Leviticus 16:29-34 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 16:29-34

I. We have here some additional directions in reference to this great solemnity, particularly, 1. The day appointed for this solemnity. It must be observed yearly on the tenth day of the seventh month, Lev. 16:29. The seventh had been reckoned the first month, till God appointed that the month in which the children of Israel came out of Egypt should thenceforward be accounted and called the first month. Some have fancied that this tenth day of the seventh month was the day of the year on which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:29

And this shall be a statute for ever unto you ,.... As long as the Aaronic priesthood was in being, and the Levitical dispensation lasted, until: the true Messiah came and put an end to all these rites and ceremonies; until that time this service was to be performed by the high priest in succession every year: that in the seventh month ; the month Tisri, as the Targum of Jonathan explains it, which answers to part of our September, and was the seventh month from the month Abib or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:30

For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you to cleanse you ,.... By offering the sin offering for them; typical of the sacrifice of Christ, whose soul was made an offering for sin whereby atonement is made for it, and whose blood cleanses from all sin. Though the word "priest" is not in the text, it is rightly supplied, as it is by Aben Ezra, for by no other could, a sacrifice be offered, or atonement made; and on the day of atonement only by the high priest, who was a type... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:31

It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you ,.... From all servile work, as before observed; typical of a cessation from the performance of sinful works, at least from a sinful course of life, and from a dependence on works of righteousness, when a man is brought to believe in Christ, and in the atonement which he has made, see Hebrews 4:3 , and ye shall afflict your souls by a statute for ever : as long as the ceremonial law, and its statutes and ordinances lasted, which were to be until... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:32

And the priest whom he shall anoint ,.... Whom God shall anoint, or shall be anointed, that shall succeed in the high priesthood, as Aaron's sons did, the eldest of them, and none but such were anointed: and whom he shall consecrate ; or fill his hands, by putting the sacrifices into them; See Gill on Exodus 28:41 andSee Gill on Exodus 29:9 , Exodus 29:24 ; by which, and by anointing him, and clothing him with the priestly garments, he was consecrated and installed into his office,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:33

And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary ,.... The holy of holies, just in the same manner as Aaron had done, Leviticus 16:16 , and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation ; the court of the tabernacle, and the holy place, and all in them, as Aaron did, in the places referred and for the altar ; see Leviticus 16:18 , and he shall make an atonement for the priests ; for himself and for his family, and for all the priests, as Aaron did by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:34

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you ,.... Which is the third time of its being observed, see Leviticus 16:29 , to show that this was a law of considerable moment, and to be taken notice of, and strictly and closely kept by the priests, to whom these words are directed, and on whom the chief service of the day lay: to make atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year ; namely, on the tenth day of the seventh month, or Tisri, as before directed: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:29

The seventh month, on the tenth day of the month - The commandment of fasting, and sanctifying this tenth day, is again repeated Leviticus 23:27-32 ; but in the last verse it is called the ninth day at even, because the Jewish day began with the evening. The sacrifices which the day of atonement should have more than other days, are mentioned Numbers 29:7-11 ; and the jubilee which was celebrated every fiftieth year was solemnly proclaimed by sound of trumpet on this tenth day, ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:29

Verse 29 29.And this shall be a statute for ever. This day of public atonement is now finally mentioned in express terms, and the affliction of souls, of which fuller notice is taken in chap. 23, is touched upon, that they may more diligently exercise themselves in more serious penitential meditations, nor doubt that they are truly purged before God; and yet in a sacramental manner, viz., that the external ceremony might be a most unmistakable sign of that atonement, whereby, in the fullness of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:1-34

The great Day of Atonement ( Leviticus 16:29-31 ). One day in the year set apart to the most solemn representation possible of the two facts—the sinfulness of man, the righteous love of God. Atonement underlying the whole of the ceremonial Law, but the insufficiency of the dally sacrifices, set forth by the separation of one day for the special sacrifice, thus pointing to one atonement in which all other atone-meats should be perfected. Solemn warning in the death of the two sons of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 16:29-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 16:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:1-34

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