leviticus-16:15-17,-leviticus-16:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:5-28

The sacrifices of the Day of Atonement. Upon ordinary occasions sacrifices might be offered by common priests, who might act as representatives of the high priest or as representatives of the people, and so be types of Christ, or types of Christians. But upon this day the high priest must act in person, which leaves no doubt as to these transactions being eminently emblematical of Christ and of his great work. We notice— I. THE OFFERINGS FOR AARON AND HIS HOUSE . (See ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:7-22

Type and antitype-the offering. The most striking feature of the whole service on the great Day of Atonement was the action of the high priest in regard to the two goats brought to the tabernacle door ( Leviticus 16:7 ). They clearly point to that "Lamb of God" who came to "take away the sin of the world" ( John 1:29 ). That there were two goats rather than one presents no difficulty at all; there might well have been more than one to typify the Sacrifice which they foreshadowed. We... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:15

The third entry was made as soon as he had killed the goat which formed a moiety of the sin offering of the congregation, when he brought his blood likewise within the vail, and did with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, sprinkling it the same number of times as before. "By the entrance of the high priest into the holy of holies is set forth that atonement could only be effected before the throne of Jehovah" (Clark). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:16

The two sprinklings, first with the bullock's blood, then with the goat's blood, on the front of the ark and on the ground before it, effected the symbolical atonement which was required annually even for the holy of holies because it was pitched in the midst of sinful men. There remained the outer chamber of the tabernacle and the altar of burnt sacrifice to be atoned for. Accordingly, the high priest proceeds to do so for the tabernacle of the congregation, that is, to make a similar... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:17

There shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation. From the first entry until the work of atonement was completed, both for the holy of holies and for the tabernacle, no one but the high priest was to be allowed within the door of the tabernacle, not only that there might be no witness of the withdrawal of the awful vail, but also that the rite of purification might not be interfered with by an impure presence. Even on the Day of Atonement the dwelling-place of God, typical of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 16:11-25

It is important, in reference to the meaning of the day of atonement, to observe the order of the rites as they are described in these verses.Leviticus 16:12A censer - See Exodus 25:38 note.The altar before the Lord - i. e. the altar of burnt-offering on which the fire was always burning.Leviticus 16:14The high priest must have come out from the most holy place to fetch the blood, leaving the censer smoking within, and then have entered again within the veil. He sprinkled the blood seven times... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 16:15

Leviticus 16:15. Then shall he kill the goat He went out of the holy of holies and killed it, and then returned thither again with its blood. And whereas the high-priest is said to be allowed to enter into that place but once in a year, that is to be understood of one day in a year, but there was occasion of going in and coming out more than once upon that day. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 16:16

Leviticus 16:16. Because of the uncleanness of Israel For though the people did not enter into that place, yet their sins entered thither, and would have hindered the effects of the high-priest’s mediation on their behalf, if God had not been reconciled to them. In the midst of their uncleanness In the midst of a sinful people, who defile not themselves only, but also God’s sanctuary. And God hereby showed them how much their hearts needed to be purified, when even the tabernacle, only by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 16:17

Leviticus 16:17. There shall be no man in the tabernacle In the holy place, where the priests and Levites were at other times. This was commanded for the greater reverence to the divine majesty, then in a more special manner appearing, and that none of them might cast an eye into the holy of holies, as the high-priest went in or came out. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:11-22

Day of Atonement: sacrifices (16:11-22)Aaron sacrificed the priests’ sin offering at the altar in the tabernacle courtyard, then took fire from this altar along with blood from the sacrifice into the tabernacle (that is, into the tent). He used the fire to burn incense on the golden altar that stood in the Holy Place against the curtain dividing the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. As he drew back this curtain to enter the Most Holy Place, incense from the altar floated through the open... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:5-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:7-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 16:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 16:11-25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 16:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 16:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 16:17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 16:11-22

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