Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof." — Numbers 4:16 (ASV)
The oil for the light. —Or, for the candlestick (Exodus 25:6).
The sweet incense. —Or, the incense of spices (Exodus 25:6).
The daily meat offering. —Better, the continual meat offering — i.e., the morning and evening minchah (Exodus 29:38–42).
The anointing oil. —i.e., the oil of holy ointment with which the tent of meeting, the vessels of the Sanctuary, and the priests were to be anointed (Exodus 30:23–31).