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THE EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE

EDITED BY THE REV.

W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.

_Editor of "The Expositor," etc._

THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS

BY THE REV
S. H. KELLOGG, D.D.
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THE

BOOK OF LEVITICUS

BY THE REV.
S. H. KELLOGG, D.D.

AUTHOR OF
"THE JEWS; OR, PREDICTION AND FULFILMENT," "THE LIGHT OF ASIA
AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD," ETC.

_FIFTH EDITION_

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CONTENTS.

PART I.

_THE TABERNACLE WORSHIP._

(LEV. i.-x., xvi.)

CHAPTER I.

PAGE

INTRODUCTORY (i. 1) 3

The Origin and Authority of Leviticus, 5.--The Occasion and
Plan of Leviticus, 18.--The Purpose of Leviticus, 20.--The
Present-day use of Leviticus, 24.

CHAPTER II.

SACRIFICE: THE BURNT-OFFERING (i. 2-4) 29

The Ritual of the Burnt-offering, 36.--The Presentation of
the Victim, 39.--The Laying on of the Hand, 41.

CHAPTER III.

THE BURNT-OFFERING [CONCLUDED] (i. 5-17; vi. 8-13) 47

The Killing of the Victim, 47.--The Sprinkling of the
Blood, 48.--The Sacrificial Burning, 50.--The Continual
Burnt-offering, 59.

CHAPTER IV.

THE MEAL-OFFERING (ii. 1-16; vi. 14-23) 63

The Daily Meal-Offering, 79.

CHAPTER V.

THE PEACE-OFFERING (iii. 1-17; vii. 11-34; xix. 5-8; xxii.
21-25) 82

The Prohibition of Fat and Blood, 99.--Thank-offerings,
Vows, and Freewill-offerings, 104.

CHAPTER VI.

THE SIN-OFFERING (iv. 1-35) 109

Graded Responsibility, 120.

CHAPTER VII.

THE RITUAL OF THE SIN-OFFERING (iv. 4-35; v. 1-13; vi.
24-30) 134

The Sprinkling of the Blood, 136.--The Sanctity of the
Sin-offering, 150.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE GUILT-OFFERING (v. 14; vi. 7; vii. 1-7) 155

CHAPTER IX.

THE PRIESTS' PORTIONS (vi. 16-18, 26; vii. 6-10, 14, 31-36) 175

CHAPTER X.

THE CONSECRATION OF AARON AND HIS SONS, AND OF THE
TABERNACLE (viii. 1-36) 181

The Levitical Priesthood and Tabernacle as Types,
184.--The Washing with Water, 190.--The Investiture,
191.--The Anointing, 201.--The Consecration Sacrifices,
204.

CHAPTER XI.

THE INAUGURATION OF THE TABERNACLE SERVICE (ix. 1-24) 219

The Double Benediction, 231.

CHAPTER XII.

NADAB'S AND ABIHU'S "STRANGE FIRE" (x. 1-20) 237

Mourning in Silence, 247.--Carefulness after Judgment, 250.

CHAPTER XIII.

THE GREAT DAY OF ATONEMENT (xvi. 1-34) 256

Azazel, 264.

PART II.

_THE LAW OF THE DAILY LIFE._

(LEV. xi.-xv.; xvii.-xxv.)

CHAPTER XIV.

CLEAN AND UNCLEAN ANIMALS, AND DEFILEMENT BY DEAD
BODIES (xi. 1-47) 277

CHAPTER XV.

OF THE UNCLEANNESS OF ISSUES (xv. 1-33) 305

CHAPTER XVI.

THE UNCLEANNESS OF CHILD-BEARING (xii. 1-8) 313

The Ordinance of Circumcision, 315.--Purification after
Child-birth, 320.

CHAPTER XVII.

THE UNCLEANNESS OF LEPROSY (xiii. 1-46) 327

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPER (xiv. 1-32) 345

Leprosy in a Garment or House, 358.

CHAPTER XIX.

HOLINESS IN EATING (xvii. 1-16) 367

CHAPTER XX.

THE LAW OF HOLINESS: CHASTITY (xviii. 1-30) 379

CHAPTER XXI.

THE LAW OF HOLINESS [CONCLUDED] (xix. 1-37) 391

CHAPTER XXII.

PENAL SANCTIONS (xx. 1-27) 418

CHAPTER XXIII.

THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS (xxi. 1-xxii. 33) 432

CHAPTER XXIV.

THE SET FEASTS OF THE LORD (xxiii. 1-44) 447

The Weekly Sabbath, 453.--Passover and Unleavened
Bread, 455.--Pentecost, 459.--The Feast of Trumpets,
461.--The Day of Atonement, 463.--The Feast of
Tabernacles, 464.--Typical Meaning of the Feasts of
the Seventh Month, 468.

CHAPTER XXV.

THE HOLY LIGHT AND THE SHEW-BREAD: THE BLASPHEMER'S
END (xxiv. 1-23) 474

The "Bread of the Presence," 477.--The Penalty of
Blasphemy, 480.

CHAPTER XXVI.

THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE JUBILEE (xxv. 1-55) 487

The Jubilee, 489.--The Jubilee and the Land, 491.--The
Jubilee and Dwelling-houses, 494.--The Jubilee and
Slavery, 497.--Practical Objects of the Sabbatic Year
and the Jubilee, 502.--Typical Significance of the
Sabbatic and Jubilee Years, 510.

PART III.

_CONCLUSION AND APPENDIX._

(LEV. xxvi., xxvii.)

CHAPTER XXVII.

THE PROMISES AND THREATS OF THE COVENANT (xxvi. 1-46) 519

The Promises of the Covenant, 521.--"The Vengeance of
the Covenant," 522.--The Promised Restoration, 534.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CONCERNING VOWS (xxvii. 1-34) 541

The Vowing of Persons, 542.--The Vowing of Domestic
Animals, 545.--The Vowing of Houses and Fields,
546.--The Vow in New Testament Ethics, 549.--Exclusions
from the Vow, 553.--The Law of the Ban, 554.--The
Law of the Tithe, 559.