Numbers 15:6

15:1-21 Full instructions are given about the meat-offerings and drink-offerings. The beginning of this law is very encouraging, When ye come into the land of your habitation which I give unto you. This was a plain intimation that God would secure the promised land to their seed. It was requisite, since the sacrifices of acknowledgment were intended as the food of God's table, that there should be a constant supply of bread, oil, and wine, whatever the flesh-meat was. And the intent of this law is to direct the proportions of the meat-offering and drink-offering. Natives and strangers are placed on a level in this as in other like matters. It was a happy forewarning of the calling of the Gentiles, and of their admission into the church. If the law made so little difference between Jew and Gentile, much less would the gospel, which broke down the partition-wall, and reconciled both to God.

Or for a ram,.... Whether for a burnt offering or a peace offering; or rather and for a ram (g), as many versions: thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil: which was the quantity of six quarts of fine flour, and about three pints and a quarter of a pint of oil. (g) Vid. Nold. Concord. Ebr. part. p. 4. No. 24. so R. Jonah in Ben Melech in loc.

[Reformed Biblical] to other sacrifices. Numbers 15:5 Numbers 15:6 ## Two tenth deals; because this belonged to a better sacrifice than the former; and therefore in the next sacrfice of a bullock there are three tenth deals. So the accessory sacrifice grows proportionably with the principal. Numbers 15:7 Numbers 15:8 i.e. Or any other peace-offerings, to wit, such as were offered either freely or by command, which may be called ## peace-offerings or thank-offerings, by way of eminency, because such are offered purely by way of gratitude to God, and with single respect to his command and honour; whereas the peace- offerings made it performance of a vow were made and offbred by way of c ontract, and w ith design of getting some advantage by them. Numbers 15:9 Numbers 15:10 Numbers 15:11 Numbers 15:12 i.e. As many cattle as ye s

[Reformed Biblical] t the example of Zimri, one of their princes, Num 25 , and some others among them, did infect the generality of the tribe, and so caused this great diminution in their numbers. Numbers 26:15 ## Gad is placed next, because he was joined with Reuben and Simeon in the same camp and quarters, Num_2:10 ,14 . ## Zephon, called Ziphion , Gen_46:16. Numbers 26:16 ## Ozni, called Ezbon , Gen_46:16. Numbers 26:17 ## Arod, called Arodi , Gen_46:16 Numbers 26:18 Fewer by above five thousand than there were in their last numbering, Num_2:15. Numbers 26:19 Numbers 26:20 Numbers 26:21 ## The sons of Pharez, though Judah’s grandchildren, are here mentioned among his sons, because they are put in the stead of Er and Onan, which died before. Numbers 26:22 About two thousand more than they were Num_1:27; whereas the foregoing tribes were all diminished, this tribe was now increased, and the blessing promised to that tribe above the rest, Gen_49:8, doth herein begin to show itself. Numbers 26:23 ## Pua, called also Phuvah , Gen_46:13; as his brother Jashub , Num_26:24, is called Job , Gen_46:13. Numbers 26:24 Numbers 26:25 A great increase. Compare Num_2:6. Numbers 26:26 Numbers 26:27 ## Whereas before they were but 57,400 in Num_1:31 2:8 . So that Judah’s camp was much increased, as Reuben’s was much diminished.

40 . The minḥâh , or ‘meal-offering’ (see Leviticus 2), as it is expressly termed in the "" Numbers 28:5 , which in P is the regular concomitant of a burnt-offering (see Numbers 15:1-12 ; and cf. Numbers 28:9 ; Numbers 28:12-13 , &c.). a tenth part (of an ephah)] Heb. ‘ issârôn , only in P (28 times). The ephah was probably about 8 gallons, so the ‘ issârôn would be about 6½ pints (see further Kennedy, in DB. iv. 912b, near the bottom). fine flour ] Genesis 18:6 and often: as the material of a meal-offering Leviticus 2:1 ; Leviticus 2:4-5 ; Leviticus 2:7 , and elsewhere. mingled with … oil ] as v. 2, Leviticus 2:4-5 al. A ‘hin’ (Jos. Ant. iii. 8. 3) was 1/6 of the ‘bath’ (the equivalent for liquid measure of the ephah for dry measure, Ezekiel 45:11 ) = about 1⅓ gallon; ¼ of a hin would thus be about 2⅔ pints. For the oil of superior quality called beaten oil , see on Exodus 27:20 : this is the only minḥâh for which it is prescribed. a drink offering ] or libation ; also a frequent concomitant of the burnt-offering ( Numbers 15:5 ; Numbers 15:7 ; Numbers 15:10 ; cf. Numbers 28:9 ; Numbers 28:14 ; Numbers 29:18 ; Numbers 29:21 , &c.). According to Sir 50:15 it was poured out at the base of the altar. The amount, ¼ hin for a lamb, is the same as in Numbers 15:5 ; Numbers 28:14 ; for larger animals the amount was greater.