Leviticus 22:11-13 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:12

If the priest's daughter also be married to a stranger ,.... Not to an Heathen, but to any Israelite, that is, a common man, or a layman, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, one that is not a priest; but is married either to a Levite, or an Israelite, as Jarchi: she may not eat of an offering of the holy things ; the heave shoulder or wave breast, &c.; being removed into another family by marriage, she is not reckoned of her father's family, and so had no more a right to eat of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest's daughter be a widow or divorced ,.... If her husband be dead, or if living, and she is put away by him, whether a Levite, or an Israelite: and have no child : by him, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi add, nor is with child by him: and is returned to her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat ; not of all, or any part, only of some, of the heave offering, but not of the shoulder or breast, which is the tradition of the wise men, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest's daughter be a widow - and is returned unto her father's house - A widow in Bengal not infrequently returns to her father's house on the death of her husband: the union betwixt her and her own family is never so dissolved as among European nations. Thousands of widows in Bengal, whose husbands die before the consummation of marriage, never leave their parents - Ward. 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 22:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 22:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 22:10-15

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