Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 14:16
And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that [is] in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
The sevenfold sprinkling of the oil before the sanctuary, in addition to the waving of it, seems to have been intended to consecrate it to represent the spiritual gift consequent upon the covenant, the sealing of which had been figured by the sacramental blood of the offering.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
i.e. Before the second veil which covered the holy of holies, where God is oft said to dwell, and to be present in a peculiar manner.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the priest shall dip his right finger,…. The finger of his right hand, the forefinger of it:
in the oil that [is] in his left hand; either that is in his own left hand, or in the left hand of a fellow priest:
and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord; that is, over against the house of the holy of holies, as Jarchi, where Jehovah dwelt; but standing at the same time at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, which was eastward, and so he looked westward to the holy of holies; so says the Misnah w, on which one of the commentators x observes, that he did not bring the oil into the temple to sprinkle it before the vail: but he stood in the court, and turned his face to the holy of holies, and so sprinkled upon the floor of the court: and the Jewish doctors are very express for it, according to the Misnah y, that for every sprinkling there was a dipping; that as often as he sprinkled, so often he must dip his finger in the oil, and not that he might dip his finger once, and of that sprinkle two or three times; for the finger must be dipped seven times: this may denote the thanksgiving of the leper for his cleansing, proceeding from the grace of God, and the Lord’s gracious acceptance of it.
w lbid. x Bartenora in ib. y Ibid.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(16) And the priest shall dip.The priest did not take the oil into the sanctuary, but, holding it in the hollow of his hand, stood in the court, whilst the officiating priest, turning his face to the Holy of Holies, dipped his right finger in the oil, and sprinkled it seven times upon the floor of the court, which was understood to mean before the Lord, dipping his finger every time he sprinkled the oil.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
16. Sprinkle of the oil Since it is ordinary oil, and not “the holy anointing” oil, (Exo 30:23-25,) the sevenfold sprinkling is its perfect consecration unto Jehovah.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 14:16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that [is] in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
Ver. 16. Seven times. ] This might note the perfection of the joys God hath for his, and our imperfection in believing it, in that it was so many times sprinkled.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 4:6, Lev 4:17, Luk 17:18, 1Co 10:31
Reciprocal: Exo 29:20 – sprinkle Jos 6:4 – seven times 2Ki 5:10 – seven times