Leviticus 22:11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-16

The holy things were to be eaten by the priests and their families. Now, I. Here is a law that no stranger should eat of them, that is, no person whatsoever but the priests only, and those that pertained to them, Lev. 22:10. The priests are charged with this care, not to profane the holy things by permitting the strangers to eat of them (Lev. 22:15) or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass (Lev. 22:16); that is, suffer them to bring guilt upon themselves, by meddling with that which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:11

But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it ,.... Whether any of his own nation, who sometimes, when become poor, were obliged to sell themselves; or a stranger, as the Targum of Jonathan; one of another nation, a Canaanitish servant, as Jarchi. Now these being his own purchase, and always to abide with him, became part of his family, and so might eat of the provisions of it; and it is from hence the Jews gather, as Jarchi and Gersom, that his wife might eat of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-16

The eating of the holy things. We have seen, in the preceding chapter, that blemishes which precluded a priest from ministering at the altar did not hinder him from eating of the holy things. The ordinary Israelite, therefore, would not, by similar blemishes, be debarred from the privileges of his religion. There are, however, other things which would disqualify. These are now brought under our notice, together with the provisions by which they might be removed. Consider— I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-33

Holiness of priests and sacrifices. While much that appertained only to a temporary dispensation, still great principles included in the formal regulations, as— I. RELIGION SANCTIFIES , preserves, and perfects the whole humanity of man. 1 . It preserves the true order—God first, the creature subject to the Creator. 2 . It utilizes the central power of human nature, the moral and spiritual The mind is the man, and the mind is not mere intellect, but moral consciousness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-33

Priestly disqualifications. cf. Matthew 25:31-46 . We saw that inherited infirmity, such as is mentioned in Matthew 25:18-21 of last chapter, while it excludes from office, does not exclude from sustenance. We now come across a disqualification sufficient to exclude from both office and support, and this is contracted defilement. Any priest venturing before God with uncleanness upon him will be cut off from his presence. We are taught hereby— I. THAT IT IS CONTRACTED , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-13

The previous paragraph having forbidden the priests to eat of the holy things while in a state of ceremonial uncleanness, naturally leads to the question, who has the right of eating them? The answer is, the priest's family. The members of the priest's family here specified are those only about whom any question might have arisen, namely, the slaves, who, as bring incorporated into the priest's household, have a right of eating of the priestly food not enjoyed by lodgers in his house or by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-15

The guilt of profanation. That which had been offered in sacrifice was "holy unto the Lord;" these were "holy things" ( Leviticus 22:10 ); "I the Lord do sanctify them" ( Leviticus 22:16 ). They might only be partaken of by the priests and their families. Hence we have here a precise limitation of membership of the family; it included the returned daughter and the permanent servant, but did not include the hireling or the visitor, etc. We may note, in passing, I. THAT GOD ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 22:11

This shows how completely a purchased bondsman was incorporated into the household. See Exodus 21:2, note; Exodus 21:20-21, note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 22:11

Leviticus 22:11. If the priest buy any soul Either one of the Jewish nation, obliged, through poverty, to sell himself, (Leviticus 25:39,) or of another nation, (v. 44, 45,) who being proselyted to the Jewish religion, became part of the priest’s family, and so was permitted to eat of his consecrated meat. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-16

Rules concerning priests (21:1-22:16)Priests carried a heavy responsibility in acting on the people’s behalf in offering their sacrifices, and therefore they had to guard against ceremonial uncleanness. They were to have nothing to do with the burial of the dead, except in the case of close relatives, and were not to make public show of their sorrow by disfiguring themselves. They and their families were to be blameless in all things moral (21:1-9).Rules for the high priest were even stricter... read more

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