Lev 5:3, 6, 17, 15:31, Num 15:30, Heb 2:2-3, 10:29, Rev 21:8, 22:11, 15 | TSK | STEP

Leviticus 5:3

the uncleanness.

12:1-13:59; 15:1-33; 22:4-6; Nu 19:11-16

Leviticus 5:6

trespass offering.It is remarkable, that in this and the following verse, the sacrifice offered is indifferently called {asham,} a trespass offering, and {chattath,} a sin offering; yet the Marginal References show that these differ in several respects. Sin offerings were sometimes offered for the whole congregation; trespass offerings never, but only for particular persons. Bullocks were sometimes used for sin offerings, never for trespass offerings. The blood of the sin offerings was put on the horns of the altar, that of the trespass offerings was only sprinkled round the bottom of the altar. The sin offering seems to have been for the expiation of offences committed in matters of religion, from a mistake or inadvertency respecting the law; but the trespass offering was required for the casual deviations from the ritual law, when well known, or for crimes against moral precepts, implying injustice to man.

4:28,32; 6:6; 7:1-7; 14:12,13; 19:21,22; Nu 6:12; Eze 40:39; 42:13

a female.

4:28,32

the priest.

4:20

Leviticus 5:17

a soul sin.This case is supposed to differ from the preceding, merely in that the person concerned was not certain whether he had or had not committed the trespass. It is therefore called by the Hebrews a doubtful trespass offering.

1; 4:2-4,13,22,27

though.

15; Ps 19:12; Lu 12:48; Ro 14:23

yet is he.

1,2; 4:2,13,27

Leviticus 15:31

Thus shall.

11:47; 13:59; Nu 5:3; De 24:8; Ps 66:18; Eze 44:23; Heb 10:29

Heb 12:14,15; Jude 1:4

that they.

19:30; 21:23; Nu 5:3; 19:13,20; Eze 5:11; 23:38; 44:5-7; Da 9:27

1Co 3:17These laws were principally intended to impress the minds of the Israelites with reverence for the sanctuary; and, on the one hand, to shew them what need they had of circumspection, and purity of heart and life, in order to worship the holy God with acceptance; and, on the other hand, that being sinners in a world full of temptations and defilements, they would continually need forgiveness, through the great atonement typified by all the sacrifices, and the sanctification of the Spirit, showed forth by all the purifications. While they were encamped in the desert, it would not be very burdensome to bring the prescribed oblations; but after they were settled in Canaan, many of them at a great distance from the tabernacle, this would become much more difficult. We may, however, observe, continues Mr. Scott, that many of the cases stated only required such washings as might any where be performed, and that those, respecting which sacrifices were appointed, would more rarely occur. We may also suppose, that provided these were brought, when the person who had been unclean first came to the sanctuary, it would suffice: though distance or other hindrances prevented its being done immediately, at the expiration of the seven days.

Numbers 15:30

doeth ought.

9:13; 14:44; Ge 17:14; Ex 21:14; Le 20:3,6,10; De 1:43; 17:12

De 29:19,20; Ps 19:13; Mt 12:32; Heb 10:26,29; 2Pe 2:10

presumptuously. Heb. with an high hand.That is, bold, daring, deliberate acts of transgression against the fullest evidence, and in despite of the Divine authority. Such conduct "reproacheth the Lord," as if his commands were needless, unreasonable, and inimical to the happiness of man; his favour were not desirable, or his wrath not to be feared: in short, as if it were more advantageous to rebel against him than to serve him. Such acts admitted of no atonement: the person was condemned to bear his own iniquity, and to be cut off.

reproacheth.

Ps 69:9; 74:18,22; 79:12; 89:51; Pr 14:31; Isa 37:23,24