LEVITICUS IX. Holy place , till hee had prepared a way by this firftihcrifice hi the court.The like is to be obfer- ved in the peoples Sin - offring, ver.15. compared with Lèvit. 4. 13,17,i 8. Of this dipping his fin- ger in the blood, fee the notes on Levit.4.25. t o Ver.1 o.commanded]of thefe rites, fee the Anno- tations on Levit.4.8,9,t o. They figured the pur- ging away of all corruption , by the iùfferings & fpirit of Chrift,likened unto fire : and the gi ring up of all our inward parts , to ferve the Lord, 1 Pet.3.18.Efa.4.4. r Thef.5.23.Pfal.1o3.1. I 1 ! Verf. 11. skin] with all other parts , even the whole beafl : fee Levit. 4. I 1. 12. Sol. Iarebi here obferveth, that We find no Sin - raring whofe blood is fprinkled on theAltar withaet,to be burned with- out the campe, faut this, andthat for Confecration, (Levit. 8.) 12 Verf. 12. the Burt t- offring] the ram,which was alto for himfelfe, veri. z. prefented] or, reached, brought, as the Gr. tranllateth, Hebr. made- to-finde: fo in vcrfe 13. 18. The former oblation, was to purge from fin: this Burnt- offring, was alto to make the Priefts acceptable to God in Chrift, by communication of his grace. See the noteson Levit. 1.3. &c. 13 Verf. 13. pieces] or, members, as the Greek tran- (lateth. See Levit.1. 6,8, 14 Verf. 14. wafhed]in water, fee Levit. i. 9. upon the Burnt-offring] that is, upon (or with) the o- ther part of the Burnt- offring. The Gr. tranfla- teth, and be put the Burnt - offring upon the Altar. Verf. 15. of arte] which was for the finneof thepeo- ple ; faith the Greeke verfion. nffred -it- for -fin] I The Greeke tranflateth, purified it; fo the word fometime meaneth:but it figured alto a purifying of others from finne thereby, as Levit.6. 26. and fo the Chaldee here expoundeth, and he made at- onement by the blood thereof at the firfi] fpoken of in vert. 8. and he burnt it without the campe, as the other was,in vert J. for which he was repro- ved by Mofes, Levi t. t o. 16,1 7. 16 Verf. 16. the manner] or, the ordinance; Hebr. the juelgemem : the Greeke faith, of war meet. It refpe- fleth the Law, in Levit. 1. 7 Ver.1 7. filled] that is, took his handfull out of it : fee Levit. 2.2. of the morne] that is, which was daily to be olfred every morning, as God commanded Exods9.38,39,4o. This therefore was extraordinary ; that as the daily Meat-of- fring, was to teftifie their thankfulneffe,for Gods ordinarie and daily mercies : fo this, for his fpe- ciall grace now manifeled. Chazkuni explaineth it thus ; le teacheth, that there were two Meat- ffrings, one with the Burnt-off rug, and one by it felfe. Sol.Iarchi faith, All this he did after the daily Burnt - offring. 18 Vera 8. f rinkledjaccordingto the Law in Lev. 3.2. The Greeke tránflateth, he poured it. 29 VerC 19, fat] Hebr. fats : fo in vert. 20. rumpe] or, toile, to weet, of the ram: fee Lev. 3. 9. that which coveretb] in Greeke, the fat which co- vereth the inwards; and CO the text explaineth it, in Levit. 3.9. 2 o Veri.20. they put the fat] Hebr. the fats. Sol. Iar- ehi faith, After the waving, the Frill that waved 47 gave them to another Prief to hurtle them. Verf. z 1. waved] as was commanded, Lev.7.3o. &c. By thefe facrifices the fanftification of the' people was fignitied;by the fin-offring and bunt offring they had remiffion and juftification from their fins , and reconciliation unto God by the Meat-offring, their renovation by the fpirit; and by the Peace-offrings , their thankfulneffe unto God, whom they honour with the fruits of his owne graces : all thefe obtained by faith in Chrift, and in his death ; for he fGod is made unto tos, wifdome andrightetufnef, andfani1ficatìon, andre- demption, t Cor. i . 30. Ver. 22.1 -up bithand] or, his hands, as the He- brew vowell , and reading in the margin, both thew : fo the Greeke tranflateth, bands. See Exod. 32.19. R. Menechemgiveth this reafon,why it is written Hand; to fignifie the right hand , becaufe that was lifeed up higher then the /of.The lifting up of the hand,was a gefture ufed in fpeaking orlìgnifying of any weighty thing,Efa.49.22, and particular - ly,in fwearing, Gen. s 4. 22. praying, Pfal.2 8.2. and bleffing, either of God, Pfál. 134. 2. or of men, as in this place.SoPan/,fpeaking ofprayer,ufeth the phrafè of lifting up holy bands, I Tim. 2.8. and Da- vid, let the lifting up of my bands, be as the evening fa- crifee, Plal. 541.2. ble fjèd them] This appertai- ned to the Priefts office, tobleffi the people in the name of the Lord for ever Deut. I o. 8. 1 Chron. 23.13, and was accomplifhed by our higl Prieft Chrill Jelits, when having finifhed his niinilterie on earth, he lift up his hands,and blef dhis difciples, Luke 24. 5o. The forme of Aaron: bleffing is pre. fcrihed in Numb. 6.23, -2t'. fee the Annotations there. And this beingdone i the Lords name; by his Priefts, (a figure of Chrift, whom God bath fens toblef us, Af1.3.26.) without all contra- diaion, the le a is bkorid jibe greater, Heb. 7.7. came down] fronm the banke, or hilly place of the Altar,which was higher then the other ground: fie Exod.zo. 26. So inTbarons lonathanit is ex- plained, he came dorm from the Altar withjoy, after that he badfunfhed the malting of the Sin -grin , &e. On the contrary, Chrift when he had b /elfed, went up into heaven, Luke 24. 51. font making] or doing, that is, ffring, as verf. 7. After that he had done; as before is (hewed. Verf. 23. went into the lent] the Prielt went in (according to the Law,in Exod.3o.7,8.)to burne incense on the golden Altar; Mofes went in with him, in likelyhood,to dire&t him how to doe the fervice : fo Sol. larchi here explaineth it. But hee addeth withal], another expofition thus ; When Aaron fair that they had ,red all the oblations, and done all the works , and the Majeflie f God came not donne to If ael, he war griez ed; andfaid, I ko're that the bob ble fed ( God )be angry with me, andformyfake ,the Najd-fie of God omtmeth not dawn to Ifrael ,&e. Im- mediately Mofes went in with him ,andprsbed fir merde; and the divine Majeflie came domes unto Ifrael. After this manner 7hargum Ionatbanalio exponndeth it. they blefjeeL] This was a fccond bleffing by Mofcs and Aaron , when the people werediimil= fed. Unto which (and the like at other times, efpe- 2I 22 23
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