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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 6:14-23

The meat-offering was either that which was offered by the people or that by the priests at their consecration. Now, I. As to the common meat-offering, 1. Only a handful of it was to be burnt upon the altar; all the rest was allowed to the priests for their food. The law of the burnt-offerings was such as imposed upon the priests a great deal of care and work, but allowed them little profit; for the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But to make them amends the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:14

And this is the law of the meat offering ,.... Or the rules to be observed concerning that, for which, though directions are given, Leviticus 2:1 , &c.; yet is here repeated with some additions to it: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord ; being brought unto them by the children of Israel: before the altar ; or at the face of it, for what was properly offered was burnt upon it, as in the following verse Leviticus 6:15 , for it should be rather rendered "in", or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:15

And he shall take of it his handful ,.... See Gill on Leviticus 2:2 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:16

And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat ,.... What quantity of fine flour the meat offering consisted of is not said; very probably it was left to the offerer to bring what he would, since it was a freewill offering: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place ; or rather, "unleavened shall it be eaten"; for it cannot well be thought that bread of any sort should be eaten with this offering, which, properly speaking, was itself a bread offering, and so it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:17

It shall not be baked with leaven ,.... Which, as it was a type of Christ, may denote his sincerity both in doctrine, life, and conversation; and as it may respect the offerer, may signify his uprightness and integrity, and his being devoid of hypocrisy and insincerity: I have given it unto thee for their portion of my offerings made by fire ; this was part of the provision made for the maintenance of the priests, as it was but just that they that ministered at the altar should live of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:18

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it ,.... And they only, for none but they might eat in the holy place, and therefore these holy things that were to be eaten there, were only eaten by them; what might be eaten by the priests in their own houses, their wives and daughters ate of, but in the holy place only their males, and a male was one that was thirteen years of age: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations, concerning the offerings of the Lord made by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:14

The meat-offering - See Clarke on Leviticus 2:1 ; (note), etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:15

His handful of the flour - An omer of flour, which was the tenth part of an ephah, and equal to about three quarts of our measure, was the least quantity that could be offered even by the poorest sort, and this was generally accompanied with a log of oil, which was a little more than half a pint. This quantity both of flour and oil might be increased at pleasure, but no less could be offered. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:14

Verse 14 14.And this is the Law of the meat-offering. We have already seen that there were various kinds of this offering; now, the cakes or wafers are omitted, (279) and mention is only made of uncooked flour, whereof God commands that the priest should burn on the altar as much as his hand could hold. But this law was necessary in order that believers might be fully assured that God was propitiated by the due offering of this part, and that none might complain because the greater portion... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:16

Verse 16 16.And the remainder thereof. He repeats what we have seen just before, that the residue of those oblations, in which there was peculiar holiness, should belong to the priests; but upon condition that they should be eaten nowhere except in the sanctuary. A special precept is also given as to the minha, (meat-offering,) that it should not be made into leavened bread; for thus the meal, which had been already dedicated to God, would be changed into common food, which could not be done... read more

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