Leviticus 7:18-26

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 7:18

And if any of the flesh of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day ,.... Any part of it, even the least: it shall not be accepted ; as a sacrifice well pleasing to God; he will take no delight in it, or express any satisfaction therein; but, on the contrary, reject it with abhorrence: neither shall it be imputed to him that offereth it ; the Targum of Jonathan adds, for merit or righteousness; it shall not be accounted a righteous action, or the offerer receive any... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:19

And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten ,.... That is, the flesh of the peace offerings; should it be touched by any unclean person, man or woman; that was so in a ceremonial sense, being profluvious or menstruous, or having touched anything unclean, or touched by any unclean creature, as a dog or the like, as it might be while carried from the tabernacle to any of their tents or houses: it shall be burnt with fire ; that no profit might be had of it; and this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:20

But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord ,.... That are offered up to him, and so are holy, and therefore not to be eaten by unholy persons, or by any having his uncleanness upon him ; a profluvious person that has an issue running out of him, a gonorrhoea; see Leviticus 15:2 . even that soul shall be cut off from his people ; be disfranchised as an Israelite, be debarred the privileges of the sanctuary, or be cut... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:21

Moreover, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing ,.... Person or thing, the dead body of a man, or the bone of a dead body, or a grave in which it was laid: as the uncleanness of man ; the issue that runs from a profluvious person: or any unclean beast ; that was so by the law ceremonial; see Leviticus 11:4 , or any abominable unclean thing ; which the Targum of Jonathan interprets of every unclean reptile: see Leviticus 11:20 . and eat of the flesh of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:22

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... Continued speaking to him: saying ; as follows. 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

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