John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth [part] of an hin for the one lamb , etc.] For the lamb offered in the morning, along with the meat offering of which went a drink offering, which was of wine, and strong wine too, as the next clause expresses it; the quantity of which was the fourth part of an hin, which was about a quart and half a pint of our measure: in the holy [place] shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord [for] a drink offering ; that is, in the court of the tabernacle upon the altar of burnt offering, which stood there: the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem interpret it of old choice wine, old wine being reckoned best, (see Luke 5:39), and though this wine was poured out on the altar, and not properly drank by any, yet it was to be the strongest, best, and choicest that could be got, as it was reasonable it should; since it was poured out as a libation or drink offering to the Lord, which was his way of drinking it, as the burning of the sacrifice was his way of eating that; all which was typical of the sufferings, sacrifice, and bloodshed of Christ, which are well pleasing and acceptable to the Lord; (see Isaiah 53:10 Ephesians 5:2).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-8 - God saw fit now to repeat the law of sacrifices. This was a ne generation of men; and they were concerned to keep their peace with God when at war with their enemies. The daily sacrifice is called continual burnt-offering; when we are bid to pray always, at leas every morning and evening we should offer up solemn prayers and praise to God. Nothing is added here but that the wine poured out in the drink-offering is to be strong wine, to teach us to serve God with the best we have. It was a figure of the blood of Christ, the memorial of which is still left to the church in wine; and of the blood of the martyrs, which was poured out as a drink-offering on the sacrifice an service of our faith, Php 2:17.
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