Leviticus 10:12

“And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar, and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, etc.] Of the burning, as the Targum of Jonathan; who survived his other two sons that were burnt, who remained alive, not being concerned with them in their sin, and so shared not in their punishment: take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire; for all but the handful that was burnt of that kind of offerings belonged to the priests, (see <030614>Leviticus 6:14-18) this meat offering, according to Jarchi, was the meat offering of the eighth day, that is, of the consecration, or the day after it was finished, on which the above awful case happened, (<030917>Leviticus…”

“Moses spake unto Aaron, &c.--This was a timely and considerate rehearsal of the laws that regulated the conduct of the priests. Amid the distractions of their family bereavement, Aaron and his surviving sons might have forgotten or overlooked some of their duties.”

“The argument is, that as such meals were appointed in honor of Yahweh Himself, they ought to be conducted with due reverence and discretion. Leviticus 10:12 Beside the altar - What is called “the holy place” in Leviticus 10:13, Leviticus 10:17 : it should be rather, a holy place, any part of the holy precinct, as distinguished from a merely “clean place” Leviticus 10:14, either within or without the court of the tabernacle. Leviticus 10:14 Wave breast and heave shoulder - See Leviticus 7:30 note. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Eat it - Moses repeats the command, partly lest their grief should cause them to neglect their meat prescribed by God, (which abstinence would have been both a signification of their sorrow which God had forbidden them, and a new transgression of a divine precept;) and partly to encourage them to go on in their holy services, and not to be dejected, as if God would no more accept them or their sacrifices. Leviticus 10:13”

“10:12 The grain offering was part of the ordination ceremony (see 8:26; Exod 29:2, 23). • no yeast, for it is most holy: Realizing that some time had passed, Moses wanted to be certain that no fermentation had occurred in the priest’s portion of the grain offering (Lev 6:14-18).”

“Take: Lev. 2:1-16, Lev 6:15-18, Lev 7:9, Lev 21:22; Exo 29:2; Num 18:9, Num 18:10; Eze 44:29 for it is most: Lev 21:22 Leviticus 10:13”

“After the directions occasioned by this judgment of God, Moses reminded Aaron and his sons of the general laws concerning the consumption of the priests' portions of the sacrifices, and their relation to the existing circumstances: first of all ( Lev 10:12, Lev 10:13), of the law relating to the eating of the meat-offering, which belonged to the priests after the azcarah had been lifted off ( Lev 2:3; Lev 6:9-11), and then ( Lev 10:14, Lev 10:15) of that relating to the wave-breast and heave-leg ( Lev 7:32-34). By the minchah in Lev 10:12 we are to understand the meal and oil, which were offered with the burnt-offering of the nation ( Lev 9:4 and Lev 9:7); and by the אשּׁים in Lev 10:12 and…”