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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...
Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, Broken-footed, or broken-handed - Club-footed, bandy-legged, etc.; or having the ankle, wrist, or fin...
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...
Brokenfooted, or brokenhanded. — That is, one with a badly cured fractured foot or hand, since in ancient days such accidents were scarcely ever pr...
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...
Or a man that is brokenfooted or brokenhanded. That has any of the bones or joints in his hands and feet broke, or when they are distorted, and he...
Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, Ver. 19. Or broken handed. ] In the hands, the Hebrews say, there might be seven blemishes.
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
or a man that is broken-footed, that has broken-down arches, or broken-handed,
19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,