And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean. Cf Leviticus 22-8; Exodus 22:31.
Verse Leviticus 17:15. _THAT WHICH DIED_ OF ITSELF, _OR THAT WHICH WAS TORN_] Because, in both cases, the blood was retained in the body; hence the council at Jerusalem forbade _things strangled_ as...
This law appears to be grounded on the fact that the body of an animal killed by a wild beast, or which has died of itself, still retains a great portion of its blood. The importance ascribed to this...
2. THE TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE BLOOD CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Concerning slain animals (Leviticus 17:1)_ 2. Concerning the eating of blood (Leviticus 17:10) This chapter needs little comment. Everything in...
THE BLOOD OF NON-SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS. To these, of course, Leviticus 17:3 does not apply. But all blood, even theirs, is regarded as dangerous. Hence, it must be covered with dust, or it will cry from...
LEVITICUS 17-26. THE HOLINESS CODE (see Introd. § 2). LEVITICUS 17. RESTRICTIONS ON SACRIFICE. The whole chapter recalls P, yet there are differences of phrase (_e.g._ what man soever, Leviticus 17:3...
BATHE. See note on Leviticus 14:9. The rigour of this law seen from 1 Samuel 14:32....
THE -LAW OF HOLINESS 1 [53] " [53] It should be noted that the -Law of Holiness" denoted by His sometimes used to mean the _whole_of chs. 17 26, sometimes the old laws embedded in these chs., and som...
Cp. Leviticus 7:24; Leviticus 22:8; Deuteronomy 14:21 allowed the -stranger" to eat that which -dieth of itself....
AND EVERY SOUL THAT EATETH THAT WHICH DIED OF ITSELF— See Exodus 22:31. Dr. James observes upon the 13th, and this 15th verse, that, if an animal has been heated by hunting, there seems a further reas...
PROHIBITION OF EATING ANIMALS NOT KILLED BY MAN 17:15-16 TEXT 17:15-16 15 And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a sojourn...
_AND EVERY SOUL THAT EATETH THAT WHICH DIED OF ITSELF, OR THAT WHICH WAS TORN WITH BEASTS, WHETHER IT BE ONE OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY, OR A STRANGER, HE SHALL BOTH WASH HIS CLOTHES, AND BATHE HIMSELF IN WA...
The law against eating what dies of itself is a corollary of the former. The flesh of such an animal cannot be thoroughly drained of blood: cp. Exodus 22:31; Deuteronomy 14:21. BEAR HIS INIQUITY] bear...
RULE OF SACRIFICE. PROHIBITION AGAINST EATING BLOOD 1-9. The first part of this Law prescribes that all oxen, sheep, and goats, slaughtered for food, must first be presented to Jehovah at the sanctuar...
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...
THAT WHICH DIED OF ITSELF. — The law enacted here is a natural sequel to the one immediately preceding, since it is still based upon the sacredness of blood. As the body of the animal which either die...
וְ כָל ־נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֤ל נְבֵלָה֙ וּ
HOLINESS IN EATING Leviticus 17:1 WITH this chapter begins another subdivision of the law. Hitherto we have had before us only sacrificial worship and matters of merely ceremonial law. The law of hol...
THE PROHIBITION OF FAT AND BLOOD Leviticus 3:16; Leviticus 7:22; Leviticus 17:10 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour: all th...
“THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD” Leviticus 17:1 Every animal that was slain for food was regarded as a kind of peace-offering, and was therefore slain at the door of the Tabernacle. This law,...
Very definite instructions were given to the priests concerning sacrifices. These provided, first, that all sacrifices must be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting. This provision at once recogn...
_Stranger. Perhaps the proselyte of justice, not simply of the gate, for the latter were allowed to eat and purchase what had died of itself, Deuteronomy xiv. 21. --- Clean, having offered the sacrifi...
What a precious consideration is it to a true believer in JESUS, that CHRIST hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. Observe, what those two great apostles Peter and Pau...
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...
After this quite special instruction of the day of atonement come some directions, not to purify from defilements, but to preserve from them either the people or the service of the priests (chap. 17)....
AND EVERY SOUL THAT EATETH THAT WHICH DIED [OF ITSELF],.... Through any disease upon it, or by means of any other creature seizing upon it and worrying it, or was not lawfully killed; if a man ate eve...
And every soul that eateth that which died [of itself], or that which was torn [with beasts, whether it be] one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe [himself]...
_That eateth_ Through ignorance or inadvertency; for if it was done knowingly, it was more severely punished. _A stranger_ Who is a proselyte to the Jewish religion: other strangers were allowed to ea...
1 The blood of all slaine beasts must be offered to the Lord at the doore of the Tabernacle. 7 They must not offer to deuils. 10 All eating of blood is forbidden, 15 and all that dieth alone, or is...
GOD'S RIGHTS WHEN AN ANIMAL WAS KILLED (VV. 1-16) This chapter is an appendix to chapter 16, though it does not deal with the sin offering. Rather, the Lord now strongly insists that any Israelite wh...
THAT WHICH DIED: _ Heb._ a carcase...
10-16 Here is a confirmation of the law against eating blood. They must eat no blood. But this law was ceremonial, and is now no longer in force; the coming of the substance does away the shadow. The...
EVERY SOUL THAT EATETH, to wit, through ignorance or inadvertency, as appears by the slightness of the punishment; for if it was done knowingly, it was a presumptuous sin against an express law here,...
In this chapter the reader will find two special points, namely first, that life belongs to Jehovah; and, secondly, that the power of atonement is in the blood. The Lord attached peculiar importance t...
Leviticus 17:15 person H5315 eats H398 (H8799) died H5038 torn H2966 country H249 stranger H1616 wash H3526 ...
THE LAW CONCERNING THE EATING OF WHAT IS NOT SLAIN OR HUNTED DOWN BUT DIES OF ITSELF OR THROUGH OTHER WILD BEASTS (LEVITICUS 17:15). Leviticus 17:15 “And every person who eats what dies of itself, o...
CONTENTS: The place of sacrifice and the sanctity of the blood. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: God's people all meet at one altar in His appointed way, thereby preserving unity and famil...
Leviticus 17:3. _Killeth an ox;_ not for the purpose of eating, but for sacrifice. The object of this precept was first to prevent idolatry, and next to support the religion appointed of God to shadow...
_This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded._ LAWS FOR HOLY LIVING From chap. 17. to chap. 23, everything relates to the duties, qualities, and associations of individuals in private life. This...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:1 The Handling and Meaning of Blood. Chapter Leviticus 17:1 deals with the handling of sacrificial animals, beginning with a reminde
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:15 DIES OF ITSELF... IS TORN BY BEASTS. A person who eats from these animals is UNCLEAN, probably because the animals that have died in these ways have not had their blo...
The Sanctity of the Blood SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 17:4.—And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle. A captious mind will ask. Why is not sacrifice acceptable to God wherever offered? S...
EXPOSITION This chapter finds its natural place here as the supplement of all that has gone before. The first part of the book contains the institution or regulation of the sacrificial system (chapter...
Now in chapter seventeen, God laid out that there was only to be one place for sacrifice, and that was the temple. They weren't to just sacrifice anywhere but the tabernacle, and later the temples wer...
Deuteronomy 14:21; Exodus 22:31; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 44:31;...
That eateth — Through ignorance or inadvertency; for if it was done knowingly, it was more severely punished. A stranger — Who is a proselyte to the Jewish religion: other strangers were allowed to ea...