Leviticus 7:30-34

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 7:30

His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire ,.... That is, such parts of the peace offerings as were to be burnt with fire, as the fat on several parts described in Leviticus 3:3 the owners of the offerings were to bring them in the manner as will be presently observed: the fat with the breast, it shall he bring ; the fat to be burnt, and the breast for the priest and his sons, as in the following verse Leviticus 7:31 , that the breast may be waved for a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:31

And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar ,.... Of burnt offering, even the fat upon the inwards, the two kidneys, the flanks, the caul, and liver: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons ; which being waved before the Lord for a wave offering, was the Lord's, and so was given to his priests to eat of, for the service done by them, it being but reasonable that they that serve at the altar should live of it; and thus, with other things, a maintenance was provided for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:32

And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering ,.... Whether of an ox or a cow, a lamb or a goat: of the sacrifices of your peace offerings ; which were of either of these creatures; the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it,"the right arm from the shoulder to the elbow.'The breast being the seat of wisdom, and the shoulder of strength, some think denote Christ as the wisdom and power of God unto his people, his priests, who have all their knowledge and strength... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:33

He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat ,.... Who sprinkled the blood of them upon the altar round about, and burnt the fat upon it, which were rites enjoined to be observed, Leviticus 3:2 , shall have the right shoulder for his part ; his particular part and share, because of his service: Aben Ezra remarks, that the right shoulder was given to him that sprinkled the blood, and the breast to all the priests; and Jarchi observes, that he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:34

For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel ,.... These two parts were particularly pitched upon and selected: from off the sacrifices of their peace offering ; the rest being allowed the owners, besides what were burnt: and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons, by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel ; as long as the priesthood lasted, even to the coming of the Messiah, in whom all these sacrifices would have... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:30

Wave-offering - See Clarke on Exodus 29:27 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:32

The right shoulder - See Clarke on Exodus 29:27 ; (note). 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

Ministerial support. cf. 1 Corinthians 9:13 ; 1 Corinthians 10:18 . We have in this chapter a detailed account of the disposal of the offerings already referred to. The leading idea of the passage is the perquisites of the priests, and the Christian counterpart of this is ministerial support. And in this connection let us observe— I. IN ALL THE OFFERINGS THE FIRST CONCERN WAS TO ALLOCATE TO GOD HIMSELF HIS DUE . In particular he had appropriated to... read more

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