Leviticus 4:11-12 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,… Whereas ver. 12, the bullock was to be carried out of the host, the apostle applieth it to Christ suffering without the gate, making this further use of it — "Let us go forth therefore out of the camp, bearing His reproach, for we have no continuing city" (Hebrews 13:13). We should in our meditation and desire go out of the world as out of the camp, and be content to bear reproach for Christ's sake, seeing we shall have no long continuance here, but look for an everlasting habitation in heaven; by this reason taken from the shortness of our afflictions the apostle exhorteth thus (2 Corinthians 4:17). The imitation of the saints, shortness of time, fragility of the body do persuade to perseverance, nature hath well provided that grief if it be great cannot be long, for a short danger thou shalt receive an everlasting reward. (A. Willet, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,WEB: The bull's skin, all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, its innards, and its dung, |
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