He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to Yahweh. Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient.”
Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which Yahweh has made with you concerning all these words.”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5, 7, 8 For as yet the Priesthood was not given to…
For as yet the Priesthood was not given to Levi.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv5–8 Exo 24:5 And he sent young men of the…
Exo 24:5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
Ver. 5. Young men.] The firstborn of the families. {Exo 13:2}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv5–8 It matters not whether they were the first-born, or…
It matters not whether they were the first-born, or others; it is sufficient that they were persons appointed and authorized for the present service, not without God’s direction.
Peace-offerings of oxen; one kind, as the principal is named for all; for there were offered also goats, as appears both from Heb 9:19, and from hence, that burnt-offerings were usually made of the goats, Lev 1:10; Num 7:28.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv5–8 And he sent young men of the children Israel,....…
And he sent young men of the children Israel,.... To the altar under the hill he had these young men, according to Jarchi, were the firstborn of the children of Israel; and so the Targums Onkelos and Jonathan; and the latter adds,"for unto this hour the worship was among the firstborn, as yet the tabernacle of the covenant was not made, and as yet the priesthood was not given to Aaron.''But though this is a notion that has obtained among learned men, both Jews and Christians, it has been called in question by some, who have such reasons against it, as are not easily refuted. And very probably, as the seventy elders were such as were selected from the senior and graver part of the people, so these were choice young men, that were separated from others for this service, without any regard to birthright:
which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord; by way of thankfulness; and such were used at making covenants, when the parties ate and drank together. The Vulgate Latin version has it, "twelve calves", without any authority for it.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v6 1. The blood of the sacrifice which the people…
1. The blood of the sacrifice which the people offered was (part of it) sprinkled upon the altar, which signified the people's dedicating themselves to God, and his honour. In the blood of the sacrifices, all the Israelites were presented unto God as living sacrifices, Rom. xii, 1.
2. The blood of the sacrifice which God had owned and accepted was (the remainder of it) sprinkled, either upon the people themselves, or upon the pillars that represented them, which signified God's conferring his favour upon them, and all the fruits of that favour, and his giving them all the gifts they could desire from a God reconciled to them, and in covenant with them. This part of the ceremony was thus explained, Behold the blood of the covenant; see here how God sealed to you to be a God, and you seal to be to him a people; his promises to you, and yours to him, are yea and amen. Thus our Lord Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant (of whom Moses was a type) having offered up himself a sacrifice upon the cross, that his blood might be indeed the blood of the covenant, sprinkled it upon the altar in his intercession (Heb. ix, 12,) and sprinkles it upon his church by his word and ordinances, and the influences and operations of the Spirit of promise by whom we are sealed.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv5, 7 Verse 5. He sent young men] Stout, able, reputable…
Verse 5. He sent young men] Stout, able, reputable young men, chosen out of the different tribes, for the purpose of killing, flaying, and offering the oxen mentioned here.
Burnt-offerings] They generally consisted of sheep and goats, Le 1:10. These were wholly consumed by fire.
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Peace-offerings] Bullocks or goats; see Heb 9:19. The blood of these was poured out before the Lord, and then the priests and people might feast on the flesh.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv5–6 Exo 24:5. He sent young men — So also…
Exo 24:5. He sent young men — So also the Septuagint, τους νεανισκους: but the Chaldee renders it, the firstborn. The firstborn were priests in every family; but, among the Israelites, they were afterward redeemed, and the tribe of Levi given to God in their stead, for his service. But the Hebrew word נערי, nagnarei, here used, signifies active as well as young, and as these persons were employed in slaying and offering up the oxen, strength and activity were necessary. As Moses himself performed the principal office of the priest, (Exo 24:6,) it cannot be concluded from this passage that these young men were priests. But it is worthy of observation, that even after the appointment of Aaron’s family to the priesthood, no man was permitted to serve at the altar after the age of fifty, see Num 8:25.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv5–8 Young men of the children of Israel - See…
Young men of the children of Israel - See Exo 19:22; Exo 28:1; Lev 1:5.
Burnt offerings ... peace offerings - The burnt offerings Lev. 1 figured the dedication of the nation to Yahweh, and the peace offerings Lev. 3 their communion with Yahweh and with each other.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv5, 8 Holocausts: whole burnt-offerings: in which the whole sacrifice was…
Holocausts: whole burnt-offerings: in which the whole sacrifice was consumed with fire, upon the altar. (Challoner) --- It is not said that these young men were to officiate as priests. Moses acted alone in this capacity, pouring the blood. --- Calves, and he-goats also, Hebrews ix. 19. The book was also sprinkled with the blood (Calmet) mixed with water; for which purpose scarlet wool and hyssop were employed, as St. Paul learnt from tradition, or by inspiration. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8 young men--priests (Exo 19:22), probably the oldest sons of…
young men--priests (Exo 19:22), probably the oldest sons of particular families, who acted under the direction of Moses.
oxen--Other animals, though not mentioned, were offered in sacrifice (Heb 9:18-20).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv5–7 5. Sent young men — Moses, who appropriately officiated…
5. Sent young men — Moses, who appropriately officiated as the priest, employed young and vigorous men, selected from the tribes, to assist him in preparing and offering the sacrifices. The Levitical arrangements for sacrifice were not yet established.
Burnt offerings, and… peace offerings — Comp. note on Exo_20:24. “The burnt offerings figured the dedication of the nation to Jehovah, and the peace offerings their communion with Jehovah and with each other.” — Speaker’s Commentary.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv5–8 5. the young men, &c.] upon whom (cf. Jdg_17:5),…
5. the young men, &c.] upon whom (cf. Jdg_17:5), as the strongest and most active members of the community (Ew., Di.), devolved in these times the duty of killing and cleaning the animal, and arranging its parts upon the altar, &c. Onk. the firstborn.
burnt offerings, and … peace offerings] see on Exo_20:24.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv5–8 (5) Young men . . . which offered burnt…
(5) Young men . . . which offered burnt offerings.—It is to be noted that, even subsequently to the appointment of the Levitical priesthood, the acts of slaughtering the victims and arranging the flesh upon the altar were regarded as appropriately per formed by any Israelite (Lev_1:5-6; Lev_1:11-12, &c). The sprinkling of the blood and the lighting of the fire were the special sacrificial acts reserved to the priest (Lev_1:5; Lev_1:7; Lev_1:11; Lev_1:13). At this time, before the Levitical priest hood had been instituted, the sprinkling of the blood would seem to have been the sole act reserved. Young men were employed to slay the animals as best qualified by their strength to deal with them.
Burnt offerings . . . peace offerings.—Burnt offerings were at once expiatory and signs of self-dedication. Peace offerings were indications of man’s gratitude for mercies received. Both were now offered together, to mark (1) Israel’s thankfulness for being taken into covenant, and (2) Israel’s determination to consecrate itself wholly to the service of God.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv5–8 And he sent young men. The Levitical priesthood not…
And he sent young men. The Levitical priesthood not being as vet instituted, either all the people were regarded as holy, and so any one might offer sacrifice, or the "young men" selected may have been of the number of the first-born, who were priests in their respective families until the appointment of Aaron and his sons to be priests of the nation. (Exo_28:1) No doubt young men were selected as most competent to deal with struggling animals.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv5, 7 Moses took half of the blood and put it…
Moses took half of the blood and put it into basins
Moses collected half of the blood in basins in order to splash it on the people in Exodus 24:8. This would confirm the people's participation in the covenant between the people of Israel and God.
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he sprinkled the other half onto the altar
Here the altar represents God. This would confirm God's participation in the covenant between God and the people of Israel.
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twelve tribes of Israel
burnt offering
sacrifice
fellowship offering
cow
Yahweh
altar
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv6–8 24:6 When Moses splattered half of the blood of…
24:6 When Moses splattered half of the blood of the sacrificial animals against the altar, he symbolized God’s formal oath to keep the covenant (see Gen 15:9-18; Heb 6:13).
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