Leviticus 1:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. ”

Leviticus 1:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of turtledoves, or of young pigeons - The offering of a bird was permitted to one who was too poor to offer a quadruped. (Compare the marginal references.) But in certain rites of purification bi...
Leviticus 1:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Birds. This class is not mentioned in Leviticus 1:2 , and may be a later addition to the list of possible offerings (it is not referred to in the narrative books of OT) for the sake of the poor (...
Leviticus 1:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
Leviticus 1:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. If the burnt sacrifice ... be of fowls. The gentle n...
Leviticus 1:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Burnt Offering This is mentioned first as being the most general form of sacrifice. Its characteristic feature is the consumption of the entire animal by fire upon the altar, for which reason...
Leviticus 1:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Be of fowls. — The fowls here are in contrast to the cattle in Leviticus 1:2 . And as the quadrupeds there are immediately defined to consist of bullocks, sheep and goats, so the generic term win...
Leviticus 1:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE BURNT OFFERING (CONCLUDED) Leviticus 1:5-17 ; Leviticus 6:8-13 AFTER the laying on of the hand, the next sacrificial act was- THE KILLING OF THE VICTIM "And he shall kill the bullock...
Leviticus 1:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Burned-Offerings of the Herd, Flocks and Fowls Leviticus 1:1-17 Jehovah speaks with Moses, not from Sinai's summit, but from the Tabernacle, because He has come to dwell with men on the earth....
Leviticus 1:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Book of Leviticus is the Book of Laws. It first deals with laws of dedication concerning the offerings, all of which have to do with the divine provision for the people's approach to Jehovah in w...
Leviticus 1:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

So again, the same appointment, only as the things themselves made the difference necessary in the offering of them. But all pointed to JESUS, as the one all-sufficient sacrifice. Hebrews 10:4-14 .
Leviticus 1:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls ,.... As it might be for the poorer sort, who could not offer a bullock, nor a sheep, or a lamb, Leviticus 5:7 : then he shall...
Leviticus 1:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD [be] of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. Ver. 14. Turtle doves, or young pigeons. ] Old turtles...
Leviticus 1:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Turtle-doves Those who were not able to go to the charge of a sheep or goat might offer a bird. And these birds were preferred before others, 1st, Because they were easily obtained; for Maimonides...
Leviticus 1:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE BURNT OFFERING (A) A BULL (vv. 1-9) The first verse is significant of the character of the whole book of Leviticus. The Lord speaks to Moses from the tabernacle, His place of dwelling among t...
Leviticus 1:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 11 And he shall kill it on the side of t...
Leviticus 1:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

These birds were appointed for the relief of the poor who could not bring better. And these birds are preferred before others, partly because they were easily gotten, and partly because they are fit...
Leviticus 1:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Alternative Offering of Birds ( Leviticus 1:14-17 ). A further offering was available as an alternative for the poorer members of the community. It differs in presentation because of the natur...
Leviticus 1:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

The Law of the Burnt Sacrifices SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 1:1 .—Lord called … and spake. From within the Tabernacle: God’s first habitation among men. Never before had He “dwelt with men on...
Leviticus 1:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:4 . Make atonement for him, he having first laid his hand on the head of the bullock, and confessed his sin. A burnt-offering for sin is here mentioned as the first of all the sacrific...
Leviticus 1:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Bring his offering of turtledoves. The burnt sacrifice of birds I. We observe, in the first place, that worship and dedication to god are the general ideas connected with sacrifices in the sacr...
Leviticus 1:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART I THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING SACRIFICES EXPOSITION THE SACRIFICES (chapters 1-7). There are five classes of sacrifices instituted or regulated in the first seven...
Leviticus 1:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, in the case of very poor people, then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves or of young pigeons, either the mild or the ta...
Leviticus 1:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 8:12 ; Hebrews 7:26 ; Leviticus 12:8 ; Leviticus 5:7 ; Luke 2:24 ; Matthew 11:29
Leviticus 1:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Turtle — doves — These birds were appointed for the poor who could not bring better. And these birds are preferred before others, partly because they were easily gotten, and partly because they are...

Leviticus 1:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 1:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 1:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 1:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 1:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 1:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 1:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 1:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 1:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 1:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 1:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes