Leviticus 4:6
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What does Leviticus 4:6 mean?
And the priest shall dip his finger in the
blood
The finger of his right hand, as Gersom observes, and so
Maimonides F18; for blood was always taken and
sprinkled with the right hand, if done with the left it was
wrong, according to the Jewish canons F19 and
though it is only said the priest, and not that is anointed, as
before, yet it seems to mean him and not another; though if a
private priest did this, Gersom says, it would be right, and so
Maimonides F20:
and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the
Lord;
a figure of the blood of Christ, called, in allusion to this
rite, the blood of sprinkling; which being presented before the
Lord, calls for pardon from him, and sprinkled on the conscience,
speaks peace there, and perfectly cleanses from all sin, which
the seven times sprinkling is a symbol of:
before the vail of the sanctuary:
the words may be literally rendered, "the face of the vail of the
sanctuary": as if the blood was sprinkled on the outside of the
vail. Jarchi's note is,
``over against the place of its holiness, he directed (it) over against between the staves; the blood shall not touch the vail, but if it touches, it touches it;''that is, it is no matter. And according to Maimonides F21 the blood of bullocks and goats burnt was sprinkled seven times upon the vail, which divided between the and the holy of holies. This typified the vail of flesh, whose blood gives boldness to enter into the holiest of all, ( Hebrews 10:19 ) .
F18 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 5. sect. 7. Bartenora in Misn. Menachot, c. 3. sect. 4.
F19 Misn. Zebachim, c. 2. sect. 1. & Bartenora in ib.
F20 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 5. sect. 15.
F21 Ib. sect. 13.
