_A.M. 2514. B.C. 1490._ Directions concerning sin-offerings; which were intended for sins committed through ignorance, either by the priest himself, Leviticus 4:1, or by the whole congregation, Leviticus 4:13, or by a ruler, Leviticus 4:22, or by a private person, Leviticus 4:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord spake unto Moses_ The laws contained in the first three Chapter s, seem to have been delivered to Moses at one time. Here begin the laws of another day, which God delivered from between the cherubim.... [ Continue Reading ]
_If a soul sin through ignorance_ The next kind of sacrifices appointed were for the expiation of particular sins, and are therefore called _sin-offerings._ The first sort of these were for sins of ignorance. These must necessarily be understood of such as exceeded common daily infirmities; for if e... [ Continue Reading ]
_If the priest_ The high-priest, who only was anointed. His _anointing_ is mentioned, because he was not complete high-priest till he was anointed. _Do sin_ Either in doctrine or practice, which it is here supposed he might do. And this is noted as a character of imperfection in the priesthood of th... [ Continue Reading ]
_On the head_ To testify both his acknowledgment of his sin, and faith in God's promise for the expiation of his sins through Christ, whom that sacrifice typified.... [ Continue Reading ]
_To the tabernacle_ Into the tabernacle; which was not required nor allowed in any other sacrifice, possibly to show the greatness of the high-priest's sin, which needed more than ordinary diligence in him, and favour from God, to expiate it.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Seven times_ A number much used in Scripture, as a number of perfection; and here prescribed, either to show that his sins needed more than ordinary purgation, and more exercise of his faith and repentance, both which graces he was obliged to join with that ceremonial rite. _Before the veil_ The se... [ Continue Reading ]
_The whole bullock_ So no part of this was to be eaten by the priests, as it was in other sin-offerings. The reason is plain, because the offerer might not eat of his own sin-offering, and the priest was the offerer in this case, as also in the sin-offering for the whole congregation below, of which... [ Continue Reading ]
_The whole congregation_ The body of the people, or the greater part of them, their rulers concurring with them. _A bullock_ But if the sin of the congregation was only the omission of some ceremonial duty, a kid of the goats was to be offered, Numbers 15:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The elders_ Who here acted in the name of all the people, who could not possibly perform this act in their own persons.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And sprinkle it_ It was not to be poured out there, but sprinkled only; for the cleansing virtue of the blood of Christ was sufficiently represented by sprinkling. It was sprinkled _seven times_ Because God made the world in six days, and rested the seventh. This signified the perfect satisfaction... [ Continue Reading ]
_For a sin-offering_ That is, for the priest's sin-offering, called the _first bullock, Leviticus 4:21_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Leviticus 4:22 ; LEVITICUS 4:24. _A ruler_ Of the people, or a civil magistrate. _Where they kill the burnt-offering_ So called by way of eminence, to wit, the daily burnt-offering. _It is a sin-offering_ And therefore to be killed where the burnt-offering is killed; whereby it is distinguished from... [ Continue Reading ]
_It shall be forgiven_ Both judicially, as to all ecclesiastical censures or civil punishment; and really, upon condition of repentance and faith in the Messiah to come.... [ Continue Reading ]
_A female_ Which here was sufficient, because the sin of one of those was less than the sin of the ruler, for whom a male was required.... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall slay it_ Not by himself, but by the hands of the priest. _Burn them_ The fat; but he useth the plural number, because the fat was of several kinds, as we saw, Leviticus 4:8. Hebrew, _upon_ the offerings, together with them, or after them; because the burnt-offerings were to have the first... [ Continue Reading ]