Command the children of Israel — God here repeats some of the former laws about sacrifices, not without great reason, partly because they had been generally discontinued for thirty eight years together; partly because the generation to which the former laws had been given about these things was whol... [ Continue Reading ]
In the holy place — Upon the altar of burnt offerings, which was in the court of the priests, nigh to the entrance into the sanctuary.... [ Continue Reading ]
The feast — Namely, of unleavened bread.... [ Continue Reading ]
In the morning — And that in the evening too, as is evident from other scriptures; but the morning — sacrifice alone is mentioned, because the celebration of the feast began with it, and principally because this alone was doubtful, whether this might not be omitted when so many other sacrifices were... [ Continue Reading ]
The day of the first fruits — In the feast of pentecost, Acts 2:1. Your weeks — The seven weeks which you are to number from the passover.... [ Continue Reading ]