Bible Commentary

And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 25. And shall he burn ] The position of this verse has been the subject of much comment. In Lev 16:11-19 no definite instruction has been given to burn the fat portions of the Sin-Offerings, but the manner in which the blood … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:25”

And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. In the holy place; either in the laver appointed for that purpose, or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:24”

And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy [place], and shall leave them there: 23. The high priest now removed the special garments in which he had performed the service of the day, and after again … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:23”

And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 22. The goat that was sent away was a symbol of the entire removal of the sins for which the blood of the sacrificed animals had already made atonement ( … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:22”

And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send [him] away by the hand of a fit man into … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:21”

And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy [place], and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 20. when he hath made an end of atoning ] The three things mentioned here indicate the order in which the atonement was made for the holy place … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:20”

And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. Seven times, to signify its perfect cleansing, seven being a number of perfection, and our perfect reconciliation by the blood of Christ here represented. Fuente: English Annotations … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:19”

And he shall go out unto the altar that [is] before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar round about. 18. And he shall go out unto the altar … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:18”

And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy [place], until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. In the tabernacle of the congregation, i.e. in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:17”

And he shall make an atonement for the holy [place], because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 16, 17. for ( in) the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 16:16”