Leviticus 22:1, The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things; Leviticus 22:6, How they shall be cleansed; Leviticus 22:10, Who of the priest’s house may eat of the holy things; Leviticus 22:17, The sacrifices must be without blemish; Leviticus 22:26, The age of the sacrifice; Leviticus 22:29, The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving.
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Leviticus 22
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Leviticus 22 — OverviewLeviticus 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have divers laws concerning the priests and
sacrifices all for the preserving of the honour of the sanctuary. I.
That the priests should not eat the holy things in their uncleanness,
ver.…Leviticus 22 — OverviewLeviticus 22 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter several laws are delivered out, forbidding the priests to eat of holy things, when in any uncleanness, or at any time what dies of itself, or is torn of beasts, Le 22:1; also showing who belonging to the…Leviticus 22:1-9Leviticus 22:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThose that had a natural blemish, though they were forbidden to do the
priests' work, were yet allowed to eat of the holy things: and the
Jewish writers say that "to keep them from idleness they were employed…Leviticus 22:1-9Leviticus 22:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryIn the previous chapter, the priests have been commanded to avoid occasions of ceremonial defilement, but there are times in which they must be unclean. At these times they are here instructed that they must abstain…Leviticus 22:1-16Leviticus 22:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe eating of the holy things.
We have seen, in the preceding chapter, that blemishes which precluded a priest from ministering at the altar did not hinder him from eating of the holy things. The ordinary Israelite,…Leviticus 22:1-33Leviticus 22:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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