Leviticus 22:18

_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

EXPOSITION This chapter, which is a continuation of Leviticus 21:1, (1) commands that the ceremonially defiled priest shall not officiate or partake of the sacrificial offerings; (2) declares who may and who may not partake of the priests' portions of the sacrifices; (3) orders that every sacrificial victim be unblemished. LEVITICUS 22:1 In the previous chapter, the priests have been commanded to avoid occasions of ceremonial defilement, but there are times in which they must be unclean. At these times they are here instructed that they must abstain from their priestly functions, and not even eat of the priests' portions until they have been cleansed. The command to Aaron and to

SPEAK UNTO AARON, AND TO HIS SONS,.... The priests, whose work it was to offer sacrifices, and therefore it behoved them to know what kind and sort were to be offered by them, when brought to them: AND UNTO ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: who were to bring the sacrifices, and for whom they were to be offered, and therefore should be acquainted with the nature and kind of what would be acceptable to God, and what not: AND SAY UNTO THEM, WHATSOEVER [HE BE] OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL; this phrase includes women and servants, and even Gentiles, as say the Jewish writers q, who may vow vows, and make voluntary gifts, as well as the Israelites: OR OF THE STRANGERS IN ISRAEL: those of other nations that dwelt there, either proselytes of the gate, or proselytes of righteousness, so Ben Gersom; and Aben Ezra observes, that the text speaks of the stranger, because there is some reason in the vows and f...

CHAPTER 22 _ 1. Care to be exercised in holy things (Leviticus 22:1)_ 2. Care in the enforcement of the law of offerings (Leviticus 22:17) Uncleanness such as mentioned in the first part of the chapter prohibited the partaking of holy things. Strangers who did not belong to the priestly house and even the married daughter of the priest, not living in the priestly household, were not permitted to eat of the offering of the holy things. Holy things have to be used in a reverent and holy way. The same principle holds good in the New Testament. We may well think here of the Lord's table. Read 1 Corinthians 11:23. Coming to the Lord's table to remember Him requires self-judg

CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE VICTIMS in the case of certain sacrifices. This set of rules is given to Aaron and his sons as containing guidance for the priests-' examination of the animals. For vows and freewill offerings (Leviticus 1-3) the victim is to be a male, without blemish. In the case of a peace offering, which is to accomplish a vow or freewill offering (un-mentioned in Leviticus 3), the sex of the animal is not mentioned, but certain blemishes are specified. Malformations are allowed in the case of freewill offerings, but not of vows, which are of the nature of a debt. Castration renders an animal unfit for sacrifice, even if the operation had been performed before it came into Hebrew hands; it is a destruction (RV corruption) of its true nature....

WHATSOEVER. what man soever. Hebrew. _'i_ sh 'tsh. App-14, OFFER. bring near. Hebrew. _karab._ App-43. OBLATION. Hebrew. _korban._ App-43. Translated "offering", Leviticus 3:7; Leviticus 3:14; Leviticus 7:12; Leviticus 17:4, &. c. FREEWILL OFFERINGS. Compare Psalms 40:8; John 10:17; John 10:18;...

_Directions as to the quality of offerings_ This passage retains clear signs of a remarkably composite character. Leviticus 22:17 _a_indicate (-unto Aaron, and to his sons," -unto all etc.") that what follows is a blending of directions referring to priests and to the people. But further, Leviticus 22:21 presents what is virtually a repetition of the directions in Leviticus 22:18, while the differences in phraseology between the two point to diversity of origin. We notice further that the classes of offerings dealt with differ, viz. Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings respectively, while each of these have the same sub-divisions, i.e. Vows and Freewill-Offerings, the former passage making no refere

VOWS AND FREEWILL OFFERINGS 22:17-33 TEXT 22:17-33 17 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them. Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto Jehovah for a burnt-offering; 19 that ye may be accepted, _ye shall offer_ a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen...

22:18 offering (a-35) _ Corban_ . See Chs. 1.2; 23.14...

LAWS RELATING TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND SACRIFICE (CONTINUED) 1-6. The holy things may not be eaten by priests otherwise qualified, but ceremonially unclean, nor by any persons outside the priestly family....