Bible Commentary

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it [is] his food. i.e. His portion, the means of his subsistence. This may be added to signify why there was no greater nor longer a penalty put upon the priests than upon the people in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:7”

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. The soul – Rather, the person. Compare the use of the word body in the Prayer Book version of Psa 53:1, and in the compounds somebody, nobody. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:6”

Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; Creeping things – i. e. dead vermin. Compare Lev 11:29. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean,…. Jarchi … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:5”

What man soever of the seed of Aaron [is] a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing [that is] unclean [by] the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; See Lev 15:13-16. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:4”

Say unto them, Whosoever [he be] of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I [am] the LORD. 3. your seed ] For this expression, and ‘seed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:3”

Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name [in those things] which they hallow unto me: I [am] the LORD. 2. separate ] not of course in the full sense of the word. What is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:2”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, CHAPTER XXII Of the uncleanness of the priests, by which they were prevented from ministering in holy things, 1-5. How they should be cleansed, 6, 7. The priest must not eat of any animal that had died of itself, or was torn by wild beasts, but must keep … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 22:1”

And Moses told [it] unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. And Moses told [it] to Aaron, and to his sons,…. What God had said to him concerning the priests defiling themselves for the dead, both common priests and high priest, and concerning their marriages and their blemishes; that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:24”

Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them. 23. my sanctuaries ] The plural may have reference to the sacred building and its surroundings, as in Jer 51:51. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:23”

He shall eat the bread of his God, [both] of the most holy, and of the holy. 22. both of the most holy, and of the holy ] This distinction is not recognised elsewhere. In Lev 22:1-16, where there is ample opportunity for the distinction, the offerings are spoken of in general terms as holy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:22”