Whatsoever passeth under the rod - According to rabbinical tradition, the animals to be tithed were enclosed in a pen, and as they went out one by one at the opening, every tenth animal was touched with a rod dipped in vermilion. Compare the margin reference.
For a more full explanation of what relates to tithes, see the margin reference and Genesis 14:20; Deuteronomy 14:22, Deuteronomy 14:28.
Verse Leviticus 27:32. _WHATSOEVER PASSETH UNDER THE ROD_] The signification of this verse is well given by the rabbins: "When a man was to give the tithe of his sheep or calves to God, he was to shu...
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)
30- 33. TITHES (_cf._ Deuteronomy 14:22 ff; Deuteronomy 26:12 ff., Numbers 21-32*). The tithe offered in kind may be commuted for its value (estimated presumably by the priest) plus 20 per cent. (_cf....
_Laws concerning tithes_ A distinction is here made between the tithe on the yield of the land or of fruit trees, and that on animals. The former according to this passage may be redeemed on payment...
_under the rod_ the -staff" carried by shepherds (Psalms 23:4; Micah 7:14; Zechariah 11:7), and used (Tal. Bab., _Bechoroth_, fol. 58 _b_) for counting the flock when they were entering or leaving the...
WHATSOEVER PASSETH UNDER THE ROD— The Jews understand this of the tithing rod, a rod coloured with ochre, with which a man stood at the door of the field, and numbered the cattle as they came out, mar...
D. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE VOWS 27:26-34 1. FIRSTLINGS AMONG BEASTS 27:26, 27 2. DEVOTED THINGS 27:28, 29 3. THE TITHE 27:30-33 TEXT 27:26-34 26 Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstlin...
_AND ALL THE TITHE OF THE LAND, WHETHER OF THE SEED OF THE LAND, OR OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE, IS THE LORD'S: IT IS HOLY UNTO THE LORD._ All the tithe of the land. This law gave the sanction of divine...
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...
PASSETTI UNDER THE ROD] of the owner as he counts his cattle. Every tenth beast as it comes, whether good or bad, is to be set apart as belonging to God: cp. Leviticus 25:10. The tithes were given to...
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...
WHATSOEVER PASSETH UNDER THE ROD. — That is, for the purpose of counting and tithing them. The manner in which this was done is described by the Jewish canonists as follows: “The owner is to gather al...
וְ כָל ־מַעְשַׂ֤ר בָּקָר֙ וָ צֹ֔אן כֹּ֥ל
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...
EXCLUSIONS FROM THE VOW Leviticus 27:26 "Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to the Lord, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is the Lord's. And if it be of...
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...
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the (q) rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. (q) All that which is numbered: that is, every tenth as h...
Rod; on which was some red colouring, to mark the tenth animal as it passed through a narrow gate. If it was proper for sacrifice, its blood was poured out around the altar, and its flesh was returned...
The same observations meet us here respecting the dedication of beasts and cattle. There is to be nothing blemished offered to the LORD. Malachi 1:13....
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 CONCERNING THE TITHE OF THE HERD, OR OF THE FLOCK,.... Of oxen and sheep, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; for this law only concerns such, as Maimonides x observes, for none but clean be...
_And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD._ Ver. 32. _Passeth under the rod._] Coloured at the end with...
_Under the rod_ Either, 1st, The tithers' rod, it being the manner of the Jews in tithing to cause all their cattle to pass through some gate or narrow passage, where the tenth was marked by a person...
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...
OF HOUSES, FIELDS, AND FIRSTLINGS...
And concerning the tithe of the herd or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, that is, under the staff of the shepherd, who keeps a careful record of the animals in his care, THE TEN...
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...
26-33 Things or persons devoted, are distinguished from things or persons that were only sanctified. Devoted things were most holy to the Lord, and could neither be taken back nor applied to other pu...
UNDER THE ROD; either, 1. The tither's rod, it being the manner of the Jews in tithing to cause all their cattle to pass through some gate or narrow passage, where the tenth was marked by a person ap...
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 27:32 tithe H4643 herd H1241 flock H6629 passes H5674 (H8799) rod H7626 tenth H6224 holy H6944 LORD
THE LAW CONCERNING TITHES (LEVITICUS 27:30). Leviticus 27:30 “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Yahweh's. It is holy to Yahweh.” That pa...
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...
_All the tithes of the land. .. is the Lord’s._ THE HISTORY OF TITHES I. The scripture records concerning the law of tithes. 1. Antecedent to the Mosaic legislation. The principle of dedicating a te...
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...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:30__ The TITHE is already the Lord’s. This law allows the rules for ordinary vows to govern the tithes as well (see vv. Levi
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...
Ezekiel 20:37; Jeremiah 33:13; Micah 7:14...
Under the rod — Either, The tither's rod, it being the manner of the Jews in tithing to cause all their cattle to pass through some gate or narrow passage, where the tenth was marked by a person appoi...