Numbers 15:3-41

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 15:22-29

We have here the laws concerning sacrifices for sins of ignorance; the Jews understand it of idolatry, or false worship, through the error of their teachers. The case here supposed is that they had not observed all these commandments, Num. 15:22; 23. If they had failed in the offerings of their acknowledgment, and had not brought them according to the law, then they must bring an offering of atonement, yea, though the omission had been through forgetfulness or mistake. If they failed in one... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 15:30-36

Here is, I. The general doom passed upon presumptuous sinners. 1. Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners that sin with a high hand, as the original phrase is (Num. 15:30), that is, that avowedly confront God's authority, and set up their own lust in competition with it, that sin for sinning-sake, in contradiction to the precept of the law, and in defiance of the penalty, that fight against God, and dare him to do his worst; see Job 15:25. It is not only to sin against knowledge, but to... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 15:37-41

Provision had been just now made by the law for the pardon of sins of ignorance and infirmity; now here is an expedient provided for the preventing of such sins. They are ordered to make fringes upon the borders of their garments, which were to be memorandums to them of their duty, that they might not s 106a in through forgetfulness. 1. The sign appointed is a fringe of silk, or thread, or worsted, or the garment itself ravelled at the bottom, and a blue riband bound on the top of it to keep... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:3

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:4

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:5

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:6

Or for a ram ,.... Whether for a burnt offering or a peace offering; or rather and for a ram F7 Vid. Nold. Concord. Ebr. part. p. 4. No. 24. so R. Jonah in Ben Melech in loc. , as many versions: thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil : which was the quantity of six quarts of fine flour, and about three pints and a quarter of a pint of oil. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:7

And for a drink offering thou shalt offer a third part of an hin of wine ,.... The same quantity of wine was to be used in the drink offering as of oil in the meat offering, Numbers 15:4 , for a sweet savour unto the Lord , that it might be acceptable to him. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:8

And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering ,.... Which was a larger offering, and required a larger meat offering and drink offering, as Numbers 15:9 show: or for a sacrifice in performing a vow or peace offerings unto the Lord ; by which latter are meant freewill offerings; for though both sorts here mentioned were peace offerings, yet these were more particularly called so. read more

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