1.
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
eighth day: i.e. the day following the seven days of consecration (Leviticus 8:33 , Leviticus 8:35 ).
2.
And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
sin offering. Hebrew. chat'a. App-43 .
offer. Hebrew. karab.
before the LORD = before the door of the tent of meeting (Leviticus 1:5 , Leviticus 1:11 ).
3.
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
children. Hebrew sons.
thou shalt speak. Aaron now to give the orders about the sacrifices.
4.
Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.
peace offerings. Hebrew. shelem. App-43 .
appear: i.e. manifest Himself in a special manner.
5.
And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. 'ohel. App-40 .
6.
And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.
7.
And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.
said unto Aaron. Showing that Aaron did not take this honour upon himself. Hebrews 5:4 , Hebrews 5:5 .
offer = prepare. Hebrew. 'asah. App-43 .
thy sin offering. Ancient Jewish interpretation refers this "calf" (Leviticus 9:8 ) to the sin of the golden calf. The People's share in that sin is referred to in Leviticus 9:15 . Compare Ex. Lev 32:35 , "they made (Exodus 32:1 ) the calf which Aaron made" (Leviticus 9:4 ).
make an atonement. See note on Exodus 29:33 . Compare Exodus 28:41 .
offering. Hebrew. korban. App-43 .
as = according as.
8.
Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
the calf. See note on Leviticus 9:7 . Aaron slew this himself, like any other offerer, as it was for his own sin (Leviticus 1:5 ).
9.
And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
10.
But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
burnt: i.e. as incense. Hebrew. katar. App-43 .
11.
And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.
burnt. Hebrew. saraph. App-43 .
12.
And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
presented = cause to be delivered. Hiphil of maz'a only here. verses: Leviticus 9:13 , Leviticus 9:18 , Leviticus 9:8 . Job 34:11 ; Job 37:13 .Zechariah 11:6 .
13.
And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
14.
And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
15.
And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
the People's offering. See note on Leviticus 9:7 .
offered. Hebrew. chata (verb), to offer a sin offering. App-43 .
as the first. See Leviticus 9:8 . He accordingly burnt it "with out the camp", for which he was reproved by Moses (Leviticus 10:16-20 ).
16.
And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.
manner = ordinance, or regulation. Compare the same word in Leviticus 5:10 .
17.
And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
took an handful thereof. Hebrew filled his hand therefrom, i.e. installed himself therewith. Here we have the Divine explanation of consecration. Compare Exodus 28:41 .
18.
He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
19.
And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
rump. Hebrew "the fat tail".
20.
And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
21.
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
wave offering. See note on Exodus 29:27 .
as Moses commanded. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel and Septuagint, read "as Jehovah commanded Moses".
22.
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
blessed them: i.e. according to the precept in Numbers 6:24-26 . Compare Deuteronomy 10:8 ; Deuteronomy 21:5 .
came down. Does not imply "steps", which were forbidden (Exodus 20:26 ). Probably = the margin or edge. See note on Exodus 27:5 .
23.
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
blessed the People. This joint blessing is given in the Chaldee version of the Pentateuch, thus: "May the word of Jehovah accept your sacrifice with favour, and remit and pardon your sins. "
glory of the LORD. According to the promise in Leviticus 9:4 . See the Structure, p. 144.
24.
And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
came a fire. See note on Leviticus 10:2 , and compare 1 Chronicles 21:26 and Genesis 4:4 .Judges 6:20 , Judges 6:21 ; 1Ki 18:38 . 2 Chronicles 7:1 , 2 Chronicles 7:2 . See Leviticus 6:13 .
shouted. Compare 2 Chronicles 7:3 .