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4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am
the Lord your God.
That God only be worshipped, and not by images (Le 19:4): "Turn you not to idols, to Elilim, to vanities, things of no power, no value, gods that are no gods. Turn not from the true God to false ones, from the mighty God to impotent ones, from the God that will make you holy and happy to those that will deceive you, debauch you, ruin you, and make you for ever miserable. Turn not your eye to them, much less your heart. Make not to yourselves gods, the creatures of your own fancy, nor think to worship the Creator by molten gods. You are the work of God's hands, be not so absurd as to worship gods the work of your own hands." Molten gods are specified for the sake of the molten calf.
5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye
shall offer it at your own will.
6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and
if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
That the sacrifices of their peace-offerings should always be offered, and eaten, according to the law, Le 19:5-8. There was some particular reason, it is likely, for the repetition of this law rather than any other relating to the sacrifices. The eating of the peace-offerings was the people's part, and was done from under the eye of the priests, and perhaps some of them had kept the cold meat of their peace-offerings, as they had done the manna (Ex 16:20), longer than was appointed, which occasioned this caution; see the law itself before, Le 7:16-18. God will have his own work done in his own time. Though the sacrifice was offered according to the law, if it was not eaten according to the law, it was not accepted. Though ministers do their part, what the better if people do not theirs? There is work to be done after our spiritual sacrifices, in a due improvement of them; and, if this be neglected, all is in vain.
7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.