Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Numbers 8:22
Before Aaron and his sons; in their presence, and by their direction and appointment.
Before Aaron and his sons; in their presence, and by their direction and appointment.
The Levites could only undertake their duties Numbers 3; Numbers 4 after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-born Numbers 3:44. The distinction between the “consecration” of the pr
6. THE CONSECRATION OF THE LEVITES CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The lighting of the candlestick (Numbers 8:1)_ 2. The consecration of the Levites (Numbers 8:5) 3. The charge to the Levites repeated (Numbers 8:2...
THE PURIFICATION OF THE LEVITES. This differed from that of the priests (Exodus 29, Leviticus 8), for the Levites (_a)_ were only sprinkled with water instead of being washed altogether and anointed w...
_The Levites_ Numbers 8:5. Their purification and dedication, Numbers 8:23. The age of service. The passage is an expansion of Numbers 3:5-13, with the addition of the rite of purification. The Levit...
B. CONSECRATION OF THE LEVITES FOR SERVICE vv. 5-22 TEXT Numbers 8:5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6. Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7. And thus shalt...
_AND MOSES, AND AARON, AND ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, DID TO THE LEVITES ACCORDING UNTO ALL THAT THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES CONCERNING THE LEVITES, SO DID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL UNT...
THE LIGHTING OF THE GOLDEN LAMPS. THE CONSECRATION OF THE LEVITES 1-4. See on Exodus 25:31; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 27:21. 5-26. This is the fulfilment of the injunetion in...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 8 AARON SETS UP THE LAMPS – NUMBERS 8:1-4 V1 The *LORD said to Moses, V2 ‘Speak to Aaron. Give these instr
וְ אַחֲרֵי ־כֵ֞ן בָּ֣אוּ הַ לְוִיִּ֗ם לַ
This passage is addressed briefly in the comments (paragraph 8) for Numbers 3:11, THE FIRST-BORN....
CONSECRATED TO GOD'S SERVICE Numbers 8:14 The Levites may be taken to represent the Church as distinguished from the rest of mankind, or the little band of pastors, teachers, and missionaries, set ap...
Having recorded the acts of the princes in offering their substance, the record proceeded to deal with the setting apart of the Levites as the special order of men whose persons and time were to be gi...
And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation (i) before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they...
This self-dedication as following the LORD'S appointment, is among the evidences of our being the LORD'S. Paul hath a sweet observation upon this: 2 Corinthians 8:4....
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...
22._And after that went the Levites in to do their service _In these words Moses signifies that, in the type, nothing was omitted relative to the ancient priesthood which pertains to the legitimate se...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8 AND 9. Chapter 8 speaks of the candlestick. [1] The lamps were to make the light shine from it, and cause that light to be diffused around and before it. Th...
AND AFTER THAT WENT THE LEVITES IN,.... Into the court of the tabernacle, being at the door of it when the above rites and ceremonies of their consecration were performed: TO DO THEIR SERVICE IN THE...
[THE CLEANSING THE LEUITES.] 1 How the lampes are to be lighted. 5 The consecration of the Leuites. 23 The age and time of their seruice. 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying, 2 Speake vnto Aar...
And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the Tabernacle of the Congregation before Aaron and before his sons, under whose immediate direction they worked; AS THE LORD HAD COMMANDED MO...
THE PURIFYING OF THE LEVITES...
THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE LAMPS (vs.1-4) It may seem strange that this one subject of the lampstand and the arranging of the lamps should be introduced in this place. But the previous Chapter s have bee...
5-26 Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they wer...
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. And Aaron did so; he lighted th...
Numbers 8:22 After H310 Levites H3881 went H935 (H8804) do H5647 (H8800) work H5656 tabernacle H168 meeting...
YAHWEH'S ORIGINAL COMMAND OBEYED (NUMBERS 8:22). Numbers 8:22 ‘And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons, as Yahweh had commande...
Numbers 8:5. _And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them._ These men were to be the servants of God; they are the type of God's elect,...
CONTENTS: Cleansing of the Levites for the ministry of the tabernacle. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: All Christians, and especially ministers, should cleanse themselves from all filthin...
Numbers 8:7. _Water of purifying,_ or _the water of sin,_ made with the ashes of the red heifer. Numbers 19:9. Numbers 8:19. _To do the service._ The great and awful work of expiation belongs solely t...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 8:5__ The Levites took the place of the firstborn Israelites (vv. Numbers 8:16). Their cleansing made them fit to be offered to God. The leaders then laid hands on them, symbol
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 8:1. (Compare Exodus 25:31; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 37:17;...
EXPOSITION THE HALLOWING OF THE LEVITES (Numbers 8:5-4). NUMBERS 8:5 THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES. At some time subsequent to the command given in...
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps that shall give light there in the candlestick. And so Aaron lighted the lamps of t...
2 Chronicles 30:15; 2 Chronicles 30:27; 2 Chronicles 31:2; 2 Chronicles 35:8;...