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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:17

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... Or continued to speak to him; for the following law was given at the same time as those before: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:18

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them ,.... Who only were bound to observe the following law concerning the cake of the first dough, Numbers 15:20 , and not Gentiles; so the Jews say F11 Schulchan Aruch, par. 2. c. 330. sect. 1. , the dough of a Gentile is free from the cake, though an Israelite kneads it: when ye come into the land whither I bring you ; the land of Canaan: this is another assurance of their possession of the land of Canaan, notwithstanding what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:19

Then it shall be, that when ye eat of the bread of the land ,.... Of the land of Canaan; when they were about to eat of it, before they actually did; when they were preparing for it, had ground their corn into flour, and had mixed it with water and kneaded it into dough, in order to bake it and make it fit for food; by bread is meant bread corn, such as was the old corn of the land the Israelites first ate of when they entered into it, Joshua 5:11 ; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"not of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:20

Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering ,.... Of the first dough made of the first corn that was threshed, winnowed and ground, they were to make a cake, and offer it an heave offering unto the Lord; the quantity of it is not expressed, but was left to the people's generosity; no stinted measure was fixed by the law; but according to the Scribes, or the traditions of the elders, the quantity of the cake was the twenty fourth part of the first dough that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:21

Of the first of your dough shall ye give unto the Lord ,.... As an acknowledgment of his being the sovereign Lord and possessor of heaven and earth, and of his being the owner and proprietor of the land of Canaan; and by way of thankfulness to him for the plenty of bread corn he had given them; and wherefore this cake was to he heaved or lifted up towards him in heaven, as follows: an heave offering in your generations : for this respected not only the first time of their entrance into... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:22

And if ye have erred ,.... Gone astray from the law of God, and any of its precepts; every sin is an error, a missing of the mark, a wandering from the way of God's commandments. Jarchi, and the Jews in general, interpret this of idolatry, but it rather respects any deviation from the law, moral or ceremonial, especially the latter: and not observed all these commandments which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses ; in this chapter, more particularly concerning the meat offerings and drink... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:23

Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses ,.... Recorded in this book and the two preceding, whether of a moral, ceremonial, or judicial kind; the whole body of laws given to the people of Israel from the Lord by Moses: from the day that the Lord commanded Moses , and henceforward among your generations ; all that he had commanded, or should hereafter command. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:24

Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance ,.... Of the law of God, not clearly understanding the meaning of it, or not knowing of the several precepts of it, and the circumstances of each, and the manner of performing obedience thereunto: without the knowledge of the congregation ; or they being ignorant of the true intent of the law and form of obeying it; for this is to be understood not of the sin of a private person through ignorance, but of the body of the people; or of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:25

And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel ;.... By offering a sin offering for them, a type of Christ, the propitiation not only for the sins of the people among the Jews, but throughout the whole world, 1 John 2:2 , and it shall be forgiven them ; as the sins of the Lord's people are forgiven them through the blood of Christ, and on account of his stoning sacrifice and satisfaction made for them: for it is ignorance ; a sin of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 15:26

And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel ,.... Which is repeated for the certainty of it, and for the sake of what follows: and the stranger that sojourneth among them ; the proselyte of righteousness; so the blessing of pardon, through the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ, comes upon believing Gentiles as well as Jews, Romans 4:9 , seeing all the people were in ignorance ; both the congregation of Israel and the stranger; See Gill on Numbers 15:25... read more

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