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He was not treated as an outcast, but enjoyed his privileges as a son of Aaron, except in regard to active duties. Leviticus 21:20 A dwarf -...
List of Bodily Defects which prevent a priest from actually joining in the priestly rites, though he is still supported by the dues. The presence o...
spake . See note on Leviticus 5:14 .
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Any blemish. Since visible things exert a strong influence on the minds of men, any physical infirmity...
Laws relating to the Priesthood and Sacrifice The principle laid down in this and the following chapter is the far reaching one, that whatever com...
And the Lord spake unto Moses. — In the preceding part of this chapter the priests were forbidden voluntarily to disfigure themselves, or to disqua...
THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS Leviticus 21:1-24 ; Leviticus 22:1-33 THE conception of Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, was concre...
The absolute necessity for the strictest of separation of the priest from all possibility of defilement is vividly set forth in the laws here enuncia...
Here again nothing can be more clear and expressive than that these things were all intended to represent him and his priesthood, who is holy, harmle...
And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... After he had spoken to him of the holiness of the priests, that they should not defile themselves, neither with...
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRIESTS (vv. 1-15) Since the priests were given the sacred privilege of drawing near to God on behalf of the people, t...
16 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any...
No Blemished Person May Be A Fully Officiating Priest ( Leviticus 21:16-24 ). The reason for this requirement is to bring out that only what is ‘p...
Purity of the Priesthood SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 21:1 .—Speak unto the priests … there shall none be defiled. If it was important that the...
Leviticus 21:4 . A chief man. In some versions the Hebrew word baal is rendered king, lord, and husband; and the LXX read, he shall not “lightly...
Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron. Sacred relationship demands sanctity of life If there is one fact more notably emphasised than anothe...
PART III . SECTION IV . THE UNCLEANNESS AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIESTS . EXPOSITION The two remaining chapters of this divisi...
Wives of Priests; Blemishes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,