Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Leviticus Chapter 17
Overview
Lev 17:1, The blood of all slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle; Lev 17:7, They must not offer to devils; Lev 17:10, All eating of blood is forbidden; Lev 17:15, and of all that dies by itself, or is torn.
be of: Lev 17:8, Lev 17:12, Lev 17:13, Lev 17:15
that killeth an: Deu 12:5-7, Deu 12:11-15, Deu 12:20-22, Deu 12:26, Deu 12:27
bringeth: Lev 1:3; Deu 12:5, Deu 12:6, Deu 12:13, Deu 12:14; Eze 20:40; Joh 10:7, Joh 10:9, Joh 14:6
blood shall: Lev 7:18; Psa 32:2; Rom 4:6, Rom 5:13, Rom 5:20; Plm 1:18, Plm 1:19
he hath: Isa 66:3
be cut off: Lev 17:10, Lev 17:14, Lev 18:29, Lev 20:3, Lev 20:16, Lev 20:18; Gen 17:14; Exo 12:15, Exo 12:19; Num 15:30, Num 15:31
in the open: Gen 21:33, Gen 22:2, Gen 22:13, Gen 31:54; Deu 12:2; Kg1 14:23; Kg2 16:4, Kg2 17:10; Ch2 28:4; Eze 20:28, Eze 22:9
and offer them: Lev. 3:1-17, Lev 7:11-21; Exo 24:5
sprinkle: Lev 3:2, Lev 3:8, Lev 3:13
burn: Lev 3:5, Lev 3:11, Lev 3:16, Lev 4:31; Exo 29:13, Exo 29:18; Num 18:17
unto devils: Deu 32:17; Ch2 11:15; Psa 106:37; Joh 12:31, Joh 14:30; Co1 10:20; Co2 4:4; Eph 2:2; Rev 9:20
devils: Seirim, properly signifies hairy or hairy ones; and hence is used not only for he-goats, but also for some fabulous beings or sylvan gods, to whom was ascribed the form of goats. Maimonides says that the Zabian idolaters worshipped demons under the form of goats; and that this custom being spread among other nations, gave occasion to this precept. He-goats, however, are probably intended here, which were objects of divine honour among the Egyptians under the name of honour among the Egyptians under the name of Mendes. Herodotus says that all goats were worshipped in Egypt; but particularly he-goats. From these seem to have sprung Pan, Silenus, and the innumerable herd of those imaginary beings, fauns, satyrs, dryads, etc., all woodland gods, and held in veneration by the Greeks and Romans.
gone a whoring: Though this phrase is equivalent, in Scripture, to that of committing idolatry, yet it is to be taken sometimes in a literal sense. Baalpeor and Ashtaroth were worshipped with obscene rite; and public prostitution formed a great part of the worship among the Egyptians, Moabites, Canaanites, Greeks, and Romans. Lev 20:5; Exo 34:15; Deu 31:16; Jer 3:1; Eze 23:8; Rev 17:1-5
that offereth: Lev 17:4, Lev 17:10, Lev 1:2, Lev 1:3; Jdg 6:26; Sa1 7:9, Sa1 10:8, Sa1 16:2; Sa2 24:25; Kg1 18:30-38; Mal 1:11
that eateth: Lev 17:11, Lev 3:17, Lev 7:26, Lev 7:27, Lev 19:26; Gen 9:4; Deu 12:16, Deu 12:23, Deu 15:23; Sa1 14:33; Eze 33:25, Eze 44:7; Act 15:20, Act 15:29; Heb 10:29
I will: Lev 20:3-6, Lev 26:17; Psa 34:16; Jer 21:10, Jer 44:11; Eze 14:8, Eze 15:7
the life: This sentence, which contains a most important truth, had existed in the Mosaic writings for more than 3,000 years, before the attention of any philosopher was drawn to the subject. That the blood actually possesses a living principle, and that the life of the whole body is derived from it, is a doctrine of revelation, and a doctrine which the experiments of the most accurate anatomists have served strongly to confirm. The proper circulation of this important fluid through the whole human system was first taught by Solomon in figurative language (Ecc 12:6), and discovered, as it is called, and demonstrated by Dr. Harvey in 1628; though some Italian philosophers had the same notion a little before. This accurate anatomist was the first who fully revived the Mosaic notion of the vitality of the blood; which was afterwards adopted by the justly celebrated Dr. John Hunter, professor of anatomy, and established by him, by a great variety of strong reasoning and accurate experiments. Lev 17:14
I have: Lev 8:15, Lev 16:11, Lev 16:14-19; Mat 20:28, Mat 26:28; Mar 14:24; Rom 3:25, Rom 5:9; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14, Col 1:20; Heb 9:22, Heb 13:12; Pe1 1:2; Jo1 1:7, Jo1 2:2; Rev 1:5
neither: Exo 12:49
which hunteth: Lev 7:26
hunteth: Heb. hunteth any hunting
pour out: Deu 12:16, Deu 12:24, Deu 15:23; Sa1 14:32-34; Job 16:18; Eze 24:7
Lev 17:11, Lev 17:12; Gen 9:4; Deu 12:23
every soul: Lev 22:8; Exo 22:31; Deu 14:21; Eze 4:14, Eze 44:31
that which died of itself: Heb. a carcase
both wash: Lev 11:25, Lev 15:5, Lev 15:10, Lev 15:21; Num 19:8, Num 19:19, Num 19:21; Rev 7:14
Lev 5:1, Lev 7:18, Lev 19:8, Lev 20:17, Lev 20:19, Lev 20:20; Num 19:19, Num 19:20; Isa 53:11; Joh 13:8; Heb 9:28; Pe1 2:24