16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. LEV 27:29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. What is done in religion, so as to please God, must be done by love. 19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. The beast to be offered must be without blemish. A singular vow-Or, an eminent, or hard vow, not concerning things, which was customary, but concerning persons, which he devoted to the Lord, which was unusual and difficult: yet there want not instances of persons who devoted either themselves or their children, and that either more strictly, as the Nazarites, and the Levites, 1 Samuel 1:11, and for these there was no redemption admitted, but they were in person to perform the service to which they were devoted: or more largely, as some who were not Levites, mig… Leviticus 2:3, note. If his offering is a burnt sacrifice: The burnt offering, as its name implies, was completely burnt before the LORD. 20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 24 In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. This is said to be an offering of a sweet savour. Version The priest would be called upon to evaluate the house and decide a fair price for it. God gives all of these laws with a common thought in mind: "You shall be holy, for I the L ORD your God am holy." Leviticus 10 10 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord , … In many things God leaves us to fix what shall be spent in his service, whether of our time or our substance; yet where God's providence has put much into a man's power, scanty offerings will not be accepted, for they are not proper expressions of a willing mind. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and prudence should direct as to what we do; else rash vows and hesitation in doing them will dishonour God, and trouble our own minds.14-25 Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male … Christ willingly offered himself for us. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Red Letter. Leviticus 19 deals with social relationships within the community, and these commandments are seen as major regulators of community relationships. 28. (1-13) Vows concerning houses and land. 14 And if thou sell ought … KJV: King James Version . [1] And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male … 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And all the meate offering that is baken in the ouen, and all that is dressed in the frying panne, and … But we can no more offer the sacrifice of a broken heart, or of praise and thanksgiving, than an Israelite could offer a bullock or a goat, except as God hath first given to us. The owner must offer it of his own free will. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Observe, 1. 9 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. It was a total sacrifice. 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. As an act of obedience to a Divine command, and a type of Christ, this was well-pleasing to God; and the spiritual sacrifices of Christians are acceptable to God, through Christ, #1Pe 2:5|.10-17 Those who could not offer a bullock, were to bring a sheep or a goat; and those who were not able to do that, were accepted of God, if they brought a turtle-dove, or a pigeon. During the time of Moses, how much was the Tithe of the Herd. Leviticus 2:4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. It is taken for granted that the people would be willing to bring offerings to the Lord. But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy … Let us be devoted in body and soul to his service, whatever he may call us to give, venture, do, or suffer for his sake.Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710. Leviticus 15:25 (KJV) Square Portrait Landscape And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. i. Some believe Leviticus 27:30-33 and Deuteronomy 14:22-27 describe two different required tithes, but there is no compelling reason to think they are different. 29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Darby Bible Translation If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it … Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. A source to read, listen and search the Holy Bible in your language. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. The offering of the poor was as typical of Christ's atonement as the more costly sacrifices, and expressed as fully repentance, faith, and devotedness to God. 7 And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. The burning body of an animal was but a faint representation of that everlasting misery, which we all have deserved; and which our blessed Lord bore in his body and in his soul, when he died under the load of our iniquities. There is in these things a type of the sufferings of the Son of God, who was to be a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world? It must be offered at the door of the tabernacle, where the brazen altar of burnt-offerings stood, which sanctified the gift: he must offer it at the door, as one unworthy to enter, and acknowledging that a sinner can have no communion with God, but by sacrifice. The sacrifice was to be killed before the Lord, in an orderly manner, and to honour God. Whatever productions they had the benefit, God must be honoured with the tenth of, if it could be applied. 33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 2. Verse. This signified the pacifying and purifying of our consciences, by the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ upon them by faith. Leviticus Chapter 28 - King James Version. 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,. 34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. The Authorized Version or King James Version (KJV), 1611, 1769. 4. Leviticus 25:24-28 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG) - Read this chapter 24 And in all the land H776 of your possession H272 ye shall grant H5414 a redemption H1353 for the land. 14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. The more we do in the Lord's service, the greater are our obligations to him, for the will, for the ability, and opportunity. The priests were to sprinkle the blood upon the altar; for the blood being the life, that was it which made atonement. We are taught to honour the Lord with our substance.34 The last verse seems to have reference to this whole book. "And if [it be] from sixty years old and above; if [it be] a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen … 31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. The burning of the sacrifice signified the sharp sufferings of Christ, and the devout affections with which, as a holy fire, Christians must offer up themselves, their whole spirit, soul, and body, unto God. 8. The Hebrew word for “devoted” is cherem, a much stronger term than it is translated by in our version. Purpose of Writing. 5. 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. 7. The doctrine of reconciliation to God by a Mediator, is not clouded with the smoke of burning sacrifice, but cleared by the knowledge of Christ and him crucified. 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. The burnt sacrificewas a general offering intended to make one right with God through the atonement of sin (propitiation) or to demonstrate special devotion to God (consecration). 28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. We have no excuse, if we refuse the pleasant and reasonable service now required. 15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. THINGS UNDER THE BAN AND TITHES, Leviticus 27:28-34. Leviticus receives its name from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the OT) and means "relating to the Levites." This book begins with the laws concerning sacrifices; the most ancient were the burnt-offerings, about which God here gives Moses directions. Leviticus Chapter 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. 18 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. The very light of nature directs man, some way or other, to do honour to his Maker, as his Lord. Thus they acknowledge God to be the Owner of their land, the Giver of its fruits, and themselves to be his tenants, and dependants upon him. He showed what feasts they should observe, and at what times. “Its name lite… King James Version » Leviticus » Chapter 28 Paragraph. 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. Having boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, let us draw near with a true heart, and in full assurance of faith, worshipping God with the more cheerfulness and humble confidence, still saying, BLESSED BE GOD FOR JESUS CHRIST.Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710. The beast was to be divided into several pieces, and then to be burned upon the altar. Leviticus 13:49; Leviticus 14:2-32). Leviticus 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. The sacrifices typified Christ; they also shadowed out the believer's duty, character, privilege, and communion with God. "And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it [is] most holy … (1,2) From the herds. There is scarcely any thing spoken of the Lord Jesus in Scripture which has not also a reference to his people. 2. 18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. Whose sons were specifically mentioned as priests in Israel in charge of performing sacrifices during the time of Moses. KJV is also called Authorized Version, or King James Bible, which became the standard for the English-speaking Protestants. 3. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: 8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. Leviticus 19:1-37. 6. King James Version: Leviticus Chapter 18. 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. (14-25) Devoted things not to be redeemed. (26-33) Conclusion. Leviticus Chapter 27 also has guidelines on what happens if a man offers his house as a gift. 21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. The general design of these laws is plain. Lev 26:15 - And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will … He declared by these sacrifices and ceremonies, that the reward of sin is death, and that without the blood of Christ, the innocent Lamb of God, there can be no forgiveness of sins.The offerings. Outside of the United Kingdom, the KJV is in the public domain. Many of the precepts in it are moral, and always binding; others are ceremonial, and peculiar to the Jewish nation; yet they have a spiritual meaning, and so teach us; for unto us, by these institutions, is the gospel preached, as well as unto them, #Heb 4:2|. (3-9) From the flocks, and of fowls. Its Hebrew title, wayyiqra', is the first word in the Hebrew text of the book and means "And he [i.e., the Lord] called."