Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Leviticus 7:11 - 7:21

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Leviticus 7:11 - 7:21


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Of Peace-offerings. —

v. 11. And this is the law of sacrifice of peace-offerings which he shall offer unto the Lord.
The peace-offerings were made for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the fellowship with the covenant God, and may be divided into offerings of thanksgiving and into vow or voluntary offerings.

v. 12. If he offer it for a thanksgiving,
in grateful acknowledgment of some special favor shown him by the Lord, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavene Lev_2:4-5.

v. 13. Besides the cakes,
which were unleavened, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace-offerings.

v. 14. And of it,
of the entire gift as presented to the Lord, he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave-offering unto the Lord, one of each kind of cakes, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offerings, the rest being returned to the worshiper for the sacrificial meal. The heave-offering was taken into the hands and waved up and down before the altar, but not placed upon it.

v. 15. And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
This provision applied specifically to this form of the peace-offering: the sacrificial meal was to be held the same day.

v. 16. But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow or a voluntary offering,
brought whenever a believer felt the need of cementing the fellowship between himself and the Lord, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten, two days being allowed in this case for consuming the flesh of the sacrificial animal;

v. 17. but the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire,
and thus be destroyed completely.

v. 18. And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be eaten at all on the third day,
in violation of God's will, it shall not be accepted, the entire sacrifice would be made in vain, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it, that is, as a sacrifice which is well-pleasing to the Lord; it shall be an abomination, hateful and nauseating to God, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity, not only the worshiper immediately concerned, but also the members of his family and his friends who might partake of the meal.

v. 19. And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten,
in such event it must be discarded at once; it shall be burned with fire; and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof, that is, of the clean flesh of the sacrifice.

v. 20. But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings that pertain unto the Lord,
that have been consecrated to Him by the offering, having his uncleanness upon him, any form of Levitical defilement, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

v. 21. Moreover, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing,
Cf chaps. 12-15, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. The abomination spoken of here included all the unclean fishes, birds, and smaller mammals, and the defilement of unclean animals was confined to their carcasses, carrion being considered especially filthy. The Lord indicates here that He wants pure hands and pure hearts in His service. But to this day true sacrifices of thanksgiving and the paying of vows are acts well-pleasing to the Lord, if they are done in true faith and love toward Him, Psa_50:14.