1 Kings 18:23

1 Kings 18:23 -

Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces [same word Exodus 29:17 ; Le Exodus 1:6 , Exodus 1:12 ; 20:6 ], and lay it on wood [Heb. the woods ] , and put no fire under [Heb. and fire they shall not set to]: and I win dress [Heb. make, עָשָׂה , like ποιεῖν in the LXX ; is constantly used in a sacrificial sense = offer . Cf. Exodus 29:36 , Exodus 29:38 , Exodus 29:41 ; Le Exodus 9:7 ; Exodus 15:15 ; 6:19 , etc. This is to be remembered in interpreting our Lord's τοῦτο ποιεῖτε κ . τ . λ . ( Luke 22:19 )] the other bullock, and lay it on wood [ the wood], and put no fire under [ and fire I will not set to ]:

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

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