Bible Commentary

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, Lev 4:1-2. A general introduction like that in Lev 1:1-2. From here to Lev 6:7 a new class of sacrifices are prescribed, the Sin-Offerings and Guilt-Offerings, and the occasions on which they are to be brought are specified, while in chs. 1 3 nothing is said about when … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 4:1”

[It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. 17. Fat and blood forbidden The prohibition is repeated more fully in Lev 7:23-27; cp. Lev 17:10 f. Note the 2nd pers. plur., and for the expression ‘a perpetual statute, etc.’ cp. Lev 23:14; Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:17”

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat [is] the LORD’s. Rather, as food of an offering made by fire for a sweet savour, shall all the fat be for Yahweh. Our bodily taste and smell furnish … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:16”

And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. [See comments on Le 3:14]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible caul above: Lev 3:4 Reciprocal: Lev 3:16 – all the fat Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:15”

And he shall offer thereof his offering, [even] an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards, And he shall offer thereof his offering,…. The same rules are laid down about taking the fat off of several parts as in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:14”

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it,…. His right hand, according to the Targum of Jonathan, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:13”

And if his offering [be] a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD. See Lev 1:10 note. Birds were not accepted as peace-offerings, most probably because they were, by themselves, insufficient to make up a sacrificial meal. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 12. A goat] Implying the whole species, he-goat, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:12”

And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. 11. the food of the offering made by fire ] bread, R.V. mg. So in Lev 3:16. It is to be noted that in chs. 1 3 how the sacrifices are to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:11”

And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And the two kidneys,…. The same direction is given here as about the bullock of the peace offering, [See comments on Le 3:4]. Fuente: John … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:10”

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, [and] the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards, 9. The fat tail … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 3:9”