A blemish. These corporal defects or deformities, which disqualified the priests from officiating in the old law, were figures of the vices which priests are to beware of in the new law. (St. Gregory, Cura pastorum.) (Challoner) --- The Rabbins reckon 140 blemishes on which the Sanhedrim had to pass sentence. They also require in the high priest superior beauty, strength, riches, and wisdom.
Verse Leviticus 21:17. _WHOSOEVER - HATH_ ANY _BLEMISH, LET HIM NOT APPROACH TO_ _OFFER THE BREAD OF HIS GOD._] Never was a wiser, a more rational, and a more expedient law enacted relative to sacred...
He was not treated as an outcast, but enjoyed his privileges as a son of Aaron, except in regard to active duties. Leviticus 21:20 A DWARF - One who is small and wasted, either short, as in the text,...
4. LAWS FOR THE PRIESTS CHAPTER 21 _ 1. Laws concerning the person of the priests (Leviticus 21:1)_ 2. Laws concerning their family (Leviticus 21:7) 3. Laws concerning the high priest (Levi
LIST OF BODILY DEFECTS which prevent a priest from actually joining in the priestly rites, though he is still supported by the dues. The presence of a deformed or mutilated priest at the altar would d...
GENERATIONS. posterity....
_Physical disqualifications for a priest_...
_throughout their generations_ See end of introd. note to ch. _the bread of his God_ See on Leviticus 21:6....
SPEAK UNTO AARON, SAYING, &C.— Still further to provide for the dignity of the priesthood, and especially to guard it from that contempt which bodily defects and blemishes are too apt to raise in the...
PRIESTS WITH BLEMISHES 21:16-24 TEXT 21:16-24 16 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, le...
_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING,_ Any blemish. Since visible things exert a strong influence on the minds of men, any physical infirmity or malformation of body in the ministers of religion, w...
LAWS RELATING TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND SACRIFICE The principle laid down in this and the following chapter is the far reaching one, that whatever comes near or is presented to God must be perfect of its...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
WHOSOEVER HE BE OF THY SEED. — Better, _any man of thy seed throughout their generations;_ that is, any of the descendants, to all future times, who have not been disqualified for service in the sanct...
דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶֽל ־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵ אמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ מִֽ
THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS Leviticus 21:1; Leviticus 22:1 THE conception of Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, was concretely represented in a threefold division of the people, -the con...
The absolute necessity for the strictest of separation of the priest from all possibility of defilement is vividly set forth in the laws here enunciated. Standing as he ever did in a place of special...
Here again nothing can be more clear and expressive than that these things were all intended to represent him and his priesthood, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, (and as the apostle speaks) a lamb w...
We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
17._Speak unto Aaron, saying. _Priests in whom there was any notable bodily defect are here forbidden from approaching the altar. I will not curiously inquire into the defects which Moses enumerates,...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 AND 22. Chapter 21 specially presents what becomes the priests as set apart for Jehovah: this more intimate nearness supposed a conduct corresponding with...
SPEAK UNTO AARON, SAYING,.... Who being the high priest, it was incumbent on him, at least at this time, to see that the laws and rules relating to the priesthood were observed; and particularly to ex...
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever [he be] of thy seed in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. Ver. 17. _That hath any blemish._] Christ was...
_Of thy seed_ Whether the high-priest, or the inferior ones. _That hath_ In all successive ages, any defect or excess of parts, any notorious deformity or imperfection in his body. The reason hereof i...
1 Of the Priests mourning. 6 Of their holinesse. 8 Of their estimation. 7.13 Of their Mariages. 16 The Priests that haue blemishes must not minister in the Sanctuarie. 1 AND the LORD said vnto Mos...
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations, among all his coming descendants, THAT HATH ANY BLEMISH, any bodily defect, LET HIM NOT APPROACH TO OFFER THE BREAD OF HIS G...
Wives of Priests; Blemishes...
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRIESTS (VV. 1-15) Since the priests were given the sacred privilege of drawing near to God on behalf of the people, they were therefore more responsible as regards their c...
BREAD: Or, food...
WHOSOEVER HE BE OF THY SEED, whether the high priest or the inferior ones. IN THEIR GENERATIONS; in all successive ages, as long as your priesthood and policy endures. ANY BLEMISH, i.e. any defect or...
LEVITICUS 22:1-33. These Chapter s unfold, with great minuteness of detail, the divine requirements in reference to those who were privileged to draw near as priests to "offer the bread of their God....
Leviticus 21:17 Speak H1696 (H8761) Aaron H175 saying H559 (H8800) man H376 descendants H2233 generations H1755 d
NO BLEMISHED PERSON MAY BE A FULLY OFFICIATING PRIEST (LEVITICUS 21:16). The reason for this requirement is to bring out that only what is ‘perfect' may directly enter the sanctuary of Yahweh, or serv...
CONTENTS: Relationship and walk of the priests. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron and sons. CONCLUSION: Those whose office it is to instruct in God's truth must do it by example as well as precept. KEY...
Leviticus 21:4. _A chief man._ In some versions the Hebrew word _baal_ is rendered king, lord, and husband; and the LXX read, he shall not “lightly” defile himself. Leviticus 21:7. _He shall not take...
_Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron._ SACRED RELATIONSHIP DEMANDS SANCTITY OF LIFE If there is one fact more notably emphasised than another in this address to priests, it is this: their-- I....
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 21:1__ Stricter rules of holiness are required of priests because they work directly with the holy objects of the sanctuary. ⇐...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 21:16 No priest who has a BLEMISH may APPROACH to offer sacrifices. The same requirement applies to sacrificial animals. Both the priest and the animal are to exemplify hol...
Purity of the Priesthood SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 21:1.—Speak unto the priests … there shall none be defiled. If it was important that the whole community of Israel should maintain ceremonial an...
PART III. SECTION IV. THE UNCLEANNESS AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIESTS. EXPOSITION The two remaining chapters of this division of the book (Leviticus 21:1,...
Shall we turn now to Leviticus, chapter twenty-one? As we have often told you, a priest had a two-fold function. First he was to stand before God representing the people, bringing their offerings befo...
1 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 7:26; Leviticus 22:20;...
Of thy seed — Whether the high priest, or the inferior ones. That hath — In all successive ages, any defect or excess of parts, any notorious deformity or imperfection in his body. The reason hereof i...