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The Perfect Offering
The requirement for a 'male without blemish' was crucial. Commentators explain this symbolized offering God one's absolute best, as a flawed gift would be an insult. More profoundly, scholars like Gill and Henry see this as a clear type of Christ—the perfect, sinless male who willingly offered Himself. His perfection was necessary for the sacrifice to be 'accepted before the Lord.'
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 1:3
18th Century
Theologian
burnt - literally, that (offering) which ascends (as a flame).
A male without blemish - Males were required in most offerings,…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 1:3
19th Century
Bishop
If his offering is a burnt sacrifice. —Having stated what is meant by animals, the directions now address the different kinds of t…
John Gill
On Leviticus 1:3
17th Century
Pastor
If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd
So called, because consumed by fire, see ([Reference Leviticus 6:…
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 1:3–9
17th Century
Minister
In the proper performance of the Levitical ordinances, the mysteries of the spiritual world are represented by corresponding natural objects, and f…