10 "Now on the eighth day he is to take two male lambs without defect , and a yearling ewe lamb without defect , and three-tenths e of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering , and one log of oil ; 11 and the priest who pronounces him clean shall present the man to be cleansed and the aforesaid before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting . 12 "Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it for a guilt offering , with the log of oil , and present them as a wave offering before the Lord . 13 "Next he shall slaughter the male lamb in the place where they slaughter the sin offering and the burnt offering , at the place of the sanctuary -for the guilt offering , like the sin offering , belongs to the priest ; it is most holy . 14 "The priest shall then take some of the blood of the guilt offering , and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed , and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot . 15 "The priest shall also take some of the log of oil , and pour it into his left palm ; 16 the priest shall then dip his right-hand finger into the oil that is in his left palm , and with his finger sprinkle some of the oil seven times before the Lord . 17 "Of the remaining oil which is in his palm , the priest shall put some on the right ear lobe of the one to be cleansed , and on the thumb of his right hand , and on the big toe of his right foot , on the blood of the guilt offering ; 18 while the rest of the oil that is in the priest's palm , he shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed . So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the Lord . 19 "The priest shall next offer the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness . Then afterward , he shall slaughter the burnt offering . 20 "The priest shall offer up the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar . Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be clean .
21 " But if he is poor and his means are insufficient , then he is to take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering , and a log of oil , 22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons which are within his means , the one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering . 23 " Then the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest , at the doorway of the tent of meeting , before the Lord . 24 "The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil , and the priest shall offer them for a wave offering before the Lord . 25 "Next he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt offering ; and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 14:10-25
Commentary on Leviticus 14:10-32
(Read Leviticus 14:10-32)
The cleansed leper was to be presented to the Lord, with his offerings. When God has restored us to enjoy public worship again, after sickness, distance, or otherwise, we should testify our thanksgiving by our diligent use of the liberty. And both we and our offerings must be presented before the Lord, by the Priest that made us clean, even our Lord Jesus. Beside the usual rites of the trespass-offering, some of the blood, and some of the oil, was to be put upon him that was to be cleansed. Wherever the blood of Christ is applied for justification, the oil of the Spirit is applied for sanctification; these two cannot be separated. We have here the gracious provision the law made for poor lepers. The poor are as welcome to God's altar as the rich. But though a meaner sacrifice was accepted from the poor, yet the same ceremony was used for the rich; their souls are as precious, and Christ and his gospel are the same to both. Even for the poor one lamb was necessary. No sinner could be saved, had it not been for the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God with his blood.