8. The priests: In the following Burntofferings this work is laid upon upon the Prieft+ here feems to be required more than

one. The reafon of which feems to be this, That this Burnt-offering being of the Herd, required greater help than those which follow, which were of the Flocks or Fowls.

9. But his inwards and his legs Shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt facrifice, an offering made by fire, of a fweet favour unto the LORD.

9. Afweet favour i. e. Acceptable to God, as the Teftimo ny of the fincere De

votion of the Offerer.

10. And if his offering be of the flocks, namely of the Sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-facrifice; he fhall bring it a male without blemish.

11. And he shall kill it on the fide of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests Aaron's fons fhall Sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

12. And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head, and his fat: and the priests fhall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar.

12. Prieft: See the Notes on v. 8.

13. But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest fhall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-facrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet favour unto the LORD.

14. And if the burnt-facrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.

15. And

16. His feathers: Or, The filth thereof, viz. Which was laid up in the Crop, and and that Senfe the That part which was

Chaldee follows. On the east part: most remote from the Holy Place, which required the greatest Purity. Place of the Afbes: The place appointed for the receiving of the Afhes. See ch. 6. 10, 11.

the

17. And be fall cleave it, with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it afunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-facrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet favour unto the LORD.

17. Of a Sweet fae mean value, yet was vour: Though of a acceptable to God, mean value, yet was

it

as much as were the more coftly Sacrifices of the Rich, 2 Cor. 8. 12. Luk. 21.3.

CHAP. II.

The ARGUMENT.

Of the Meat-offering of fine Flour. The remnant of it affigned to the Priest. Of feveral ways of preparing the Meat-offering, viz. baking it in an Oven or Pan, or frying it. Leaven and Honey in these Meat-offerings probibited, but Salt required. Of the Firftfruits.

I.

AND when any will offer a

meat-offering unto the LORD, his offering fhall be of

1. A Meat-offering:

The Hebrew

word fignifies a Gift, B 3

or

fine flower and he shall pour oyl

or Prefent, whether

upon it, and put frankincenfe there- it be prefented to

God, or to Men,
Judg.3.15,16. 1 Sam.

8. 2. Here it is confidered as an Offering made to God of that which was inanimate. There were feveral kinds of them both publick and private. And fome there were which were offered, alone, and by themfelves. Others which were to attend upon other Oblations, Num, 15.4,6. The first fort are spoken of here. This Offering was Expatory, Sam. 3. 14. and ch. 26. 19. and being a figure of Chrift's Oblation (Eph. 5.2.) was thereupon to ceale, Pf 40, 6. Heb. 19.5. as it is thought to be expressly foretold,

may well be fo called, viz. (I.). With refpect to the Offe

ring, it being taken in place of the whole that was due, Num. 5. 26. (II.) With respect to the Offerer, as a Memorial or Teftimony of his acceptance with God, Exod. 26, 16. Pf. 20. 4. (III.) With refpect to God to whom the Oblation was made. This being an act of Worship, and Acknowledgment of his Sovereignty and Divine Perfections, Lev. 24.7. which is fometimes expreffed by Remembring, Ecclef. 12. 1. Chron. 16.4. and the Title of Pf. 38.

3. And the remnant of the meatoffering fhall be Aaron's and his fons: it is a thing moft holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire,

3. The remnant : Eccluf. 7.31 Moft holy: Thofe Oblations were Moft Holy which were either intirely offered up to God as the

the Burnt offering, or Holocauft was; or elfe where the remaining part was to be eaten onely by Aaron and his Sons, who were feparated to the Priesthood, Exod. 29. 37. and they alfo were obliged to eat this remaining part in the ho ly place Levit. 24.9.) i. e. in the Court of the Tabernacle, befide the Altar, Levit. 10. 11. Such were the Meat-offering, the Sin-offering, and the Trefpafs-offering, Num.18.95 The Peace-offering was not called Most Holy; for though the Altar had one fhare of that Sacrifice, and the Prieft another; yet the far greater part of it was allowed to the Offerers. And for the place of eating it, it was not confined to the Sanctuary: The Priests might eat their fhare in any clean place, Levit. 10. 14. And the Offerers, and those who eat of their fhare, are warned onely that they be clean, and that the Flesh of the Sacrifice be preferved clean ako, Lév. 7. 19. But the Moft Holy Sacrifices were not to be eaten by any but by the Priests onely: And those Priests, who upon the return from the Captivity of Babylon could not make out their Pedigree, and confequently their juft claim to the Priesthood, were not permitted to eat of thefe moft Holy Things, Ezra 2.63.

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probably was baked within the Tabernacle, Chrous 23. 28, 29. Ezek 46.20.

4. And if than bring an obla-4 Baked: This tion of a meat-offering baken in the oven, it fhall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oyl, or unleavened wafers anointed with oyl.

5. And if thy oblation be a 5. In a pan: Or, meat-offering baken in a it monaflar plate, or fhall be of fine flour unleavened, fice, mingled with oyl

56. Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oyl thereon: it is a meat-offering.

7. And if thy oblation be a meat-offering baken in the frying pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oyl

8. And thou shalt bring the meat-offering, that is made of thefe things, unto the LORD: and when it is prefented unto the priest, be fhall bring it unto the al

B 4

9. And

9. A memorial: V.2

9. And the priest shall take from the meat-offering a memorial Offering: Ex.29. 18. thereof, and fall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire of a sweet favour unto the LORD.

10. And that which is left of the meat-offering, fhall be Aaron's and his fons it is a thing moft holy, of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.

11. No meat-offering, which ye fhall bring unto the LORD, fhall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

11. With leaven: This is to be underfood of these Meatofferings, part whereAltar, and the remaining part was eaten by the Priests, Prohibition poffibly

of was offered on the

Levit. 7. 13. and 23. 17. And this might be for the perpetuating the Memory of their Deliverance out of Egypt; as alfo to mind the Prieft of putting away the Leaven of Malice and Wickedness, 1 Cor. 5.8. Nor any honey: This is forbidden, because it was practifed by the Idolaters, says Maimon. [More Nevoch. p. III. ć. 46, ]*.*

12. As for the oblation of the firft-fruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be a sweet savour.

13. And every oblation of thy meat-offering fhalt thou feafon with falt; neither shalt thou fuffer the falt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat-offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer falt.

12. Be burnt:Heb.

afcend. burnt on the altar for

13. Shalt thon feafon with falt: Mark 9.49. This was commanded the fews, becaufe not practifed by the Idolaters, says Maimon. Salt gives a favour; and being also a prefervative from Corruption, is commanded here in the Meat-offering. The falt of the Covenant: i.e. The Salt which they were by this Covenant or Law obliged to offer up in every Oblation. Salt may also be efteemed a fign of

the