Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

The altar of incense represented the Son of God in his human nature, and the incense burned thereon typified his pleading for hi ...

Chapter 31 Chapter Outline Bezaleel and Aholiab are appointed and (1–11) qualified for the work of the tabernacle. The observanc ...

God's displeasure, The intercession of (7–14) Moses. Moses breaks the tables of the law, He (15–20) destroys the golden calf. Aa ...

Verses 15–20 What a change it is, to come down from the mount of communion with God, to converse with a wicked world. In God we ...

The Lord refuses to go with Israel. (1–6) The tabernacle of Moses removed without (7–11) the camp. Moses desires to see the glor ...

like seeing a man that is gone by, whose back only is to be seen. God in Christ, as he is, even the fullest and brightest displa ...

Moses bowed down, and worshipped reverently. Every perfection in the name of God, the believer may plead with Him for the forgiv ...

Chapter 35 Chapter Outline The sabbath to be observed. (1–3) The free gifts for the tabernacle. (4–19) The readiness of the peop ...

out work for other people, and can tell what this man or that man should do; but the burdens they bind on others, they themselve ...

The brazen altar and laver. (1–8) The court. (9–20) The offerings of the people. (21–31) Verses 1–8 In all ages of the church th ...

engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them to his Father. And he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, con ...

The thought that so few entered Canaan, should warn young persons especially, not to put off the care of their souls. Verses 34– ...

Leviticus God ordained divers kinds of oblations and sacrifices, to assure his people of the forgiveness of their offences, if t ...

one unworthy to enter, and acknowledging that a sinner can have no communion with God, but by sacrifice. 4. The offerer must put ...

to any kind of provision, and the greater part of this offering was to be eaten for food, not burned. These meat-offerings are m ...

for some mercy received. We must offer to God the sacrifice of praise continually, by Christ our Peace; and then this shall plea ...

sin. What they did to that, we must do to our sins; the body of sin must be destroyed, Ro 6:6. The apostle applies the carrying ...

Concerning trespasses against the Lord. (14–19) Verses 1–13 The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when ...

Chapter 6 Chapter Outline Concerning trespasses against our (1–7) neighbour. Concerning the burnt-offering. (8–13) Concerning th ...

wholly taken away by the offering; but the blood of Christ thoroughly cleanses from all sin. All these rules set forth the pollu ...