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Leviticus 9
24 verses with commentary
The First Offerings of Aaron
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
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<strong>And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and Israel, off...
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IX.
(1) **And it came to pass on the eighth day.**—That is, the day following the seven days of consecration. (See Leviticus 8:33) According to ancient tradition this was the first of the month Nisan, or March.
**Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders.**—That is, the same elders, the representatives of the people, who were called to attest the imposing ceremony of consecration (see Leviti...
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CHAPTER 6 Le 6:1-7. Trespass Offering for Sins Done Wittingly.
**2-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--**This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out o...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
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<strong>And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The Aaronic pr...
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(2) **A young calf for a sin offering.**—Literally, *a calf, the son of a bull, *which, according to the canonical law, was a calf of the second year, whilst a steer, the son of a bull, rendered in the Authorised Version by “young bullock,” was defined to be three years old, or in its third year. (See Leviticus 4:3.) Before they could mediate for the forgiveness of the people, Aaron and his sons h...
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CHAPTER 6 Le 6:1-7. Trespass Offering for Sins Done Wittingly.
**2-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--**This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out o...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
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<strong>And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire con...
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(3) **And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak.**—That is, Aaron, who was now constituted high priest, was to give the orders about the sacrifices It will be seen that the elders of the people whom Moses summoned in Leviticus 9:1 to witness in behalf of the people the first ministrations of the priests, are here called “the children of Israel,” thus showing that the representatives acted f...
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CHAPTER 6 Le 6:1-7. Trespass Offering for Sins Done Wittingly.
**2-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--**This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out o...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.
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<strong>Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The fi...
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(4) **Also a bullock and a ram.**—The elders were thus to bring on behalf of the people, (1) a he-goat for a sin offering; (2) a yearling calf and a yearling sheep for a burnt offering; and (3) an ox and a ram for a peace offering.
**A meat offering mingled with oil.**—The oil was to be added, as, with the exception of the small portion offered to the Lord, the meat offering was the perquisite of ...
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CHAPTER 6 Le 6:1-7. Trespass Offering for Sins Done Wittingly.
**2-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--**This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out o...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
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<strong>And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br><br>Hebrews 9...
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(5) **And they brought.**—That is, Aaron and his sons, according to the command of Moses, and the elders on behalf of the people, and according to the order of Aaron, who was directed by Moses so to do, brought the aforenamed sacrifices.
**And all the congregation . . . —**That is, the elders who represented the people, whom Moses summoned (see Leviticus 9:1), and as many of the people as could fi...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.
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<strong>And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br><br>Every sacrifice and ritual in L...
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(6) **And Moses said.**—As the people now stood assembled in the court and around it, Moses explained to them the import of the ritual which they were about to witness in the presence of the Lord.
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Le 6:8-13. The Law of the Burnt Offering.
**9. Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This ... law of the burnt offering--**In this passage Moses received instructions to be delivered to the priests respecting their official duties, and first the burnt offering--Hebrew, "a sacrifice, which went up in smoke." The daily service consisted of two lambs, one offered in the morning at sunrise, the other i...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.
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<strong>And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high pr...
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(7) **And Moses said unto Aaron.**—Though he was now the duly-installed high priest, yet he did not approach the altar till he was solemnly called upon by Moses to do it, thereby showing the authorised representatives of the people that Aaron did not take this honour to himself, but that it was the call of God by Moses. Hence, the remark of the Apostle, “And no man taketh this honour unto himself,...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
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<strong>Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and Israel, offerin...
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(8) **And slew the calf.**—As the sacrificer Aaron, like every ordinary offerer, slaughtered the victim himself (see Leviticus 1:5) on the north side of the altar. (See Leviticus 1:11.)
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
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<strong>And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming th...
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(9) **And the sons of Aaron brought the blood.**—His sons, for whom the sacrifice was offered as well as for himself, and who assisted at the ritual, after catching the blood in a bowl (see Leviticus 1:5), brought it to Aaron, who stood at the altar waiting to receive it. Unlike the ordinary law of the sin offering for the high priest and for the people, the blood of which was taken into the taber...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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<strong>But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five main offerings (bur...
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(10) **But the fat **. . . **he burnt upon the altar.**—The fat portions of this sin offering Aaron was still to burn upon the altar as Moses had done before (see Leviticus 8:14; Leviticus 8:21; Leviticus 8:28), since the miraculous fire from God did not issue forth till the burnt offering of the people was offered. (See Leviticus 9:24)
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.
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<strong>And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br><br>The holiness demanded in Leviticus becomes possible through Christ, who both satisfies God's r...
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(11) **And the flesh and the hide he burnt.**—The flesh and the hide, which, were ordinarily the perquisite of the officiating priest (see Leviticus 6:26), were on this occasion **to **be burnt, because the priest was not permitted to partake of the sin offering which he offered for himself. (See Leviticus 4:35.)
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
Le 6:14-18. The Law of the Meat Offering.
**14-18. this is the law of the meat offering--**Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the al...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
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<strong>And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated betw...
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(12) **And he slew the burnt offering.**—As was the order of the sacrifices which Moses brought (see Leviticus 8:18-21), so here the sin offering is followed by the burnt offering. The ram (see Leviticus 9:2) which constituted this sacrifice Aaron slew at the north side of the altar (see Leviticus 1:11), and after the blood had been received into the bowl by his sons who assisted him, and had been...
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Le 6:14-18. The Law of the Meat Offering.
**14-18. this is the law of the meat offering--**Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the al...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
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<strong>And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five main offerings (burnt, grain, pe...
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(13) **With the pieces** **thereof.**—Literally, *according to its pieces, *or *piece by piece, *that is, after it had been cut up into the pieces as ordered in Leviticus 1:6, and as the burnt-offering offered by Moses was cut up (see Leviticus 8:20), his sons handed the dismembered victim to him piece by piece. The process of cutting up is not mentioned, because it is implied in the fact that the...
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Le 6:14-18. The Law of the Meat Offering.
**14-18. this is the law of the meat offering--**Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the al...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
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<strong>And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five main offerings (burnt, grain, peace, sin, and guilt) addre...
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(14) **And burnt them upon the burnt offering.**—That is, no special fire is to be kindled for it, but this burnt offering is to be put upon the top of the burning sin offering. (See Leviticus 4:35.)
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
Le 6:14-18. The Law of the Meat Offering.
**14-18. this is the law of the meat offering--**Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the al...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
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<strong>And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five ma...
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(15) **And he brought the people’s offering.**—Being reconciled to God by the atoning sacrifice which he offered for his own share in the sin, Aaron was now qualified to offer the sin offering of the people.
**As the first.**—The ritual in this sacrifice Aaron conducted in the same manner as in the foregoing one offered for himself. (See Leviticus 9:8.) He accordingly burnt the flesh without the c...
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Le 6:14-18. The Law of the Meat Offering.
**14-18. this is the law of the meat offering--**Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the al...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. manner: or, ordinance
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<strong>And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five main offerings (burnt, grain, peace, sin, and guilt) addressed different aspec...
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(16) **And he brought the burnt offering.**—That is, the yearling calf and the lamb (see Leviticus 9:3), which he offered according to the rites prescribed in Leviticus 1:3, &c. The same expression “manner,” in the sense of prescribed ritual, also occurs in Leviticus 5:10, where, like here, it is rendered in the Margin by “ordinance.”
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. took: Heb. filled his hand out of it
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five main offerings (bu...
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(17) **And he brought the meat offering.**—This Aaron offered according to the rule in Leviticus 2:1-3.
**Beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.**—That is, in addition to the lamb which was daily offered as a burnt sacrifice, and was accompanied by a meat offering (Exodus 29:30; Exodus 29:40). Accordingly Aaron began his priestly functions by first offering the daily morning sacrifice which to...
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Le 6:19-23. The High Priest's Meat Offering.
**20. This is the offering of Aaron, and of his sons--**the daily meat offering of the high priest; for though his sons are mentioned along with him, it was probably only those of his descendants who succeeded him in that high office that are meant. It was to be offered, one half of it in the morning and the other half in the evening--being daily laid ...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
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<strong>He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire c...
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(18-21) **He slew also the bullock.**—Better, *and he slew, *&c. With this peace offering, which was carried out according to the rules prescribed in Leviticus 3:1, &c, concluded the sacrificial ceremony of the installation of the priesthood and the sanctification of the people.
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
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<strong>And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br><br>What Leviticus portra...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
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<strong>And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The five main offerings (burnt, grain, peace, sin, and guilt) addressed different aspe...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
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<strong>And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and Israel...
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Chapter 9
Chapter Outline
The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people.(1-21)
Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord.(22-24)
**Verses 1-21**
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away...
Read full commentary →And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
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<strong>And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>Th...
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(22) **And Aaron lifted up his hand.**—Having now completed the rites of the various sacrifices, and whilst still standing on the elevation leading to the altar, Aaron with uplifted hands solemnly pronounces upon the assembled people the priestly benediction prescribed in Numbers 6:24-26. As the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bless the people in His name (Deuteronomy 10:8; Deuteronomy 21:5), ...
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Le 6:21-30. The Law of the Sin Offering.
**25-28. This is the law of the sin offering--**It was slain, and the fat and inwards, after being washed and salted, were burnt upon the altar. But the rest of the carcass belonged to the officiating priest. He and his family might feast upon it--only, however, within the precincts of the tabernacle; and none else were allowed to partake of it but the mem...
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**Verses 22-24**
When the solemnity was finished, and the blessing pronounced, God testified his acceptance. There came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed the sacrifice. This fire might justly have fastened upon the people, and have consumed them for their sins; but its consuming the sacrifice signified God's acceptance of it, as an atonement for the sinner. This also was a figure o...
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And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
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<strong>And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the offerings.<br><br>Th...
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(23) **Went into the tabernacle of the congregation.**—Better, *went into the tent of meeting. *The sacrifices being ended, there still remained the burning of the incense on the golden altar which stood in the tabernacle. Hence Aaron, conducted by Moses, left the court where the altar of burnt offering stood, and where the sacrifices had been offered, and went into the holy place where the altar ...
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Le 6:21-30. The Law of the Sin Offering.
**25-28. This is the law of the sin offering--**It was slain, and the fat and inwards, after being washed and salted, were burnt upon the altar. But the rest of the carcass belonged to the officiating priest. He and his family might feast upon it--only, however, within the precincts of the tabernacle; and none else were allowed to partake of it but the mem...
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**Verses 22-24**
When the solemnity was finished, and the blessing pronounced, God testified his acceptance. There came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed the sacrifice. This fire might justly have fastened upon the people, and have consumed them for their sins; but its consuming the sacrifice signified God's acceptance of it, as an atonement for the sinner. This also was a figure o...
Read full commentary →And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
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<strong>And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Priests Begin Their Ministry</strong>. Aaron's first official sacrifices as high priest, culminating in God's glory appearing and fire consuming the of...
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(24) **And there came a fire.**—As a further indication of His acceptance of all the forementioned rites, the Lord sent forth from the luminous cloud flashes of fire, which, on this occasion, suddenly consumed in the sight of the people the victims that ordinarily continued smouldering on the altar all the day and all the night. In this manner God afterwards testified His acceptance of the sacrifi...
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Le 6:21-30. The Law of the Sin Offering.
**25-28. This is the law of the sin offering--**It was slain, and the fat and inwards, after being washed and salted, were burnt upon the altar. But the rest of the carcass belonged to the officiating priest. He and his family might feast upon it--only, however, within the precincts of the tabernacle; and none else were allowed to partake of it but the mem...
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**Verses 22-24**
When the solemnity was finished, and the blessing pronounced, God testified his acceptance. There came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed the sacrifice. This fire might justly have fastened upon the people, and have consumed them for their sins; but its consuming the sacrifice signified God's acceptance of it, as an atonement for the sinner. This also was a figure o...
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