Leviticus 1:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: ”

Leviticus 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Put fire upon the altar - This must specifically refer to the first burnt-offering on the newly-constructed altar. The rule was afterward to be, “it shall never go out,” Leviticus 6:13 .
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

priest. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, Septuagint, and Syriac, read plural, "priests". wood . logs. No other fuel might be used.
Leviticus 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: Put fire - The fire that came out of the tabernacle from before the Lord, and which was kept p...
Leviticus 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar - i:e., stir or rouse the f...
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the sons of Aaron. — The priests are to put the fire upon the altar, because they offered the sacrifice upon the altar. This applies to the first burnt offering which was offered upon the newly...
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Did not the burning imply, the just wrath of God for sin? Hebrews 12:29 .
Leviticus 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar ,.... The fire of the altar originally came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifice, and which was a token of God's acceptance of...
Leviticus 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: Ver. 7. Fire upon the altar. ] That fire from heaven Lev 9:24 - which the heathens apishly...
Leviticus 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The sons of Aaron shall put fire The fire was originally kindled from heaven, when the first sacrifices were offered, ( Leviticus 9:24 ,) and was to be carefully preserved and kept burning, ( Levit...
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Or, dispose the fire, i.e. blow it up, and put it together, so as it might be fit for the present work. For the fire there used and allowed came down from heaven, Leviticus 9:24 , and was to be...
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

The priest shall burn all on the altar. The sacrificial burning What was the significance of the burning? It has been often answered that the consumption of the victim by fire symbolised the co...
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of the Herd
Leviticus 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 21:26 ; 2 Chronicles 7:1 ; Genesis 22:9 ; Leviticus 10:1 ; Leviticus 6:12 ; Leviticus 6:13 ; Leviticus 9:24 ; Malachi 1:10 ; Nehemiah 13:31
Leviticus 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Put fire — Or, dispose the fire, that is, blow it up, and put it together, so as it might be fit for the present work. For the fire there used and allowed came down from heaven, Leviticus 9:24 , a...

Leviticus 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 1:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 1:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 1:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 1:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Leviticus 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes