Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Leviticus
Book: Leviticus
Chapter: 21
Overview:
Laws concerning the priests.
- As these priests were types of
Christ,
So all ministers must
be followers of him, that their
Example may teach others to
imitate the
Saviour. Without
Blemish, and separate from sinners,
He executed his priestly office
On Earth. What manner of persons
then should his ministers be! But all are, if Christians,
spiritual priests; the
Minister especially is called to set a
good
Example, that the people may follow it. Our bodily
infirmities, blessed be
God, cannot now shut us out from his
service, from these privileges, or from his heavenly
Glory. Many
a healthful, beautiful soul is lodged in a feeble, deformed
body. And those who may not be suited for the work of the
ministry, may serve
God with comfort in other duties in his
Church.