Charles Ellicott Commentary Leviticus 14:2

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Leviticus 14:2

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Leviticus 14:2

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest:" — Leviticus 14:2 (ASV)

This shall be the law of the leper. —That is, the manner in which an Israelite cured of his leprosy is to be purified and restored to the communion of the sanctuary on the day when he is pronounced clean.

He shall be brought to the priest. —He is to be conducted from his place of seclusion to an appointed place on the borders of the camp. It was this coming to the priest to which Christ referred when He said to the leper whom He had healed, “Go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded” (Matthew 8:4).