What does Leviticus 27:25 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel."
Verse Leviticus 27:25. _SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY_] A standard shekel; the standard being kept in the sanctuary to try and regulate all the weights in the land by. See Genesis 20:16; Genesis 23:15....
On the shekel and the gerah, see Exodus 30:13, note; Exodus 38:24, note....
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) 4. Concerning t...
COMMUTATION FOR LAND. In this case the question of the interval before Jubile arises, as, in the case of a man, the period when he will be past work (Leviticus 27:7). The standard taken is the sowing...
AND ALL THY ESTIMATIONS, &C.— I find the following note on this verse in Dr. Church's Bible, in which he follows the opinion of Bishop Wilkins. "So great care was taken among the Jews for the preserva...
C. VOWS OF HOUSES AND FIELDS 27:14-25 TEXT 27:14-25 14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest sh...
_AND ALL THY ESTIMATIONS SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THE SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY: TWENTY GERAHS SHALL BE THE SHEKEL._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
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...
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...
ACCORDING TO THE SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY. — As the proceeds of these vows were devoted to the maintenance and repair of the sanctuary, all the valuations are to be made and paid according to the stand...
וְ כָל ־עֶרְכְּךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּ שֶׁ֣קֶל הַ קֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה הַ שָּֽׁקֶל׃ ס...
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...
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...
_Obols. Hebrew, "gerah." which were worth 1d.-2687; so that a sicle amounts to 2s. 3d.-375. (Arbuthnot.)_...
These dedications of house and field have the same allusions to spiritual things; and, in a gospel sense, may be supposed to convey this doctrine: that ourselves, and our houses, and all our possessio...
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 ALL THY ESTIMATION SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THE SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY,.... The shekel kept in the sanctuary, which was the standard of all shekels; not that there was a shekel in the sanctuary diff...
_The shekel of the sanctuary_ About 2 Samuel 6 _d._...
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...
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 require...
14-25 Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God woul...
No text from Poole on this verse....
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 27:25 valuations H6187 shekel H8255 sanctuary H6944 twenty H6242 gerahs H1626 shekel H8255 And all - Leviticus 27:3 twenty - Exodus 30:13; Numbers 3:47, Numbers 18:16; Ezekiel 45:12...
THE REDEMPTION PRICE OF OTHER FIELDS (LEVITICUS 27:22). Leviticus 27:22 “And if he sanctify to Yahweh a field which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession, then the priest shall...
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...
_According to the shekel of the sanctuary._ SANCTUARY MEASURE DEMANDED IN SMALL THINGS The law of the sanctuary is to regulate all. Full weight is sought for, but neither superfluity nor abatement. G...
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...
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 (Leviticus 27:14, L...
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...
Exodus 30:13; Ezekiel 45:12; Leviticus 27:3; Numbers 18:16; Numbers 3:47...
The shekel — About 2s. 6d....