leviticus-21:13-22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 21:10-15

More was expected from a priest than from other people, but more from the high priest than from other priests, because upon his head the anointing oil was poured, and he was consecrated to put on the garments (Lev. 21:10), both which were typical of the anointing and adorning of the Lord Jesus, with all the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, which he received without measure. It is called the crown of the anointing oil of his God (Lev. 21:12); for the anointing of the Spirit is, to all that... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 21:16-24

The priesthood being confined to one particular family, and entailed upon all the male issue of that family throughout their generations, it was very likely that some or other in after-ages that were born to the priesthood would have natural blemishes and deformities: the honour of the priesthood would not secure them from any of those calamities which are common to men. Divers blemishes are here specified; some that were ordinarily for life, as blindness; others that might be for a time, as a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:13

And he shall take a wife in her virginity. One, and not two, or more, as Ben Gersom observes; and so Maimonides says F17 Hilchot Issure Biah, c. 17. sect. 13. , an high priest might never take two women together; for it is said, "a wife", or "woman", one, and not two; and so it is explained in the Talmud F18 T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 59. 1. ; for though polygamy was practised by the Israelites, and even by the common priests, yet these writers suppose it was by no means allowed to an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:14

A widow ,.... The high priest might not marry, whether the widow of a priest or of an Israelite, as Aben Ezra, that is, of any Israelite that was not of the priesthood; and this, whether a widow after espousals, or after marriage, as runs the Jewish canon F21 Misn. Yebamot, c. 6. sect. 4. ; the meaning is, that if she was betrothed to a man, and that man died before he married her, and so was a virgin; yet being betrothed to him was reckoned as his widow; and such an one the high... read more

John Gill

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

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people ,.... By marrying any such persons, whereby his children, born of them, would lie under disgrace, and be unfit to succeed him in the priesthood, or by marrying among mean persons, or by marrying them to such as were unlawful, and would be a disparagement to them: for I the Lord do sanctify him ; separate him from all others, to the high and sacred office of the high priesthood, and am concerned for his honour and holiness; and therefore... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:16

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... After he had spoken to him of the holiness of the priests, that they should not defile themselves, neither with the dead nor with impure marriages, he proceeded to add some things concerning blemishes in their bodies, which rendered them unfit for the service: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:17

Speak unto Aaron, saying ,.... Who being the high priest, it was incumbent on him, at least at this time, to see that the laws and rules relating to the priesthood were observed; and particularly to examine carefully who were and who were not to be admitted to serve in it: whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations ; or, "a man of thy seed" F23 איש מזרעך "vir de semine tuo", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; , for this only respected his male seed, females of his seed had no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:18

For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish ,.... Let him be otherwise ever so well qualified for his office, as with respect to his parentage, against which no objection lies; or, as to his character and abilities, being a man of knowledge and of good manners; and whether these blemishes be, as the Jews F26 Misn. Zebachim, c. 12. sect 1. & Becorot, c. 7. sect. 1. call them, fixed, settled ones, which have attended them ever since they were born, and are likely to attend them as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:19

Or a man that is brokenfooted or brokenhanded. That has any of the bones or joints in his hands and feet broke, or when they are distorted, and he is clubfooted, or his fingers crooked and clustered together; and such a man could not be fit to ascend the altar, and lay the sacrifice in order upon it; and may be an emblem of such as are awkward or disorderly in their walk and conservation, and to every good work and action unfit, and so unfit for their master's use. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:20

Or crookbackt ,.... That has a protuberance, or bunch upon his back, one that we commonly call "hunchbacked"; the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem paraphrase it,"whose eyebrows lying cover his eyes;'and so Jarchi, interprets it, the hair of whose eyebrows is long and lying; and so other Jewish writers understand it of some deformity about the eyes, the hair of the eyebrows being thick and heavy over them, and so hinder the sight, at least it makes the person not so sightly and graceful; it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 21:10-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 21:16-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:14

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:20

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