Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Leviticus 6:13
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.Thus should we keep the fire of holy love ever burning in our hearts. read more
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.Thus should we keep the fire of holy love ever burning in our hearts. read more
And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.Of the meal-offering — Of that which was offered alone, and that by any of the people, not by the priest, for then it must have been all burnt. This law before delivered, is here repeated for the sake of some additions made to it. read more
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.His sons — The males only might eat these, because they were most holy things; whereas the daughters of Aaron might eat other holy things.In the court — In some special room appointed for that purpose. The reason why this was to be eaten only by holy persons, and that in an holy place, is given Leviticus 6:17,... read more
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.It — That part which remains to the priest; for the part offered to God seems not to have been baked at all. read more
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.Every one — That is, none should touch, or eat them, but consecrated persons, priests, or their sons. read more
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.When he is anointed — For high-priest for he only of all the priests was to be anointed in future ages. This law of his consecration was delivered before, and is here repeated because of some additions made to it.Perpetual — Whensoever any of them shall be... read more
In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.Thou — Who art so anointed and consecrated. read more
For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.It shall not be eaten — No part of it shall be eaten by the priest, as it was when the offering was for the people. The reason of the difference is, partly because when he offered it for the people, he was to have some recompence for his pains; partly to signify the imperfection of the Levitical priest, who could not bear their own iniquity; for the priest's eating part of the people's sacrifices did signify... read more
The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.For sin — For the sins of the rulers, or of the people, or any of them, but not for the sins of the priests; for then its blood was brought into the tabernacle, and therefore it might not be eaten. read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Leviticus 6:12
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.It shall not be put out — The fire coming down from heaven, was to be perpetually preserved, and not suffered to go out, partly that there might be no occasion or temptation to offer strange fire; and partly to teach them whence they were to expect the acceptance of... read more