Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 14:18
And the remnant of the oil that [is] in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.
And the remnant of the oil that [is] in the priests hand,…. Either in the hand of the priest that makes the leper clean, or in the hand of a fellow priest; what was left of that after some of it had been sprinkled seven times before the Lord, and after other of it had been put upon the several parts of the leper, as directed in
Le 14:17:
he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed; for the plague of leprosy was sometimes in the head, Le 13:44; and this may denote either the blessings of grace on the head of the righteous, or that a man’s head should be sanctified; he should have pure principles as well as pure practices; and that his head knowledge should be sanctified knowledge; some have only the form of godliness, but deny the power of it:
and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord; by putting the oil on the several parts, particularly on the head, which was done, as is said in the Misnah a, to make atonement; if he puts it, atonement is made, but if he does not put it, there is no atonement made; but one would think rather the atonement refers to all the priest did, both in offering the trespass offering, and in putting both the blood of that and the oil on the several parts that are mentioned: this atonement was made for the sin or sins which were the cause or the man’s leprosy: what was done with the rest of the log of oil is not said; it was the portion of the priests, and was for their use: Maimonides says b, the rest of the log of oil is not eaten but in the court by the males of the priests, as other the most holy things; and that it is unlawful to eat thereof until the priest had sprinkled of it seven times, and put it on the above parts; and if one eats he is to be beaten.
a Ut supra. (Misn. negaim, c. 14. sect. 8.) b Ut supra, (Mechosre Capharah, c. 4.) sect. 3.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(18) He shall pour upon the head.That which remains of the oil in the hollow of the priests hand after some of it had been sprinkled seven times before the Lord, and after some had been put on the several organs of the lepers body, the priest is to put, not pour, upon the convalescents headthe quantity left in the hand not being sufficient to pourwhilst the bulk of the log from which the hollow handful has been taken was the perquisite of the officiating priests, and, like the flesh of the sacrifices, had to be consumed within the sacred precincts.
And the priest shall make an atonement.According to the canons which obtained during the second Temple, it was the act of putting the oil on the several organs, but more especially on the head, which effected the atonement of the restored leper. Failing to do this, even if the prescribed sacrifices had been offered, no expiation was made. The atonement was made for the sins which brought leprosy upon the sinner.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
18. Pour upon the head This symbolized the endowment of the whole man with the gift of the Holy Ghost. The believer is not only to be cleansed from the leprosy of hereditary and inbred depravity, but to be “filled with all the fulness of God.” Eph 3:19.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 14:18 And the remnant of the oil that [is] in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.
Ver. 18. Upon the head. ] Everlasting joy shall be upon the heads of Christ’s ransomed ones. Isa 35:10
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the head. Note how all the members of the body are in turn cleansed. All is forgiven. Psa 103:3. Col 1:14; Col 2:13. Eph 1:7.
make an atonement. See note on Exo 29:33.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the remnant: Lev 8:12, Exo 29:7, 2Co 1:21, 2Co 1:22, Eph 1:17, Eph 1:18
make an atonement: Lev 4:26, Lev 4:31, Lev 5:16
Reciprocal: Lev 4:6 – seven times Lev 4:19 – General Lev 4:20 – an atonement Lev 4:35 – and the priest shall make Lev 14:29 – General Lev 15:15 – an atonement