If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, the person who presented it will not be accepted by the Lord. You will receive no credit for offering it. By then the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will be punished for your sin.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It was proper that the sacrificial meat should not be polluted by any sign of decay. But the exclusion of a spirit of stinginess may also have prov…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And if any of the flesh ... be eaten. — The owner of the sacrifice was responsible for the proper observance of this inst…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And if any of the flesh of his peace offerings be eaten at
all on the third day
Any p…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Regarding the peace-offerings, God allowed them more freedom in expressing their sense of mercy than in expressing their sense of sin, so that thei…