Leviticus 7:12-16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 7:11-34

All this relates to the peace-offerings: it is the repetition and explication of what we had before, with various additions. I. The nature and intention of the peace-offerings are here more distinctly opened. They were offered either, 1. In thankfulness for some special mercy received, such as recovery from sickness, preservation in a journey, deliverance at sea, redemption out of captivity, all which are specified in Ps. 107:1-43, and for them men are called upon to offer the sacrifice of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:12

If he offer it for a thanksgiving ,.... Which Jarchi restrains to the wonderful deliverances of seafaring persons, of travellers, and of such as have been confined in prison, or have laboured under violent diseases and disorders of body; and so Aben Ezra seems to understand it only of thanksgivings on account of being delivered out of distress; but it might be for the common mercies of life, or any particular mercy or instance of divine goodness a man was sensible of, and thought proper in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:13

Besides the cakes ,.... The unleavened cakes, and the unleavened wafers, and the fried cakes; or with these, as Aben Ezra and Abendana interpret it: he shall offer for his offering leavened bread, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings ; not that this was offered upon the altar, for all leaven was forbidden there, Leviticus 2:11 but it was given to the priest, that he might have change of bread, and such as was agreeable to him, to eat with the flesh of the peace... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:14

And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord ,.... That is, one out of the unleavened cakes, and out of the unleavened wafers, and out of the cakes fried, and out of the cakes leavened; lo, says Aben Ezra, four at least, and the truth is, adds he, there were ten; and so Maimonides F8 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 9. sect. 17,18,21. says, the priest took out of all the four cakes, one out of every sort, as it is said, "and of it he shall offer... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:15

And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving ,.... Having given directions about the cakes and bread that went along with the peace offerings, offered in thankfulness for mercies received; instructions are next given about eating the flesh of them; and the order is, that that shall be eaten the same day that it is offered ; partly by him that brought them, and his family, and partly by the poor he was to invite to eat thereof; and also by the priests and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:16

But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow ,.... Be on account of a vow made, as, that if he was favoured with such and such benefits, or delivered out of such and such troubles and distresses, then he would offer such a sacrifice: or a voluntary offering ; without any condition or obligation; what from the mere motion of his mind he freely offered, not being directed to it by any command of God, or under any necessity from a vow of his own, and without any view to; any future good to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:12

If he offer it for a thanksgiving - See the notes at the end of this chapter at Leviticus 7:38 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:15

He shall not leave any of it until the morning - Because in such a hot country it was apt to putrefy, and as it was considered to be holy, it would have been very improper to expose that to putrefaction which had been consecrated to the Divine Being. Mr. Harmer supposes that the law here refers rather to the custom of drying flesh which had been devoted to religious purposes, which is practiced among the Mohammedans to the present time. This, he thinks, might have given rise to the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:16

Verse 16 16.But if the sacrifice of his offering. I have observed a little above that it is not a conditional but a simple vow which is here meant; because, if a person were under the obligation of a vow, (287) his payment was an act of thanksgiving, and thus his sacrifice was comprised under the first head. But it would not be without absurdity that similar things should be distinguished as if they differed. But inasmuch as many made gratuitous vows, Moses combines this kind of sacrifice with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

This chapter treats of the ritual of the trespass offering and the peace offerings, as the last chapter treated of that of the burnt offering, the meat offering, and the sin offering. The LXX . version attaches the first ten verses of this chapter to Leviticus 6:1-30 , beginning Leviticus 7:1-38 with our Leviticus 7:11 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 7:11-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 7:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

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