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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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THE FAMILIES OF THE GERSHONITES— The camp of the priests and Levites
is appointed to be of a square form, like that of the other
Israelites. The description in the following verses is very full and
pl...
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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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_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS OF SINAI, SAYING,_
Number the children of Levi. They were numbered as well as the other
tribes, but the enumeration was made on a different principle;...
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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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BEHIND THE TABERNACLE WESTWARD. — As the position of the twelve
tribes in respect of the tent of meeting had been already determined,
so in this and the following verses the position of the priests an...
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מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַ גֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י
אַחֲרֵ֧י הַ מִּשְׁכָּ֛ן...
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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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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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THE FAMILIES OF THE GERSHONITES,.... The two before mentioned, the
Libnites and Shimites:
SHALL PITCH BEHIND THE TABERNACLE WESTWARD; this was their situation
when encamped; they were placed in the r...
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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 families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the Tabernacle
westward, inside the armies led by the tribe of Ephraim....
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THE CHARGES OF THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS AMONG THE LEVITES...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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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 3:23 families H4940 Gershonites H1649 camp H2583 (H8799)
behind H310 tabernacle H4908 westward H3220...
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III). THE FAMILY AND PRIVILEGES OF GERSHON.
As Gershon was the first-born details concerning his sub-tribe were
given first. Information was now given about general descent, status,
sacred task and ‘...
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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 1:53; Numbers 2:17...