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This redemption money (see the marginal references) would perhaps be
exacted from the parents of the “youngest” children of the 22,273
Numbers 3:43. The cattle of the Levites was doubtless taken in th...
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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 REDEMPTION BY MONEY OF THE RESIDUE OF THE FIRST-BORN._ Cf._
Numbers 3:12 f_._ Since the first-born of Israel (22,273) exceed the
Levites (22,000, see Numbers 3:39), those in excess are to be redee...
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SHEKELS. See App-51.
GERAHS. See App-51....
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The substitution of the Levites for the first-born....
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The Levites number 22,000, but the first-born 22,273. The remaining
273 must therefore be redeemed by a payment of five shekels for each....
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_the shekel of the sanctuary_ Perhaps better _the_ SACRED SHEKEL. This
was the ancient Hebrew-Phoenician shekel. At the time of the writer
the official coinage for secular purposes was the Persian-Bab...
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D. LEVITES DEDICATED IN BEHALF OF THE FIRSTBORN vv. 44-51
TEXT
Numbers 3:44. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45. Take the
Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and...
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_AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES, NUMBER ALL THE FIRSTBORN OF THE MALES
OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FROM A MONTH OLD AND UPWARD, AND TAKE THE
NUMBER OF THEIR NAMES._
Number all the firstborn ... The princ...
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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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SEE on Exodus 30:13. Cp. Numbers 18:16....
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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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THOU SHALT EVEN TAKE FIVE SHEKELS APIECE BY THE POLL. — It is not
stated in what manner the 273 families of whom the redemption money
was exacted were determined. Inasmuch, however, as the law of the...
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וְ לָקַחְתָּ֗ חֲמֵ֧שֶׁת חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת
שְׁקָלִ֖ים לַ †...
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2. THE FIRST-BORN
Numbers 3:11; Numbers 3:40
These two passages supplement each other and may be taken together.
Jehovah claims the first-born in Israel. He hallowed them unto Himself
on the day when...
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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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The sum here appointed, amounted in value to about 2 shillings and 3
pence halfpenny of our current coin....
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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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THOU SHALL EVEN TAKE FIVE SHEKELS APIECE THE POLL,.... Or head; every
firstborn, or his parent for him, was bound to pay five shekels, which
were about eleven or twelve shillings of our money, and whi...
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_Five shekels_ Which was the price paid for the redemption of a
firstborn a month old....
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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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thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll (about $3. 20),
AFTER THE SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY SHALT THOU TAKE THEM, this being the
standard of weight; (THE SHEKEL IS TWENTY GERAHS;)...
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FINAL REGULATIONS...
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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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40-51 The number of the first-born, and that of the Levites, came
near to each other. Known unto God are all his works beforehand; there
is an exact proportion between them, and so it will appear, wh...
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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 3:47 take H3947 (H8804) five H2568 shekels H8255 individually
H1538 take H3947 (H8799) shekel H8255 sanctuary
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VII). THE MAKE-UP OF THE LEVITES AND THEIR SUBSTITUTION FOR THE
FIRSTBORN (NUMBERS 3:39).
Numbers 3:39
‘All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered
at the commandment of Yahw...
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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 3:46 The census showed that there were 273
fewer LEVITES than FIRSTBORN males in the other tribes. To redeem
these 273 Israelites who had no Levite to take t
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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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Exodus 30:13; Ezekiel 45:12; Leviticus 27:25; Leviticus 27:6;...
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Five shekels — Which was the price paid for the redemption of a
first — born a month old....