Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Leviticus 27:15
He shall add the fifth part, which he might the better do, because the priests did usually put a moderate rate upon it.
He shall add the fifth part, which he might the better do, because the priests did usually put a moderate rate upon it.
VII. CONCERNING VOWS The Claims of Jehovah Realized CHAPTER 27 _ 1. The singular vow (Leviticus 27:1)_ 2. The sacrifice (Leviticus 27:9) 3. Concerning the house (Leviticus 27:14)
_The case of houses_16 25. _The case of lands_ The vow, as regards its duration, is thus limited to a maximum of 50 years, being determined by the distance of the year of Jubile. When that year arriv...
THY ESTIMATION— _The fixed rate._...
C. VOWS OF HOUSES AND FIELDS 27:14-25 TEXT 27:14-25 14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest sh...
_AND WHEN A MAN SHALL SANCTIFY HIS HOUSE TO BE HOLY UNTO THE LORD, THEN THE PRIEST SHALL ESTIMATE IT, WHETHER IT BE GOOD OR BAD: AS THE PRIEST SHALL ESTIMATE IT, SO SHALL IT STAND._ When a man ... In...
VOWS AND TITHES AND THEIR REDEMPTION 1-29. Law of vows and their redemption. The making of vows is a very ancient and universal practice connected with prayer. In order to secure his desire the suppl...
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...
AND IF HE THAT SANCTIFIED IT WILL REDEEM HIS HOUSE. — Though the net price thus fixed by the priest is all that anyone else who wishes to buy it has to pay for the house, yet if the former owner of it...
וְ אִ֨ם ־הַ מַּקְדִּ֔ישׁ יִגְאַ֖ל אֶת ־בֵּיתֹ
CONCERNING VOWS Leviticus 27:1 As already remarked, the book of Leviticus certainly seems, at first sight, to be properly completed with the previous chapter; and hence it has been not unnaturally su...
OF THE VOWING OF HOUSES AND FIELDS Leviticus 27:14 "And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall...
In this final page of the Book of Leviticus we have something superadded to actual laws and yet of very vital importance. It is concerned with vows. A vow is a promise made to God voluntarily and not...
House. The Rabbins say this fifth part went towards repairing the temple. We may suppose it was laid on to indemnify the priests, for the loss which they sustained by selling a house, or a field, (ver...
These dedications of house and field have the same allusions to spiritual things; and, in a gospel sense, may be supposed to convey this doctrine: that ourselves, and our houses, and all our possessio...
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...
The last chapter (27) treats of the rights and the appointments of God in all that relates to things which are devoted to Him through the medium of priesthood. This necessarily finds its place in that...
AND IF HE THAT SANCTIFIETH IT WILL REDEEM HIS HOUSE,.... An house set apart for holy uses might be redeemed, either by another paying the price set upon it by the priest, or by the original owner of i...
1 He that maketh a singular vow must bee the Lords. 2 The estimation of the person. 9 Of a beast giuen by vow. 14 Of a house. 16 Of a field and the redemption thereof. 28 No deuoted thing may be...
And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, desiring to have it back for his own use, THEN HE SHALL ADD THE FIFTH PART OF THE MONEY OF THY ESTIMATION UNTO IT, AND IT SHALL BE HIS....
OF HOUSES, FIELDS, AND FIRSTLINGS...
THE PERSONAL VOW (VV. 1-8) This was not a matter of a law requiring anything, but of a voluntary vow made to God. Though it was not required, yet when the vow was made, then it was absolutely required...
14-25 Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God woul...
This closing section of our book treats of the "singular vow," or the voluntary act whereby a person devoted himself or his property unto the Lord. "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto t...
Leviticus 27:15 dedicated H6942 (H8688) redeem H1350 (H8799) house H1004 add H3254 (H8804) one-fifth H2549 mon
THE PRICE FOR REDEMPTION OF A HOUSE (LEVITICUS 27:14). Leviticus 27:14 “And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy to Yahweh, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad. As...
REDEEM Hebrew, "goel," Redemption (Kinsman type). (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning dedicated persons and things. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: We should be cautious in making vows and constant in keeping those we have made. What is once devoted to t...
Leviticus 27:2. A _singular vow._ When a man shall vow a vow; or as others contend, when a man shall vow to give the price of his life or labour to the Lord. The family of Aaron being appointed priest...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:1 Vows and Dedication. This final chapter describes means of redemption relating to vows made to the Lord. The material appears to be an appendix to the book because it...
Dotibe Offerings of the Lord SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 27:2.—Shall make a singular vow. The Rabbins interpreted the phrase as meaning to “pronounce a vow,” and the Chaldee version renders the wor...
APPENDIX. EXPOSITION The final chapter, attached to the book after the concluding exhortation, is a short treatise on persons (Leviticus 27:2), animals (Leviticus 27:9-3), houses (Le
Now the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, say unto them, When a man makes a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation (Leviticus 27:1-2). Now if y...
Leviticus 27:13...
The fifth part — Which he might the better do, because the priests did usually put a moderate rate upon it....