Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 4:11
And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
Lev 4:11-12
The whole bullock shall he carry forth.
Why the skin, flesh, and other parts of the bullock was carried out of the host
1. The legal reason was because it was a sacrifice for sin, and therefore unmeet to be burnt as other sacrifices upon the altar.
2. The historical reason, because the Lord suffered without the gate of the city.
3. The moral reason, to show that the skin with the flesh was carried forth so the priest should be far off, not only from sin, but the occasion thereof.
4. The mystical reason, that Christ doth cast out-of-doors, and remove far away from us our sins.
5. Now further, the sin-offering for the priest, and for the whole congregation were burnt without, to show the horror and greatness of their sin; and though it were unclean, being a sacrifice for sin, yet because some part thereof, namely the fat, was burnt upon the altar, the remaining part was with reverence to be burned, and in a clean place, and therefore without the camp, because it was separated from the common pollutions which might happen within the camp.
6. The Hebrews further observe that the high priests sin-offering was commanded to be burnt openly without the camp, to the end that no man might be ashamed to confess his sin. (A. Willet, D. D.)
To bear patiently the momentary afflictions of this life
Whereas Lev 4:12, the bullock was to be carried out of the host, the apostle applieth it to Christ suffering without the gate, making this further use of it–Let us go forth therefore out of the camp, bearing His reproach, for we have no continuing city (Heb 13:13). We should in our meditation and desire go out of the world as out of the camp, and be content to bear reproach for Christs sake, seeing we shall have no long continuance here, but look for an everlasting habitation in heaven; by this reason taken from the shortness of our afflictions the apostle exhorteth thus (2Co 4:17). The imitation of the saints, shortness of time, fragility of the body do persuade to perseverance, nature hath well provided that grief if it be great cannot be long, for a short danger thou shalt receive an everlasting reward. (A. Willet, D. D.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
11. the skin of the bullock, and allhis fleshIn ordinary circumstances, these were perquisites ofthe priests. But in the expiation necessary for a sin of the highpriest, after the fat of the sacrifice was offered on the altar, thecarcass was carried without the camp [Le4:12], in order that the total combustion of it in the place ofashes might the more strikingly indicate the enormity of thetransgression, and the horror with which he regarded it (compareHeb 13:12; Heb 13:13).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the skin of the bullock,…. Not taken off; for the sin offerings that were burnt were not flayed at all, but were cut in pieces with their skins on them a; in other burnt offerings the skin was taken off, and was a perquisite of the priest, Le 7:8 but this being an offering for the priest, the skin was burnt with the rest:
and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung; the burning of these denoted the sufferings of Christ, and these several parts the extent of them, they reaching to all parts of his body as stretched upon the cross; and the dung particularly the reproach of them, he dying the death of the cross, and was made sin and a curse for his people.
a Ib. (Maasch Hakoranot) c. 5. sect. 18. & 7. 2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(11) And the skin of the bullock.Unlike other burnt offerings, the skins of which were taken off, and became the perquisite of the priests (Lev. 7:8), this sin offering was not flayed at all, but was cut to pieces with its skin.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
11. The skin This, in the whole burnt offering, was the perquisite of the priest. See note on Lev 7:8. In the sin offering for a priest or the congregation it was to be burned. But in the sin offering for a prince or a private person it is left doubtful.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Perhaps this carrying forth without the camp, the Apostle hath best explained; Heb 13:11-13 . Beside this, might not the ceremony signify, the putting far away the corruption of our nature. Hos 14:2 ; Rom 6:6 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 4:11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
Ver. 11. And the skin, &c. ] See Trapp on “ Lev 1:9 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 4:21, Lev 6:30, Lev 8:14-17, Lev 9:8-11, Lev 16:27, Exo 29:14, Num 19:5, Psa 103:12, Heb 13:11-13
Reciprocal: Lev 7:8 – skin Lev 8:17 – General Lev 9:11 – General