Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 9:5
And they brought [that] which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
Before the tabernacle where God dwelt.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And they brought [that] which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation,…. That is, Aaron and his sons, and all the children of Israel, as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it. All the above sacrifices they brought into the court of the tabernacle to be offered up:
and all the congregation drew near, and stood before the Lord; that is, the elders of Israel, who were called together, Le 9:1, the heads of the tribes who represented the people; as many as well could be admitted into the court no doubt were, to be spectators of Aaron and his sons officiating first in their new office, and to see their own sacrifices offered; and they stood over against where was the symbol of the divine Presence; and the Targum of Jonathan says, they stood with a perfect heart; and no doubt but they were heartily sincere and upright in their sacrifices, as they had been in their donations toward the building the tabernacle, and providing things belonging to it; and they stood with all humility, reverence, and devotion.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Verses 5-7:
Aaron and the congregation carried out Moses’ instructions. They assembled before the tabernacle to hear what God had decreed.
“Atonement,” kaphar, “to cover.” Aaron must first make the required sacrifices, as a covering for his own sins. He then was in a position to make the sacrifice as a covering for the sins of the people. This is not the same “atonement” as described in chapter 16, the “Yom Kippur” or “Great Day of Atonement.”
The Old Testament priesthood is in some respects a type of the priesthood of Christ. However, Jesus was not a priest after the Aaronic order, but after the “order of Melchizedek”. He differed from the Aaronic order, in five ways:
1. Jesus was not of a tribal lineage of priests, but of the tribe of Judah. He did not inherit the priestly office.
2. His priestly appointment was ratified by an oath, while that of Aaron was not.
3. He had no need to offer sacrifices for His own sins, while the Aaronic priests did.
4. His offering need never be repeated, while the offerings of the Aaronic order must be made daily.
5. His priestly office does not end; He lives eternally to minister to the needs of His people.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(5) And they brought.That is, Aaron and his sons, according to the command of Moses, and the elders on behalf of the people, and according to the order of Aaron, who was directed by Moses so to do, brought the aforenamed sacrifices.
And all the congregation . . . That is, the elders who represented the people, whom Moses summoned (see Lev. 9:1), and as many of the people as could find room assembled before the sanctuary in the court-yard to witness the newly-installed priests officiating for the first time.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘And they brought what Moses commanded before the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before Yahweh.’
The priests and the elders brought to Moses in front of the tent of meeting all that he had commanded. Then all Israel gathered and ‘stood before Yahweh’. That is they stood, rank after rank, looking towards the door of the tent of meeting behind which was the Sanctuary which included the earthly resting place of Yahweh as King (compare Isa 6:1). Here for the first time would their new Representative make these offerings on their behalf, an assurance of God’s provision for the future if they remained faithful to His covenant.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
There is somewhat very striking in this description of Aaron and the congregation drawing near before the LORD. Job felt what it meant when he said, Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat. Job 23:3-6 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. ‘ohel. App-40.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
and all the congregation: Exo 19:17, Deu 31:12, 1Ch 15:3, 2Ch 5:2, 2Ch 5:3, Neh 8:1
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:5 And they brought [that] which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the {c} LORD.
(c) Before the altar where his glory appeared.