Thou shalt (e) sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the (f) bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy.
(e) You shall count them holy and reverence them.
(f) The showbread.
The people of Israel are now addressed. They are commanded to regard the priests, who perform for them the service of the altar, as holy in respect of their office....
4. LAWS FOR THE PRIESTS CHAPTER 21 _ 1. Laws concerning the person of the priests (Leviticus 21:1)_ 2. Laws concerning their family (Leviticus 21:7) 3. Laws concerning the high priest (Levi
RESTRICTIONS FOR THE PRIESTS. To approach a corpse was to suffer defilement (_cf._ Numbers 5:2 * Numbers 19*, Tob_2:8 ff., Sir_34:25); this is, therefore, forbidden to the priest, except in the case o...
I THE LORD, WHICH, &C.. Jehovah title. See note on Leviticus 20:8, and App-4....
This _v._has all the air of an insertion. It interrupts the transition from the character of the priest's wife to that of his daughter; and -thou" is harsh. Who is addressed? It may be an insertion (s...
TEXT 21:7-9 7 They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God, 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore;...
_THEY SHALL NOT TAKE A WIFE THAT IS A WHORE, OR PROFANE; NEITHER SHALL THEY TAKE A WOMAN PUT AWAY FROM HER HUSBAND: FOR HE IS HOLY UNTO HIS GOD._ They shall not take a wife. Private individuals might...
LAWS RELATING TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND SACRIFICE The principle laid down in this and the following chapter is the far reaching one, that whatever comes near or is presented to God must be perfect of its...
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...
THOU SHALT SANCTIFY HIM THEREFORE. — This is addressed to the Jewish community. They are to take care that the priest does not contract such illegal marriages, and to sanctify him only who acts in obe...
וְ קִדַּשְׁתֹּ֔ו כִּֽי ־אֶת ־לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ...
THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS Leviticus 21:1; Leviticus 22:1 THE conception of Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, was concretely represented in a threefold division of the people, -the con...
The absolute necessity for the strictest of separation of the priest from all possibility of defilement is vividly set forth in the laws here enunciated. Standing as he ever did in a place of special...
_And offer. Hebrew addresses this to Moses. "Thou shalt sanctify him, therefore, because he offereth the bread of thy God."_...
Was not this typical of the bread of life? John 6:31....
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 FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 AND 22. Chapter 21 specially presents what becomes the priests as set apart for Jehovah: this more intimate nearness supposed a conduct corresponding with...
THOU SHALT SANCTIFY HIM THEREFORE,.... In thought and word, as Aben Ezra, by thinking and speaking well of him; should esteem and reckon him a holy person, being in a sacred office, and honour him as...
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy. Ver. 8. _Thou shalt sanctify him._] _i.e., _ Thou,...
_Thou_ O Moses, and whosoever shall succeed in thy place, to whom it belongs to see my laws observed, shalt take care that the priest be holy, and do not defile himself by any of these forbidden marri...
1 Of the Priests mourning. 6 Of their holinesse. 8 Of their estimation. 7.13 Of their Mariages. 16 The Priests that haue blemishes must not minister in the Sanctuarie. 1 AND the LORD said vnto Mos...
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God, in the various sacrifices; HE SHALL BE HOLY UNTO THEE; FOR I, THE LORD, WHICH SANCTIFY YOU, AM HOLY. The entire life and surrou...
Their Outward Appearance and Relations....
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRIESTS (VV. 1-15) Since the priests were given the sacred privilege of drawing near to God on behalf of the people, they were therefore more responsible as regards their c...
Thou, O Moses, and whosoever shall succeed in thy place, to whom it belongs to see those and other of my laws observed, shall take care that the priest be holy, and do not defile himself by any of the...
LEVITICUS 22:1-33. These Chapter s unfold, with great minuteness of detail, the divine requirements in reference to those who were privileged to draw near as priests to "offer the bread of their God....
Leviticus 21:8 consecrate H6942 (H8765) offers H7126 (H8688) bread H3899 God H430 holy H6918 LORD H3068 sanctify...
THUS HE IS TO BE KEPT APART FROM THE RUN OF MEN (LEVITICUS 21:8). Leviticus 21:8 “You (s) shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I, Yahweh,...
SANCTIFY Verse 8 (Leviticus 21:8) illustrates the Old Testament holiness or sanctification-a person set apart for the service of God. SANCTIFY Hebrew, "qodesh." (_ See Scofield) - (Genesis 2:3). _...
CONTENTS: Relationship and walk of the priests. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron and sons. CONCLUSION: Those whose office it is to instruct in God's truth must do it by example as well as precept. KEY...
Leviticus 21:4. _A chief man._ In some versions the Hebrew word _baal_ is rendered king, lord, and husband; and the LXX read, he shall not “lightly” defile himself. Leviticus 21:7. _He shall not take...
_Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron._ SACRED RELATIONSHIP DEMANDS SANCTITY OF LIFE If there is one fact more notably emphasised than another in this address to priests, it is this: their-- I....
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 21:1__ Stricter rules of holiness are required of priests because they work directly with the holy objects of the sanctuary. ⇐...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 21:7 The wife of a priest must be a woman of high moral character. She may not be a PROSTITUTE, because that is a defiling profession. She must not have been DIVORCED. Even...
Purity of the Priesthood SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 21:1.—Speak unto the priests … there shall none be defiled. If it was important that the whole community of Israel should maintain ceremonial an...
PART III. SECTION IV. THE UNCLEANNESS AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIESTS. EXPOSITION The two remaining chapters of this division of the book (Leviticus 21:1,...
Shall we turn now to Leviticus, chapter twenty-one? As we have often told you, a priest had a two-fold function. First he was to stand before God representing the people, bringing their offerings befo...
Exodus 19:10; Exodus 19:14; Exodus 28:41; Exodus 29:1; Exodus 29:43;...
Thou — O Moses, and whosoever shall succeed in thy place, to whom it belongs to see my laws observed, shall take care that the priest be holy, and do not defile himself by any of these forbidden marri...