creature fit for food, whose flesh otherwise may be eaten, and particularly of ox, or of sheep, or of goats : creatures used in sacrifice; though this is not to be restrained to such of them, and the fat of them that were sacrificed, whose fat was claimed by the Lord as his, and was burnt on his altar;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:24

And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself ,.... Of any disease, and is not regularly killed: and the fat of that which is torn with beasts ; with wild beasts: may be used in any other use ; as in medicine, for plasters, or for making candles, or for greasing of anything to make it smooth and pliable, or the like: but ye shall in no wise eat of it ; such carcasses themselves were not to be eaten of, and one would think their fat in course must be unlawful; but however, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:25

For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord ,.... As oxen, sheep, rams, goats; meaning not only the fat of those that are offered, but the fat of all those of the like kind: even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people ; See Gill on Leviticus 7:20 Maimonides F14 Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 41. observes, that the punishment of cutting off is enjoined for the eating of fat, because men used to count it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:26

Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood ,.... Of any of the above creatures, or any other, even of any clean creature, and much less of an unclean one: whether it be of fowl or of beast ; of all sorts and kinds. Jarchi thinks, the words being thus expressed, the blood of fishes and locusts is excepted, and so lawful to eat: in any of your dwellings ; this shows that this law is not to be restrained to creatures slain in sacrifice in the tabernacle, and to the blood of them, but to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:27

Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood ,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, of any living creature, that is, of any while it is alive; for the Jews always interpret the law in Genesis 9:4 of the member of a living creature torn off from it, and its flesh with the blood eaten directly: even that soul shall be cut off from his people ; Maimonides F18 Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 41. observes, that to some sorts of food cutting off is threatened, particularly to blood,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:23

Fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat - Any other fat they might eat, but the fat of these was sacred, because they were the only animals which were offered in sacrifice, though many others ranked among the clean animals as well as these. But it is likely that this prohibition is to be understood of these animals when offered in sacrifice, and then only in reference to the inward fat, as mentioned on Leviticus 7:4 . Of the fat in any other circumstances it cannot be intended, as it was one... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:27

Whatsoever soul - that eateth any manner of blood - See Clarke's note on Genesis 9:4 . Shall be cut off - excommunicated from the people of God, and so deprived of any part in their inheritance, and in their blessings. See Clarke's note on Genesis 17:14 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:23

Verse 23 23.Speak unto the children of Israel. Since in all sacrifices the fat was consecrated to God, and was burnt on the altar, God forbade His people to eat fat even in their ordinary meals, in order that they might cultivate piety even in their homes. For unquestionably this was an exercise of piety, that they who were far away from the temple should still accustom themselves in their daily meals to the service of God. Nor am I ignorant of the allegories (289) in which some interpreters... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

This chapter treats of the ritual of the trespass offering and the peace offerings, as the last chapter treated of that of the burnt offering, the meat offering, and the sin offering. The LXX . version attaches the first ten verses of this chapter to Leviticus 6:1-30 , beginning Leviticus 7:1-38 with our Leviticus 7:11 . read more

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