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Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and
the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them,
namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sac...
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3. THE LEVITES AND THEIR MINISTRATIONS
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The generations of the priests (Numbers 3:1)_
2. The tribe of Levi and their ministry (Numbers 3:5)
3. The Levites substituted for all the fir...
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THE NUMBERS OF THE LEVITES, THEIR POSITION AND DUTIES. The census here
described included all Levites above one month, whose numbers amounted
to 22,000. Their three divisions, when the camp was statio...
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_eight thousand and six hundred_ This should probably be read _eight
thousand and_three _hundred_(שלש for שש); Numbers 3:39, and a
comparison of Numbers 3:43 with Numbers 3:46, shew that the Levites
n...
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The Levitical families and their duties.
Notice that _narrative_in Numbers 3:21 f., Numbers 3:27 f., Numbers
3:33 f., Numbers 3:39 alternates with...
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B. THE LEVITES COUNTED AND ASSIGNED DUTIES vv. 5-39
TEXT
Numbers 3:5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6. Bring the tribe
of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may
mi...
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_IN THE NUMBER OF ALL THE MALES, FROM A MONTH OLD AND UPWARD, WERE
EIGHT THOUSAND AND SIX HUNDRED, KEEPING THE CHARGE OF THE SANCTUARY._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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THE LEVITES, THEIR DUTIES AND NUMBER
Although Aaron and his family belong to the tribe of Levi (Exodus 2:1)
the term 'Levites' is usually employed, as here, to denote the
non-Aaronite Levites. The fam...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 3
AARON’S SONS – NUMBERS 3:1-4
V1 The *LORD spoke to Moses on Sinai mountain. This is the family of
Aaron and Mos
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בְּ מִסְפַּר֙ כָּל ־זָכָ֔ר מִ בֶּן
־חֹ֖דֶשׁ
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3. LEVITICAL SERVICE
Numbers 3:14; Numbers 4:1
The sacred service of the Levites is described in detail. There are
three divisions, the Gershonites, the Kohathites, the Merarites. The
Gershonites, fr...
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The account of the arrangements for the service of the Levites is
fully and carefully given in this and the following chapter. In the
rites are certain matters of principle which are of permanent valu...
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In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were]
eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the (k) charge of the
sanctuary.
(k) Everyone doing his duty in the sanctuary....
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_Sanctuary, with respect to the things mentioned, ver. 31. (Menochius)
--- The Samaritan copy observes, that they also carried the brazen
laver, as we find they did, chap. iv. 14. All these things wer...
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I do not detain the Reader, through this whole account of the
numbering of the Levites, with any observation, in order to avoid the
unnecessarily swelling the extent of our Commentary. But I cannot
su...
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It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without
feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And
this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
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In chapter 3 we have the Levites set apart, according to the thoughts
of God, for service. They are a figure of the church, or rather of the
members of the church in their service, even as the priests...
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IN THE NUMBER OF ALL THE MALES, FROM A MONTH OLD AND UPWARDS, [WERE]
EIGHT THOUSAND AND SIX HUNDRED,.... 8,600 men, which was the largest
number of any of the houses of the Levites; but considering it...
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_Of Kohath_ This family had many privileges above the others: of that
were Moses and Aaron, and all the priests: they had the chief place
about the tabernacle, and the care of the most holy things the...
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[THE LEUITES ARE NUMBRED.]
1 The sonnes of Aaron.
5 The Leuites are giuen to the Priests for the seruice of the
Tabernacle,
11 in stead of the first borne.
14 The Leuites are numbred by their fami...
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THE SONS OF AARON
(vs.1-4)
Aaron was the high priest, and in Israel a natural succession was
practiced, as is not true in the Church of God today In fact, a
special priesthood is not scriptural now,...
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14-39 The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of
Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into
families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or
privile...
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KEEPING, or _keepers_, &c., i.e. appointed for that work, as soon as
they were capable of it. OF THE SANCTUARY, i.e. of those holy things
contained in or nearly belonging to the sanctuary, expressed N...
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Numbers 4:1-49.
What a marvellous spectacle was the camp of Israel, in that waste
howling wilderness! What a spectacle to angels, to men, and to devils!
God's eye ever rested upon it. His presence was...
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Numbers 3:28 number H4557 males H2145 month H2320 old H1121 above
H4605 eight H8083 thousand H505 six H8337 hundred...
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IV). THE FAMILY AND PRIVILEGE OF KOHATH (NUMBERS 3:27).
Numbers 3:27
‘And of Kohath was the family (‘clan') of the Amramites, and the
family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and t...
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CONTENTS: Order of the host; placing of the Levites.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron.
CONCLUSION: Having gifts differing according to the Grace given us if
ministry, let us wait on our ministering (Ro...
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Numbers 3:9. _Thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron._ God has a
sovereign right to choose and call his own ministers. The service of
the tabernacle would be better done by a separate tribe professional...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 3:1__ The two censuses of Levites count
different groups. The first (Numbers 3:1) counts every male Levite
over one month old. The male Levites took the place of the firstborn...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 3:14 The census results are listed by clan.
Each clan is responsible for carrying a specific part of the
tabernacle and for guarding a specific side of the tabernacle. The
tota...
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Critical Notes.—“Muster of the Tribe of Levi. As Jacob had adopted
the two sons of Joseph as his own sons, and thus promoted them to the
rank of heads of tribes, the tribe of Levi founded, strictly sp...
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EXPOSITION
THE NUMBERS AND DUTIES OF THE LEVITES; THEIR SUBSTITUTION FOR THE
FIRSTBORN (Numbers 3:1)....
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Now in chapter three, God had Moses set out the tribe of Levi into
three major families: the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath and
Merari. And so the Levites were divided into the three major fa...
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Numbers 4:35; Numbers 4:36; Numbers 3:31; Numbers 3:7...
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Keeping — That is, appointed for that work, as soon as they were
capable of it. Of the sanctuary — That is, of the holy things
contained in or belonging to the sanctuary....