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

Bible Comments

The Return Of Some Who Were Smitten (Leviticus 14:1-32).

Leviticus 14:1

‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,'

It is interesting that the law of the smitten in the day of his cleansing should be spoken to Moses alone (contrast Leviticus 13:1; Leviticus 14:33; Leviticus 15:1), for Moses was the deliverer of Israel. Aaron is involved with him in controlling the ritual of the cult, but Moses is the prophet of deliverance. Although in view of the general pattern of these headings in this section it may be that we must not read too much significance in it. However, had God not actually spoken this to Moses, had it been a later invention, it would be passing strange in context that Aaron was not mentioned as well.

Leviticus 14:1

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,