Leviticus 1:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. ”

Leviticus 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering - The usual ceremony. By it the sacrificer identified himself with his victim Leviticus 3:2 , Leviticus 3:8 ; Leviticus 4:15 ; Le...
Leviticus 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1-7. The Law of Sacrifices: Burnt Offering (1), Meal Offering (2), Peace Offering (3), Sin Offering ( Leviticus 4:1 to Leviticus 5:13 ), Trespass Offering ( Leviticus 5:14-19 ), Directi...
Leviticus 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

And. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) in verses: Leviticus 1:4-9 . put. Hebrew lean, place, or press. It could not be done by proxy. This was all that the sinner could do. It wa...
Leviticus 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. He shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering - By the impositio...
Leviticus 1:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering— See note on Exodus 29:10 and Leviticus 16:21 . The same custom in sacrificing was common in Egypt. The offerer, [in this holy sacrifice...
Leviticus 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Shall put his hand upon the head. This was a significant act, which...
Leviticus 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he shall put his hand. — Or, lay his hand, as the same phrase is rendered in Leviticus 3:2-3 ; Leviticus 3:17 , &c. The laying on of hands by the offerer on the victim was enjoined not...
Leviticus 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SACRIFICE: THE BURNT OFFERING Leviticus 1:2-4 THE voice of Jehovah which had spoken not long before from Sinai, now speaks from out "the tent of meeting." There was a reason for the change. For...
Leviticus 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Was not this laying of the hand upon the head of the sacrifice, meant to testify the transferring of the guilt of him that offered the sacrifice, upon the sacrifice itself, and presenting it thus to...
Leviticus 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering ,.... According to the Targum of Jonathan, it was his right hand; but it is generally thought by the Jewish writers that both hands were l...
Leviticus 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Ver. 4. And he shall put his hand. ] As acknowledging his own guilt, and...
Leviticus 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He shall put his hand Both his hands; Leviticus 8:14 ; Leviticus 8:18 ; Leviticus 16:21 ; whereby he signified, 1st. That he willingly gave it to the Lord; 2d, That he judged himself worthy of t...
Leviticus 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Law of the Burnt-Offering. B. C. 1490. 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the...
Leviticus 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

His hand, i.e. both his hands, Leviticus 8:14,18 Leviticus 16:21 ; a common enallage. Upon the head of the burnt-offering; whereby he signified, 1. That he willingly gave it to the Lord....
Leviticus 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Offering of a Bull-Ox ( Leviticus 1:3-9 ). The bull-ox was the most costly of offerings, and would be made by the very wealthy offerer or when the offering was to be of supreme importance, e.g...
Leviticus 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

put his hand upon The laying of the offerer's hand signified acceptance and identification if himself with his offering. In type it answered to the believer's faith accepting and identifying h...
Leviticus 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Leviticus 1:1-6 I. The very same voice which proclaimed the commandments on Sinai is here said to announce the nature of the sacrifices, and how, when, and by whom they are to be presented. The un...
Leviticus 1:4 - 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 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

He shall put his hand upon the head. Putting the hand upon the head of the sacrifice Two matters were essential in the sacrifices of the ceremonial law; and you have them both in our text: “He...
Leviticus 1:4 - 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 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Leviticus 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:2 ; 2 Chronicles 29:23 ; 2 Chronicles 29:24 ; 2 Corinthians 5:20 ; 2 Corinthians 5:21 ; Daniel 9:24 ; Exodus 29:10 ; Exodus 29:15 ; Exodus 29:19 ; Hebrews 10:4 ; Isaiah 53:4-6 ;...
Leviticus 1:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Blood of the Cross in Leviticus Leviticus 1:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of the sacrifices begins in the Bible immediately after the story of man's sin. It was then that God took the s...
Leviticus 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He shall put his hand — Both his hands, Leviticus 8:14 , Leviticus 8:18 , and Leviticus 16:21 . Whereby he signified, that he willingly gave it to the Lord. That he judged himself worthy of that...

Leviticus 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

Leviticus 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 1:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Leviticus 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes