The Lord spake unto Moses ,.... After the murmurings of the Israelites by reason of the spies, Numbers 14:2 ; and their being threatened with a consumption of them in the wilderness on that account, Numbers 14:12 ; and their defeat at Hormah, Numbers 14:45 , and lest their posterity should be discouraged, and despair of ever enjoying the good land: saying ; as follows. read more
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them ,.... The younger sort of them, such as were under twenty years of age; for those of that age and upwards, who had murmured against the Lord, had been assured by him with an oath that they should die in the wilderness, and not see the land of Canaan, Numbers 14:29 ; whereas those Moses is here bid to speak to were such that should possess it: when ye come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto , you ; the land of... read more
And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering ,.... The first of these respects such offerings by fire, which were not wholly burnt, but part of them were eaten by the priests, Deuteronomy 18:1 ; and the latter such as were wholly burnt, unless the latter can be thought to be only an explanation of the former: or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering ; these were peace offerings, some of which were for thanksgiving, and others were either a vow... read more
Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord ,.... Be it of either kind before mentioned: bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil ; this was made of the tenth part of an ephah, or of an omer of fine wheaten flour, which was the quantity of about three quarts; and which was mixed and macerated with the fourth part of an hin, or with a quart and more than half a pint of oil: see Exodus 29:40 ; rather this should be called... read more
And the fourth part of an hin of wine ,.... The same measure with the oil, and this was wine of the grapes, as the Targum of Jonathan; other sorts of wine might not be used for the purpose mentioned: for a drink offering shalt thou prepare ; with the meat offering, to go along with every burnt offering and peace offering; which, as they were the food of God and the provision of his house, it was proper there should be of every kind fit for an entertainment, as flesh, bread, and wine.... read more
When ye be come into the land - Some learned men are of opinion that several offerings prescribed by the law were not intended to be made in the wilderness, but in the promised land; the former not affording those conveniences which were necessary to the complete observance of the Divine worship in this and several other respects. read more
And will make an offering - For the different kinds of offerings, sacrifices, etc., see Leviticus 1:2 , Leviticus 1:7 . read more
The fourth part of a hin - The quantity of meal and flour was augmented in proportion to the size of the sacrifice with which it was offered. With a Lamb or a Kid were offered one tenth deal of flour, (the tenth part of an ephah, see on Exodus 29:40 ; (note)), the fourth part of a hin of oil, and the fourth part of a hin of wine. With a Ram, two tenth deals of flour, a third part of a hin of oil, and a third part of a hin of wine. With a Bullock, three tenth deals of flour, half a hin of... read more
Verse 1 1.And the Lord spake. He partly here adverts to those precepts of which he had treated more distinctly and fully in Leviticus, and partly gathers into one place what he had before spoken of in various places and more obscurely. For as yet he had delivered no certain regulations as to the accessories to the meat-offering of oil and wine; but what he had before appropriated to particular cases he now commands to be observed generally, and what he had treated of more accurately he now... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 15:1-21
Here we have, I. Full instructions given concerning the meat-offerings and drink-offerings, which were appendages to all the sacrifices of animals. The beginning of this law is very encouraging: When you come into the land of your habitation which I give unto you, they you shall do so and so, Num. 15:2. This was a plain intimation, not only that God was reconciled to them notwithstanding the sentence he had passed upon them, but that he would secure the promised land to their seed... read more