Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:15

Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

15. Also ] Even. The climax of their transgression was the offence against Jehovah.

sodden ] Boiled: the perf. of ‘seethe’ is ‘sod’ (Gen 25:29), and the past partic. ‘sodden.’

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Verse 15. Before they burnt the fat] They would serve themselves before GOD was served! This was iniquity and arrogance of the first magnitude.

He will not have sodden flesh] He chooses roast meat, not boiled; and if they had it in the pot before the servant came, he took it out that it might be roasted.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

The fat, and the other parts to be burnt with it. See Lev 3:3,4,9; 7:31. So this was an additional injury; for lest the fork should mistake and injure them, they took such parts as they best liked whilst it was raw, when it might be better discerned.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

Also before they burnt the fat,…. Which belonged to the Lord, and was to be offered to him by fire, in the first place, as it ought to be; and the order of sacrificing required that he should have his part first before the priest or the owner: but so impious were the priests become, that

the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed; not to the priest that offered, but to the man that brought his sacrifice to be offered by the priest:

give flesh to roast for the priest; meaning, not what was his by law, as the breast and shoulder, though for these he ought to have stayed until the fat was offered to the Lord; but other parts of the peace offering, which he had no right unto, for roasting or boiling, and yet in an imperious manner demanded it by his servant:

for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw though this was not the only reason of this demand, because they liked roast meat better than boiled; but because the three forked flesh hook did not always bring up the best pieces out of the boiling pot; and therefore he resolved to have flesh raw, that he might have the best, as well as dress it to his own liking.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(15) Before they burnt the fat.This was a still graver offence against the ritual of the sacrifice. A contemptuous insult was here offered to the Lord. This fat was not to be eaten or taken by any one; it was Gods portion, to be burnt by the priest on the altar (Lev. 3:16; Lev. 7:23; Lev. 7:25; Lev. 7:30-31).

In all these strange rites and ceremonies there was a higher symbolism involved. This was ruthlessly set at nought and trampled on by these reckless, covetous guardians of the worship of Israel.
Portions of the sacrifice fell legally to the ministering priests in lieu of fee. It was fair that they which ministered at the altar should live of the altar. The heave leg and the wave breast of the slaughtered victim were theirs by right, and these the sacrificing priest was to receive after the fat portion of the sacrifice had been burnt upon the altar. But to take the flesh of the victim, and roast it before the symbolic offering had been made, was a crime which was equivalent to robbing God. It dishonoured the whole ceremony.

He will not have sodden flesh.The meaning of this is, these priests and their attendants insisted on having the best part of the sacrificed victim raw, not boiledthat is, fresh, full of juice and strengthbefore the offering had been made.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

1Sa 2:15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

Ver. 15. Also before they burnt the fat. ] Due to God by the law, Lev 3:3-4 ; Lev 3:9 who well may call for the best of the best; but these liquorish Lurcos would needs be served before him, and be their own carvers. Neither waved they the breast and shoulder before the Lord, in token that they had it of his free gift: but ravenously seized upon whatsoever they liked, and said in effect, We are lords.

Give flesh to roast for the priest. ] Boiled meat would not content them. But it ill becometh a servant of the Lord to be a slave to his palate. Christ biddeth his apostles when they come into a house, “eat such things as are set before them,” a if wholesome, though but homely.

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Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

they: i.e. not the offerer, but the priest for him. Give flesh. This was contrary to Lev 3:16; Lev 7:23, Lev 7:25, Lev 7:30, Lev 7:31. = boiled.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

Lev 3:3-5, Lev 3:16, Rom 16:18, Phi 3:19, Jud 1:12

Reciprocal: Exo 29:31 – seethe his flesh Lev 3:5 – Aaron’s Lev 7:23 – fat Num 6:19 – the sodden Neh 5:15 – even their Eze 22:26 – profaned Zep 1:9 – which Mal 1:7 – The table 1Ti 3:3 – not covetous

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2:15 Also before they burnt the {m} fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

(m) Which was commanded first to have been offered to God.

Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes