Holly Bible - KJV with Concise Commentaries by Z Selam - HTML preview
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12 And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto
him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces
thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the
burnt offering on the altar.
15 And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which
was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
It is not clear whether, when it is said that he burnt such and such parts of the sacrifices upon the altar (Le 9:10-20), the meaning is that he burnt them immediately with ordinary fire, as formerly, or that he laid them upon the altar ready to be burnt with the fire from heaven which they expected (Le 9:24), or whether, as bishop Patrick thinks, he burnt the offerings for himself with ordinary fire, but when they were burnt out he laid the people's sacrifices upon the altar, which were kindled and consumed by the fire of the Lord. I would rather conjecture, because it is said of all these sacrifices that he burnt them (except the burnt-offering for the people, of which it is said that he offered it according to the manner, Le 9:16, which seems to be equivalent), that he did not kindle the fire to burn them, but that then the fire from the Lord fastened upon them, put out the fire that he had kindled (as we know a greater fire puts out a less), and suddenly consumed the remainder, which the fire he had kindled would have consumed slowly.
16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the
manner.
17 And he brought the meat offering, and took a handful thereof, and
burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
He offered these besides the burnt-sacrifice of the morning, which was every day offered first, Le 9:17. Note, Our accustomed devotions morning and evening, alone and in our families, must not be omitted upon any pretence whatsoever, no, not when extraordinary services are to be performed; whatever is added, these must not be diminished.