Leviticus 1:1, The law of burnt offerings; Leviticus 1:3, of the herd; Leviticus 1:10, of the flocks; Leviticus 1:14, of the fowls.
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Leviticus 1
Leviticus 1 — Overview
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Leviticus 1 — OverviewLeviticus 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis book begins with the laws concerning sacrifices, of which the most
ancient were the burnt-offerings, about which God gives Moses
instructions in this chapter. Orders are here given how that sort of…Leviticus 1 — OverviewLeviticus 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book is commonly called by the Jews Vajikra, from the first word with which it begins, and sometimes Mynhk trwt, "the law of the priests" ; and this is its name in the Syriac and Arabic versions: by the Septuagint…Leviticus 1:1-2Leviticus 1:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleObserve here, 1. It is taken for granted that people would be inclined
to bring offerings to the Lord. The very light of nature directs man,
some way or other, to do honour to his Maker, and pay him homage as his…Leviticus 1:1Leviticus 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the LORD called unto Moses. The first word of the verse, in the original Vayikra, meaning "and called," has been taken as the designation of the book in the Hebrew Bible. The title Leviticon, or Leviticus, was first…Leviticus 1:1Leviticus 1:1 · The Pulpit Commentary"And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation." This is the foundation on which the whole of positive religion is built up, the Divine voice speaking through a mediator,…Leviticus 1:1-9Leviticus 1:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe greatness of God.
Too wide a field lessens the thoroughness of observation. Hence it is allowable and advantageous to distinguish in thought what is in reality inseparable, in order, by fixing the attention upon…