Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 14:15
And the priest shall take [some] of the log of oil, and pour [it] into the palm of his own left hand:
15. and the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand ] Heb. and pour it into the left hand of the priest. The traditional interpretation is that the one priest poured the oil into the palm of the other priest (see note on Lev 14:14), but the Mishna adds ‘if he pours it into his own palm, it is allowed.’ The procedure, as described in EVV is supported by authority.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
As the blood signified Christs blood, by which men obtain remission of sins; so the oil noted the graces of the Spirit, by which they are regenerated and renewed.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the priest shall take [some] of the log of oil,…. With his right hand, as the Targum of Jonathan adds:
and pour [it] into the palm of his own left hand: but in the original text it is, “pour it into the palm of the priest’s left hand”: and it is a question, whether he or another priest is meant; according to Aben Ezra, the oil was to be poured into the hand of the priest that was cleansing the leper, and which, he thinks, is plain from what follows; but Gersom thinks it is better to understand it of another priest, since it is not said into his own hand, but into the hand of the priest; and the Misnah u is clear for it, he (the priest) takes of the log of oil and pours it into the palm of his fellow (priest), but if he pours it into his own palm it is sufficient.
u Ib. sect. 10. so Maimon. Mechosre Capharah, ut supra, (c. 4. sect. 2.) & Bartenora, in Misn. Negaim, ib.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(15) Shall take some of the log of oil.This he had to do with his right hand, which is actually expressed in the ancient Chaldee paraphrase.
And pour it into the palm of his own left hand.Better, and he shall pour it into the palm of the priests left hand, that is, the priest who has hitherto performed the ceremony of cleansing the leper now takes some of the log of oil, and puts it into the left hand of his fellow priest. This is not only distinctly declared in the canons which obtained during the second Temple, but is expressed in the text, which is seen from the literal translation we have given of the clause in question. The same priest, however, was allowed to pour it into the palm of his own hands. To express this view, which the translators of the Authorised Version espoused, they omitted the word priest, which is to be found in the original, and substituted his own, which is not in the original.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
15. The priest shall take oil The administration of the oil to various parts of the person, ending with pouring it upon the head, is the last act in the process of cleansing. Its spiritual significance is no enigma. Oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. Jesus, as the Messiah, or the Christ, was anointed of the Holy Spirit. Zec 4:2-12; Act 10:38; Heb 1:9. Believers endowed with the fulness of the Spirit are said to be anointed. 1Jn 2:20; 1Jn 2:27. All genuine Christians are etymologically the oiled ones. The restoration of the leper involved two parts the negative, the removal of the impurity by the blood sprinkled; and the positive, the reinvestment with all lost privileges, especially communion with God’s people, and favour with him and the right of access to him. The positive work is typified by the anointing. Entire sanctification consists not only of a death unto sin, but of life unto God. There must be a destructive and a constructive process. The old man must be slain and the new man must be created in righteousness and true holiness.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
The mingling the blood with the oil, beautifully set firth that both the blood of JESUS, and the anointing oil of the HOLY GHOST are essential in their united operations to the salvation of the sinner. May my soul know the precious application of both?
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 14:15 And the priest shall take [some] of the log of oil, and pour [it] into the palm of his own left hand:
Ver. 15. Some of the log of oil. ] Christ’s comforts must be warily propounded to men, and with good discretion.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 45:7, Joh 3:34, 1Jo 2:20
Reciprocal: Exo 29:21 – the anointing oil Lev 14:10 – log of oil
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 14:15-17. The oil As the blood signified Christs blood, by which men obtain remission of sins, so the oil denoted the graces of the Spirit, by which they are renewed. Before the Lord Before the second veil which covered the holy of holies. Upon the blood Upon the place where that blood was put.