Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:2
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Kill it at the door … – See Lev 1:3. Tradition says that the peace-offerings might be killed in any part of the court.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 2. Lay his hand upon the head of his offering] See this rite explained, See Clarke on Ex 29:10, and “Le 1:4“. “As the burnt-offering, (chap. i.,)” says Mr. Ainsworth, “figured our reconciliation to God by the death of Christ, and the meat-offering, (chap. ii.,) our sanctification in him before God, so this peace-offering signified both Christ’s oblation of himself whereby he became our peace and salvation, (Eph 2:14-16; Ac 13:47; Heb 5:9; Heb 9:28,) and our oblation of praise, thanksgiving, and prayer unto God.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
At the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; not on the north side of the altar, where the burnt-offering was killed, Lev 1:11, as also the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering, Lev 6:25; 7:2, but in the very entrance of the court where the Brazen altar stood, which place was not so holy as the other; as appears both because it was more remote from the holy of holies, and because the ashes of the sacrifices were to be laid here. And the reason of this difference is not obscure, both because part of this sacrifice was to be waved by the hands of the offerer, Lev 7:30, who might not come into the court; and because this offering was not so holy as the other, which were to be eaten only by the priest, when part of these were eaten by the offerer.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. he shall lay his hand upon thehead of his offeringHaving performed this significant act, hekilled it before the door of the tabernacle, and the priestssprinkled the blood round about upon the altar.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,…. “His right hand with strength”, the Targum of Jonathan says; perhaps both his hands were imposed; the Septuagint and Arabic versions read it in the plural number, “hands”; this same rite was used in the sacrifice of burnt offering, [See comments on Le 1:4]; which might be done in any place in the court where it was slain, only with this difference: according to Maimonides d, there was no confession of sin made at laying on of hands upon the peace offerings, but words of praise were spoken:
and kill it at the door of the congregation; it seems as if it was not the priest, but the owner that brought it, and laid his hands on it, that killed it; and so the last mentioned writer says, that slaying the peace offering by a stranger was right; and as he and others e say, it might be slain in any part of the court; it was not obliged to be slain in the north part of it, as the burnt offering was, Le 1:11
and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about; in like manner as the blood of the burnt offering was, and it was done with two sprinklings, which were as four f; [See comments on Le 1:5] this was typical of the blood of Christ, called “the blood of sprinkling”.
d Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 3. sect. 15. e Misn. Zebachim, c. 5. sect. 7. f Misn. ib.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) And he shall lay his hand.Unlike the laying of hands on the burnt offering, there was no confession of sin here, but the utterance of words of praise to God, and this might be done in any place of the court-yard which was most convenient for the offerer to kill the sacrifice.
At the door of the tabernacle.Better, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. (See Lev. 1:3.)
Aarons sons the priests.Better, the sons of Aaron, the priests. (See Lev. 1:5.)
Shall sprinkle.Better, throw (see Lev. 1:5).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2. Hand head This impressive ceremony links the victim to the offerer, and at the same time shows his relinquishment of all claim, and his devotion of the animal to Jehovah. See note on Lev 1:4. Blood upon the altar The sprinkling of blood seems to have been the very core of the sacrificial system. For the office of the blood, see Introduction, (6.)
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 3:2. He shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering “This laying on of hands,” says Conradus, “signifies devotion and faith, with acknowledgment of the Divine benefits, for which we can offer nothing of our own, but only return to God what we have received; so that we may understand gratitude and thanksgiving to be the most valuable of sacrifices;” see ch. Lev 1:4. It is well known, how great an abomination the sacrifice of a cow, the symbol of Isis, was held in Egypt; and, consequently, this permission of offering a male or female from the herd, shews a manifest opposition to the religious rites, of the Egyptians.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Observe, the laying on of the hand upon the head of the offering. What could more strikingly represent the transfer of sin? And is not this transfer made of sin to the person of CHRIST? Compare Lev 6:21 with 2Co 5:21 ; Isa 53:7-11 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Ver. 2. Upon the altar round about. ] This signified that “plenteous redemption” by “the blood of sprinkling.”
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
offering. Hebrew. korban. App-43.
door = entrance.
tabernacle of the congregation = tent (‘ohel) of meeting or assembly. App-40.
Aaron’s sons. See note on Lev 1:5.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
lay: Lev 1:4, Lev 1:5, Lev 8:22, Lev 16:21, Lev 16:22, Exo 29:10, Isa 53:6, 2Co 5:21, 1Jo 1:9, 1Jo 1:10
kill it: Lev 1:11, Zec 12:10, Act 2:36-38, Act 3:15, Act 3:26, Act 4:10-12, Act 4:26-28
Reciprocal: Exo 24:6 – on the altar Lev 3:8 – he shall Lev 3:13 – sprinkle Lev 4:24 – in the place Lev 7:2 – and the Lev 8:15 – he slew it Lev 17:6 – sprinkle Num 18:17 – thou shalt
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 3:2. He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering Here, as in the former case, (Lev 1:4,) the laying on of the offerers hand may denote his devoting the sacrifice wholly to God. In the peace-offerings it was accompanied with solemn thanksgiving to God, and an acknowledgment of those mercies which were the occasion of it. Thus Conradus, This laying on of hands signifies devotion and faith, with an acknowledgment of the benefits, for which we can offer nothing of our own, but only return to God what we have received; that we may understand gratitude and thanksgiving to be the greatest sacrifices. And kill it at the door Not on the north side of the altar, where the burnt-offering was killed, as also the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering, but in the very entrance of the court where the brazen altar stood, which place was not so holy as the other; as appears both because it was more remote from the holy of holies, and because the ashes of the sacrifices were to be laid here. And the reason of this difference is not obscure, both because part of this sacrifice was to be waved by the hands of the offerer, (Lev 7:30,) who might not come into the court; and because this offering was not so holy as the others, which were to be eaten only by the priest, whereas part of these was eaten by the offerer.