Leviticus 22:19

Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted

17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: ^a‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who¹ offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering—

19 ^ayou shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.

20 ^aWhatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.

21 And ^awhoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, ^bto fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.

22 ^aThose that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an¹ ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make ^ban offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord.

23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb ^atoo long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.

25 Nor ^afrom a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as ^bthe bread of your God, because their ^ccorruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Commentaries:

Matthew Henry

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Leviticus 22:1-33

Laws concerning the priests and sacrifices.

- In this chapter we have divers laws concerning the priests and sacrifices, all for preserving the honour of the sanctuary. Let us recollect with gratitude that our great High Priest cannot be hindered by any thing from the discharge of his office. Let us also remember, that the Lord requires us to reverence his name, his truths, his ordinances, and commandments. Let us beware of hypocrisy, and examine ourselves concerning our sinful defilements, seeking to be purified from them in the blood of Christ, and by his sanctifying Spirit. Whoever attempts to expiate his own sin, or draws near in the pride of self-righteousness, puts as great an affront on Christ, as he who comes to the Lord's table from the gratification of sinful lusts. Nor can the minister who loves the souls of the people, suffer them to continue in this dangerous delusion. He must call upon them, not only to repent of their sins, and forsake them; but to put their whole trust in the atonement of Christ, by faith in his name, for pardon and acceptance with God; thus only will the Lord make them holy, as his own people.

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