V. 14. burne] It was a generall Law, that no sin∣offring, whose blood was caried into the Taberna∣cle, [unspec 14] &c. should be eaten, but burnt in fire, Levit. 6. 30. and such sin-offrings as had not their blood caried in thither, should bee eaten by the priests, Levit. 10. 18. Howbeit, this offring was burnt, though the blood were not caried into the holy place. One reason whereof seemeth to be, that the priests might not eate their owne sin-offrings, Lev. 4. 3. 12. Because they could not beare, or take away their owne sinnes, but needed another Saviour as well as all men; and the eating of any mans sinne∣offring, signified the bearing and expiating of that mans sin, Levit. 10. 17. without] a figure how Christ, the true Sacrifice for our sins, should suffer without the gate of Ierusalem, which was part of his reproch that he bare for us, Heb. 13. 11. 12. 13. a Sin] that is, an offring for sinne; so the Apostle (according to the Gr. version) translateth it for sin, Heb. 10. 6. from Psal. 40. 7. And after this Hebrew phrase, may that be understood of Christ, that God made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that is, a sin-offring, or, an exceeding sinner, 2 Cor. 5. 21. Thus the law made men priests which had infirmitie, & needed to offer sacrifice, first for their owne sins: but we now have the Son, who is consecrated for ever, Heb. 7. 27. 28.
Vers. 15. impose] with both hands betweene the homes; as before is noted on v. 10. and this every [unspec 15] of them severally, for if five men bring one sacrifice, they all impose hands upon it, one after another: saith Maimony, in treat. of Offring sacrifice, c. 3. S. 9. By this rite, the priests presented the Ram, a figure of Christ, unto God for them as a burnt-offring; in whom they were also by faith to present their ownebodies, a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable un∣to God, wch was their reasonable service, Ro. 12. 1.
Ver. 16. sprinkle] this rite belonged to all burnt∣offrings, [unspec 16] Lev. 1. 5. See the annotations there. It fi∣gured the sprinkling of the blood of Iesus, for our reconciliation, and sanctification before God, 1 Pet. 1. 2. Heb. 9. 12. 14.
V. 17. cut the ram] after the skin is flayed off. Of [unspec 17] this and other rites, see the notes on Lev. 1. 6. &c. V. 18. burnt-offring] or, whole burnt sacrifice, in Heb. [unspec] an ascension; because it went up in fire all of it unto God: see Gen. 8. 20. of rest] of quieting or pa∣cifying the wrath of God: the Chaldee saith, that it may be received with favourable acceptation: so in v. 25. The Gr. translateth it, a savour of sweet smell, which phrase Paul useth, Ephes. 5. 2. See the notes on Gen. 8. 21. fire offring] in the Gr. it is called asacrifice, in Chaldee, an oblation. The fire that sent up the sacrifices, signified both the afflictions on Christ and his members; (for every one shall be salted 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Mar. 9. 49. 1 Pet. 4. 12.) and the worke of Gods Spirit, Mat. 3. 11.
V. 19. the other] Hebr. the second ram which was [unspec 19] for th〈…〉〈…〉 consecration. hands] as they did in the former: signifying that from God in Christ (fi∣gured by that Ram,) they expected not only iusti∣fication and sanctification, (as by the two former sacrifices; but consecration also to their office, and grace from him to performe the same.
V. 20. the tip] the highest part, as the Chaldee ex∣plaineth [unspec 20] it. This putting of blood upon the eare, &c. was also used in the cleansing of the Leper, Lev. 14. 14. So here it signified in the Priests, the cleansing & sanctifying of their eares, to heare the word from the mouth of God, which they should teach unto the people, Ezek. 3. 17. 1 Cor. 11. 23. Esay 50. 5. Ma••. 7. 33. hand] that their worke and administration, might also be sanctified by the blood of Christ, and acceptable to God: Deut. 33. 11. Act. 5. 12. foot] that their walking & con∣versation might also be holy; and their imperfecti∣ons clensed by the same blood: Phil. 3. 17. Gal. 2. 14. 1 Cor. 11. 1. The blood thus put on them from head to foot, might also signifie the sufferings of Christ, whereof his ministers and people are par∣takers. Col. 1. 24. Phil. 3. 10. Altar] that by Christ, their purity and sanctification might bee fully perfected, 2 Cor. 3. 5. 6.
V. 21. sprinkle] for sanctification, as is after expres∣sed: [unspec 21] for the ministers of God both in their persons, and in their office (figured by the priests garments) are by the blood of Christ, and oile of his graces, sprinkled in their hearts from an evill conscience, and sanctified for the work of the ministery, Heb. 10. 22. 1 Cor. 15. 10. and 3. 10.
V. 22. of filling] to wit, the hand, as v. 9. that is, of con∣secration, [unspec 22] or initiation: the Gr. saith, of perfection.
V. 23. loafe] or, great-round-cake: for this, in Lev. [unspec 23] 8. 26. Moses saith one cake, So in 1 Chro. 16. 3. that is called a loase, which in 2 Sam. 6. 19. is called a cake. oile bread] tempered with oile, as in ver. 2. which is] or, as the Greeke explaineth it, which are set before the Lord.
Vers. 24. wave] that is, move to and fro round a∣bout, and so to offer thē vnto God. The originall [unspec 24] word is sometime used for sisting in a sieve, Esa. 30. 28. that signifieth trials and afflictions, Luk. 22. 31. and so the Prophets apply this word unto troubles, Esay 10. 32. and 13. 2. and 30. 28. And as here the things, so elsewhere the persons are wa∣ved as a wave-offring, Numb. 8. 11. For wave, the Greeke translateth separate: which word Paul useth, speaking of his designation to the ministery, Rom. 1. 1.
V. 25. rest] Gr. of sweet smell: see v. 18. This signifi∣ed [unspec 25] that God would make manifest the savour of his knowledge by his ministers, 2 Cor. 2. 14. 15.
V. 26. thy part] Heb. to thee for a part, (or portion:) to eate the same. That which was after given to [unspec 26] the Priests, ver. 28. Lev. 7. 34. is here allowed unto Moses, as hee that extraordinarily did now the priests worke. See this fulfilled in Lev. 8. 29.
V. 27. heave-offring] so called because it was hea∣ved or lifted up towards heaven. And these two [unspec 27] parts the brest & the shoulder, thus waved & heaved up, and so given to the Lord and his minister, did teach the priests now cōsecrated, how wth all their heart, and with al their strength, they should give themselves unto the service of the Lord in his Church, wth much labour, & manifold afflictions; even as the prince of our salvation was consecrated also through afflictions, 2 Cor. 6. 4. 10. Heb. 2. 10.
Vers. 29. to be anointed] Hebrew to anoint: but [unspec 29]