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Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:8

Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, [being taken] from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. Before the Lord, whence it was called the shew-bread, Heb. the bread of faces, or of presence, i.e. the bread which was put upon the table in the Lords presence. Being taken; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:8”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:5

And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 5. twelve cakes ] Though probably alluding in the Jewish ritual to the number of the tribes, the original reference in the corresponding Babylonian rite was doubtless to the signs of the zodiac. See Zimmern, Beitrge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:5”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:4

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. 4. The v. ‘has somewhat the air of a later addition to make the directions quite plain’ ( Oxf. Hex.). For ‘continually’ the LXX. have ‘until the morning.’ Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges So called, partly because it was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:4”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:3

Without the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: [it shall be] a statute forever in your generations. 3. the testimony ] the attestation, affirmation of God’s will, which was contained on the Tables of Stone, within the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:3”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:2

Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 2. beaten ] i.e. skimmed off the liquid obtained by pounding the olives in a mortar and then straining the pulp. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Lev 24:2-9 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 24:2”