King James Version
Leviticus 16
34 verses with commentary
The Day of Atonement
And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;
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<strong>And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and...
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XVI.
(1) **And the Lord spake unto Moses.**—As the observance of the minute regulations given in the preceding chapters about the daily sacrifices and purifications would necessarily be tainted with many imperfections and shortcomings, both on the part of the mediating priests and the offering laity, a general day of atonement is here instituted, when priest and people are alike to obtain atonemen...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
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<strong>And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high pries...
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(2) **That he come not at all times.**—Moses is therefore to warn his brother Aaron, the high priest, that if he wishes to escape a similar fate, he is not to presume to enter the Holy of Holies except on one day of the year, the Day of Atonement. As Aaron here stands for all those who in future are to succeed him in the pontificate, so Moses, who teaches him his duty, stands for his successors wh...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
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<strong>Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The central theme of Leviticus is God's holiness...
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(3) **Thus shall Aaron come.**—Better, *With this shall, *&c, that is, with the following sacrifices, ritual, vestments, &c, shall he approach the most holy place, after having offered previously the daily morning sacrifice, and performed the ordinary daily service. During the performance of the morning service the high priest, at the time of Christ, wore the golden vestments. These he changed for...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
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<strong>He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's cale...
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(4) **He shall put on the holy linen coat.**—Better, *a holy linen tunic. *The four articles of clothing here mentioned, all of which were of white linen, constituted the sacerdotal “white vestments,” in contra-distinction to “the golden garments.” Of the white garments he possessed two sets, one of Egyptian linen, and the other of Indian and less costly linen. The community allowed the high pries...
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**45. the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, &c.--**The person who was declared affected with the leprosy forthwith exhibited all the tokens of suffering from a heavy calamity. Rending garments and uncovering the head were common signs of mourning. As to "the putting a covering upon the upper lip," that means either wearing a moustache, as the Hebrews used to shave the upp...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
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<strong>And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The five main offerings ...
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(5) **And he shall take of the congregation.**—On this occasion the high priest himself had to officiate, by virtue of his being the chief mediator between God and His people.
**Two kids of the goats.**—Better, *two shaggy he-goats. *(See Leviticus 4:23.) These two goats, which were the sin offering for the people, and the ram, which was their burnt offering, were purchased with the money of the p...
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**46. he shall dwell alone; without the camp--**in a lazaretto by himself, or associated with other lepers (2Ki 7:3, 8).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
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<strong>And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The Hebrew word <em>kaphar</em> (...
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(6) **And Aaron shall offer.**—Better, *And Aaron shall present, *or *bring near, *as the word literally denotes (comp, Leviticus 16:9; Leviticus 16:11, &c.), since the actual offering or killing took place afterwards, when the lots for the goats had been cast, as described in Leviticus 16:11.
**For himself, and for his house.**—By this is meant that the atonement was for his own sins, for those o...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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<strong>And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br><br>The holiness demanded in Leviticus becomes ...
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(7) **And he shall take the two goats.**—Having presented his own sin-offering, the high priest, accompanied by the two chief priests, now came to the north of the altar. Here the one of his companions who was next in rank to the pontiff placed himself at his right side, whilst the other, who held the office of chief of the principal household (see 1Chronicles 24:6), stood at his left. It was here...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. scapegoat: Heb. Azazel
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<strong>And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and Israel, off...
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(8) **And Aaron shall cast lots.**—The lots consisted of two small tablets which at an earlier time were of box or ebony wood, but which during the later part of the second Temple were made of gold, and were kept in a wooden chest. On the one was engraved the words “For Jehovah,” and on the other “For Azazel,” the expression in the original, which is translated *scapegoat *in the Authorised Versio...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. fell: Heb. went up
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<strong>And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and Israel, offering sa...
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(9) **The goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell.**—Immediately after the lots decided the destiny of the two goats they were distinguished from each other by peculiar marks. The one which was “for Jehovah had a red woollen thread tied around its neck, whilst the one *“*for Azazel” had the scarlet thread tied on the head or on the horns.
**And offer him for a sin offering.**—Better, *and shall presen...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
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<strong>But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all I...
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(10) **On which the lot fell to be the scapegoat.**—Better, *on which the lot “for Azazel” fell. *This one with its distinctive scarlet badge was placed at the spot from whence he was sent away, and thus *stood alive, *not *presented, *before the Lord.
**To make an atonement with him.**—Better, *to make atonement for it, *that is, it was placed before the Lord in order that it might receive expiat...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
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<strong>And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to mak...
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(11) **And Aaron shall bring the bullock.**—Having formally dedicated the bullock for his own sin offering (see Leviticus 16:6), and after the two goats which constituted the people’s sin offering had been presented and their lots decided (Leviticus 16:7-10), Aaron comes back to his own sin offering a second time. He again laid both his hands on the victim and repeated the confession for himself, ...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
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<strong>And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins...
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(12) **A censer full of burning coals.**—After the bullock was slain, and before its blood was sprinkled, the high priest took the censer, which on this occasion was a golden one, and filled it with brightly glowing coals. These he took off from that part of the ever-burning fire on the altar of burnt offering or brazen altar which was next to the west, towards the Holy of Holies, where the Lord h...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
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<strong>And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br><br>...
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(13) **And he shall put the incense.**—The high priest now threw the incense upon the coals in the censer, in the Holy of Holies, and stayed there till the whole place was filled with a cloud of smoke, taking special care that the mercy seat and the cherubim should be enveloped in the cloud. Whereupon he left the Holy of Holies, walking backward, with his face to the holy place and his back to the...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
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<strong>And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement...
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(14) **And he shall take of the blood.**—Having left the Holy place and returned to the court, where the priest stood with the bowl of the blood of the bullock, stirring it, to prevent it coagulating (see Leviticus 16:11), the high priest took it, and went back to the Holy of Holies, to the same place where he stood on his first entry.
**Sprinkle it with his finger.**—During the second Temple the ...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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Chapter 16
Chapter Outline
The great day of atonement.(1-14)
The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat.
(15-34)
**Verses 1-14**
Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law o...
Read full commentary →Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
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<strong>Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest e...
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(15) **Then shall he kill the goat.—**As the act of expiation for himself and for the priesthood was thus completed by the sprinkling of the blood, the high priest again left the Holy of Holies in the same manner as before, put the vessel on a golden stand in the Temple, expressly prepared for this purpose, and returned to the court, to the altar of burnt offering. On the north side of the altar h...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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. remaineth: Heb. dwelleth
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in...
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(16) **Make an atonement for the holy place.**—The transgressions of the Israelites during the year not only defiled them, but also drew defilement upon the very sanctuary with its utensils, which was pitched in the midst of them. For this purpose the high priest during the second Temple thoroughly mixed the blood of the bullock with that of the goat, and went out into the Holy place which he insp...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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.
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high pri...
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(17) **And there shall be no man.**—Whilst the high priest was performing this process of cleansing, no one, whether priest or Israelite, was permitted to be present, thus precluding the possibility of anyone being within the precincts who had unwittingly contracted defilement. The fact that the high priest was thus alone in the sanctuary, with no one to see how he conducted the ritual, gave rise ...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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.
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Hol...
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(18) **And he shall go out unto the altar.**—The authorities during the second Temple took this to denote the golden altar, or the altar of incense which stood in the Holy place over against the Holy of Holies, as this was the altar for which expiation was made once a year on this day (see Exodus 30:10); hence it was cleansed next. Beginning at the north-eastern corner, the high priest then went t...
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**47-59. The garment ... that the ... leprosy is in--**It is well known that infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, measles, the plague, are latently imbibed and carried by the clothes. But the language of this passage clearly indicates a disease to which clothes themselves were subject, and which was followed by effects on them analogous to those which malignant leprosy produces on the human...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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.
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>Ritual purity ...
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(19) **And he shall sprinkle.**—He then sprinkled with his right finger, seven times, the middle or top of the altar, the coals and ashes having been previously removed so effectually, that the gold appeared. The remainder of the blood he poured out at the western and south-eastern side of the altar, where a drain communicated with the Kidron, whither it was conducted by a pipe.
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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:
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<strong>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:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The central theme o...
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(20) **And when he hath made an end.**—Having finished the expiation for himself, his fellow priests, and the sanctuary with its utensils, the goat destined by lot for Azazel, which was standing in the court before the Lord, was now brought to the high priest, that he might complete the sin-offering for the Israelites.
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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 the wilderness: a fit: Heb. a man of opportunity
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<strong>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 the wilderness:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most s...
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(21) **And Aaron shall lay both his hands.**—With the imposition of “both his hands,” a phrase which only occurs in this ceremony, the high priest indicated in the most solemn manner possible that the animal was intended both for the priesthood and for the laity.
**And confess over him all the iniquities.**—This confession, which was at first extempore, was formulated during” the second Temple as ...
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CHAPTER 14 Le 14:1-57. The Rites and Sacrifices in Cleansing of the Leper.
**2-3. law of the leper in the day of his cleansing--**Though quite convalescent, a leper was not allowed to return to society immediately and at his own will. The malignant character of his disease rendered the greatest precautions necessary to his re-admission among the people. One of the priests most skilled in the diag...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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. not: Heb. of separation
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br><br>Every sacrifice and ritual in L...
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(22) **Unto a land not inhabited.**—Literally, *unto a land cut off, *that is, a place the ground of which is separated from all around it, hence a summit, a peak standing out by itself, a precipice.
**In the wilderness.**—Where no human beings dwell, but which is the abode of evil spirits. It will be seen that the directions here are simply to conduct the goat into the wilderness, where it is app...
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CHAPTER 14 Le 14:1-57. The Rites and Sacrifices in Cleansing of the Leper.
**2-3. law of the leper in the day of his cleansing--**Though quite convalescent, a leper was not allowed to return to society immediately and at his own will. The malignant character of his disease rendered the greatest precautions necessary to his re-admission among the people. One of the priests most skilled in the diag...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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:
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<strong>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:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's...
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(23) **Shall come into the tabernacle of the** **congregation.**—Better, *shall come into the tent of meeting. *This was the fourth time that the high priest entered into the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement. The object of his going into the most Holy was to fetch the censer and the incense cup which he had left between the two staves (see Leviticus 16:12). To do this he had again to bathe, ...
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**4. two birds--**literally, "sparrows." The Septuagint, however, renders the expression "little birds"; and it is evident that it is to be taken in this generic sense from their being specified as "clean"--a condition which would have been altogether superfluous to mention in reference to sparrows. In all the offerings prescribed in the law, Moses ordered only common and accessible birds; and hen...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →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.
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy ...
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(24) **And he shall wash his flesh.**—That is, immerse his whole body. The baptistery, where the high priest performed these ablutions, was on the roof of a building in the sacred precincts. According to the authorities and practice during the second Temple the act described in this verse preceded the one ordered in the foregoing verse. The burnt offering, both for himself and for the people, the ...
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**5-9. the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed ... over running water--**As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See 2Ki 5:10; Psa 51:2; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
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<strong>And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The five main offerings (burnt, grain, peace, sin, and guilt) addressed different aspects of relations...
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(25) **And the fat of the sin offering.**—That is, the fat of the inwards of both the bullock (see Leviticus 16:6) and the goat (see Leviticus 16:15), which constituted the sin offering, as well as the fat of the other goat, which was the priest’s sin offering, was to be burnt upon the brazen altar of burnt offering in the courtyard. (See Leviticus 4:8-10.)
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**5-9. the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed ... over running water--**As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See 2Ki 5:10; Psa 51:2; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
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<strong>And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br><br>Every sacrifice and ritual...
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(26) **And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat.**—Better, *And he that leadeth away the goat to Âzazel *(see Leviticus 16:10). As the messenger who conducted the sin-laden animal to the author of sin contracted defilement by the impurity which the victim carried away, he had both to wash his clothes and immerse his whole body in water before he was admitted into the camp. During the second T...
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**5-9. the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed ... over running water--**As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See 2Ki 5:10; Psa 51:2; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
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<strong>And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when ...
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(27) **And the bullock.**—That is, the bodies of the sin offerings for the priests and the people (see Leviticus 16:5-6; Leviticus 16:9; Leviticus 16:11), whose blood the high priest carried into the Holy of Holies. (See Leviticus 16:14-15, with Leviticus 4:11-12.)
**Shall one carry forth.**—Better *shall be carried forth. *During the second Temple four men carried the carcases upon two poles to t...
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**5-9. the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed ... over running water--**As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See 2Ki 5:10; Psa 51:2; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
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<strong>And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br><br>What Leviticus portrayed through types...
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(28) **And he that burneth.**—That is, those who carried the carcases and burned them, like the messenger who conducted the sin-laden goat, contracted defilement from the atoning victims. They had, therefore, to undergo the same ablutions.
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**5-9. the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed ... over running water--**As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See 2Ki 5:10; Psa 51:2; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
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<strong>And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest en...
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(29) **And this shall be a statute for ever.**—Literally, *a statute of eternity, *that is, an everlasting ordinance. That which is contained in Leviticus 16:29-30 is binding upon the Israelites as long as they exist, and is to be observed by them annually.
**In the seventh month, on the tenth day.**—This month, which is called *Tishri, *corresponds to September, and is the month of great festival...
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**10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--**The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the ...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
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<strong>For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br>The Hebrew word <em>kaphar</em>...
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(30) **For on that day shall the priest make an atonement.**—Literally, *For on that day he shall make atonement for you, *which may either be the Lord, who is mentioned in the next clause, or, more probably, the high priest, who is mentioned five verses before. (See Leviticus 16:25, and especially Leviticus 16:32.)
**That ye may be clean . . . —**Better, *you shall be clean, *&c. Because it is he...
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**10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--**The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the ...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
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<strong>It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<br><br><br>What Leviticus portrayed through types and shadows, Christ fulfi...
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(31) **It shall be a Sabbath of rest unto you.**—Literally, *a resting day of solemn resting, a Sabbath of Sabbaths, i.e., *a day of complete and perfect rest. This phrase, which occurs six times in the Bible, is only applied to weekly Sabbaths (Exodus 16:23; Exodus 31:15; Exodus 35:2; Leviticus 23:3), the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:31; Leviticus 23:32), and to the Sabbatical year, or the year...
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**10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--**The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the ...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: consecrate: Heb. fill his hand
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<strong>And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies t...
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(32) **And the priest, whom he shall anoint.**—Better, *And the priest who shall be anointed. *Not only is Aaron to make atonement on this occasion, but, in future, the priest who shall be consecrated by the proper authorities as his successor to the pontificate shall perform this act of expiation on the Day of Atonement.
**And whom he shall consecrate.**—Better, *and who shall be consecrated. *Ac...
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**10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--**The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the ...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
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<strong>And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest en...
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(33) **And he shall make an atonement.**—Like Aaron, the successor to the pontificate is to perform the service of expiation as detailed in this chapter, a summary of which is here given.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--**The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the ...
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**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
Read full commentary →And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Day of Atonement</strong>. The most sacred day in Israel's calendar, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for all Israel's sins.<...
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(34) **And this shall be an everlasting statute.**—Better, *And this shall be a statute for ever, *as the Authorised Version has it in Leviticus 16:29. Here, again, we have an instance of how the same phrase which occurs three times within four verses (see Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 16:31; Leviticus 16:34) is rendered in the Authorised Version by two different phrases, thus giving the idea to the ...
Read full commentary →Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**10-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--**The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 15-34**
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with whi...
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