Leviticus 17:7 KJV,NLT

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:7

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. The word rightly translated devils means, literally, shaggy goats (see 2 Chronicles 11:15 ; Isaiah 13:21 ; Isaiah 34:14 ; where the word occurs). It is generally supposed that the Israelites borrowed their worship of the goat-like spirits of the woods and fields from Egypt. That goat-worship prevailed there in a very foul shape we know (Herod; 2:42), but sacrifices in the open fields are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 17:3-7

Every domesticated animal that was slain for food was a sort of peace-offering Leviticus 17:5. This law could only be kept as long as the children of Israel dwelt in their camp in the wilderness. The restriction was removed before they settled in the holy land, where their numbers and diffusion over the country would have rendered its strict observance impossible. See Deuteronomy 12:15-16, Deuteronomy 12:20-24.Leviticus 17:4Blood shall be imputed unto that man - i. e. he has incurred guilt in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 17:7

Leviticus 17:7. Unto devils So they did, not directly or intentionally, but by construction and consequence, because the devil is the author of idolatry, and is eminently served and honoured by it. And as the Egyptians were notorious for their idolatry, so the Israelites were infected with their leaven, Joshua 24:14; Ezekiel 20:7; Ezekiel 23:2-3. And some of them continued to practise the same in the wilderness, Amos 5:25-26, compared with Deuteronomy 12:8. The Hebrew word which we render... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

Sacredness of blood (17:1-16)The blood ritual of the Day of Atonement shows the importance of animal blood in God’s sight. The blood of the animal signified the death of the animal. Therefore, when Israelites wanted to kill animals from their flocks or herds to obtain meat, they were not to slaughter the animals thoughtlessly, but bring them to the tabernacle altar and kill them as peace offering. Thus, besides getting their meat, they acknowledged God in an act of worship. An additional... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 17:7

no more: implies that they had done so in Egypt to the goat image "Pan". Compare Joshua 24:14 .Ezekiel 20:7 ; Ezekiel 23:3 , &c, and especially 2 Chronicles 11:15 . offer = slay in sacrifice. Hebrew zabac h . App-43 . devils. Hebrew. sa'ir. (Only here and 2 Chronicles 11:15 , "devils". In Isaiah 13:21 ; Isaiah 34:14 rendered "satyrs" = an imaginary demon: half-goat, half-man. Septuagint = demons:) from Hebrew root, meaning to shudder. From this "Pan" came the "satyrs", "fauns", and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 17:7

Leviticus 17:7. They shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils— The original word here rendered devils, is שׂעירים serim, which properly signifies goats, from their rough and shaggy hair: and it is well known, that some of the most ancient idolaters worshipped their false deities under the shape of a goat, which, in particular, was the living image of Mendes, the Egyptian Pan; and was the most ancient idol of the Egyptians. There can be no question, therefore, that the Israelites derived... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 17:7

7. they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils—literally, "goats." The prohibition evidently alludes to the worship of the hirei-footed kind, such as Pan, Faunus, and Saturn, whose recognized symbol was a goat. This was a form of idolatry enthusiastically practised by the Egyptians, particularly in the nome or province of Mendes. Pan was supposed especially to preside over mountainous and desert regions, and it was while they were in the wilderness that the Israelites seem to have... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 17:1-16

1. Holiness of food ch. 17We move from public regulations in chapter 16 to intimate regulations in chapter 18 with chapter 17 providing the transition. In contrast to the first sixteen chapters, chapter 17 says very little about the role of the priests. The emphasis is rather on mistakes that the ordinary Israelite could make that would affect his or her relationship to God. Food and sacrificial meals were a prominent part of heathen worship. Therefore what the Israelites ate and how they ate... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 17:3-7

God did not permit the Israelites to slaughter sacrificial animals (Leviticus 17:5) anywhere except before the altar of burnt offerings. This may seem to us to have created logistical problems. How could the priests handle all those sacrifices? However most of the Israelites and other ancient Near Eastern people rarely slaughtered animals. They did not eat as much meat as we do."Meat was eaten only occasionally, except perhaps for the rich, who may have had it regularly." [Note: The New Bible... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 17:1-16

Rule of Sacrifice. Prohibition against eating Blood1-9. The first part of this Law prescribes that all oxen, sheep, and goats, slaughtered for food, must first be presented to Jehovah at the sanctuary. This seems to presuppose a time when the Israelites used but little flesh food, and were not widely scattered, which must have been either during the wanderings in the desert, or immediately after the return from exile, when there was only a small community in the vicinity of Jerusalem. This... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 17:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 17:3-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 17:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 17:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 17:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 17:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 17:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 17:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 17:3-7

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 17:1-16

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