Leviticus 4:3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he has sinned… I. A HOLY OFFICE DOES NOT ENSURE INFALLIBILITY. II. OCCUPANTS OF A HOLY OFFICE ARE SPECIALLY CALLED TO SANCTITY. III. EMINENTLY PRIVILEGED AND ENLIGHTENED, THEY WHO MINISTER BEFORE GOD SHOULD BE MOST VIGILANT LEST THEY SIN. IV. SIN IN GOD'S PRIESTS HAD TO BE PURGED BY A GREAT SACRIFICIAL EXPIATION. Expressing — 1. The peculiar magnitude of sin in them. 2. The boundless sufficiency of redemption, even for them. (W. H. Jellie.) Parallel Verses KJV: If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. |
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