Leviticus 7

Leviticus 7:20

That soul shall be cut off from his people] This Punishment as it is awarded here against the eating of the flesh of the Peace-Offering, for him who hath any Legal pollution upon him; so it is against such who are not circumcised, Gen. XVII. 14. who eate leavened bread during the Feast of the Passeover, Exod. XII. 15, 19. who do any work on the Sabbath-day, Exod. XXXI. 14. who eate of the fat of Beasts of which men offer Sacrifices, Levit. VII. 25. who eate Blood, v. 27. and Ch. XVII. 10, 14. who bring not the Sacrifice to the doore of the Tabernacle, to be killed there, not elsewhere, Levit.

XVII. 4, 9. who eate of the Sacrifice of Peace-Offering on the third day, Levit. XIX. 8. who give of their Seed to Moloch, Levit. XX. 2, 3. or kill not such a sinner, v. 4, 5. who go a whoring after Wizzards, and such as have familiar spirits, v. 6. who commit incest, v. 17. or lie with a woman in her sicknesse, v. 18. who goeth unto the holy things which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleannesse upon him, Levit. XXII. 3. who doth any work, or is not afflicted on the Fast-day of Atonement, Levit. XXIII. 29, 30. who keep not the Passeover, Num. IX. 13. who sinne presumptuously, Num.

XV. 30, 31. who being unclean, do not purifie themselves, Num. XIX. 13, 20. who being idolaters, come to a Prophet to enquire concerning the Lord, Ezek. XIV. 8. This kinde of punishment hath variation of phrases in the expressions in Scripture, thus, shall be cut off, utterly cut off, cut off from Israel, from the Congregation of Israel, from among the Congregation, in the sight of their people, from the midst of my people, cut off from the earth; cut off from my presence: which likely do import various kindes, and degrees of punishments, according to the nature of the sinnes spoken to in them. How farre this phrase advanceth the Jewish Excommunication, I leave to further consideration.

The unclean might eate of common meats; as the child-bed-woman, Levit. XII. But in no case of Sacred meats, as, Leviticus VII. 20.

Leviticus 7:25

Fat] the Fat of other cleane Beasts then of such as were fit for Sacrifice, 25 was allowed to be eaten, Levit. VII. 25. The Fat also of the flesh, or body of the beast sacrificed might lawfully be eaten, Neh. VIII. 10. Esay XXV. 6. and LV. 2. But the Fat or Suet that was about the flanck, and the kidneys, or about and upon the entrails, Levit. III. 3, 4. was reserved out of all Sacrifices as Gods portion, to be burnt upon his Altar, Levit. III. 15, 16. and IV. 8, 10. and XVII. 6. Deut. XXXII. 38. 1 Sam. II. 15, 16. And is forbidden therefore to be eaten by any, Levit. III. 17. and XVII. 23, 25.