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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. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos,
Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and the"
DOOR. entrance....
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_the tabernacle; the Tent; the covering_ Since the wooden framework is
to be carried by the Merarites, these three expressions denote only
the stuff hangings; cf. Numbers 4:25. An explanation of the t...
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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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_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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3:25 curtain (a-24) Or 'covering,' so ver. 26, and ch. 4.25,26; see
also Exodus 26:36 ....
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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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IN THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION. — Better, _in the tent of
meeting._ It is important to distinguish between the _ohel_ — i.e.,
the tent — and the _mishkan_ — _i.e.,_ the tabernacle — which
was t...
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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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And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the
congregation [shall be] the (i) tabernacle, and the tent, the covering
thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the
con...
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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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AND THE CHARGE OF THE SONS OF GERSHOM,.... The Libnites and Shimites:
IN THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION; or with respect to the things
of it, when it was taken down and committed to them; for oth...
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_The tabernacle_ Not the boards, which belonged to Merari, (Numbers
3:36,) but the ten curtains. _The tent_ The curtains of goats' hair.
_The coverings_ That is, the coverings of rams' skins and badge...
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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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And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the Tabernacle of the
Congregation shall be the tabernacle, the inner curtains of variegated
cloth, AND THE TENT, the outer covering or curtain of goat-hair, T...
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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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THE TABERNACLE; not the boards, which belonged to Merari, NUMBERS
3:36, but the ten curtains mentioned EXODUS 26:1. THE TENT, to wit,
the curtains of goats hair. THE COVERING THEREOF, i.e. the coverin...
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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 3:25 duties H4931 children H1121 Gershon H1648 tabernacle H168
meeting H4150 tabernacle H4908 tent H168 covering H4
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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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1 Chronicles 23:32; 1 Chronicles 26:21; 1 Chronicles 26:22; 1
Chronicles 9:14;...
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The tabernacle — Not the boards, which belonged to Merari, Numbers
3:36, but the ten curtains. The tent — The curtains of goats hair.
The coverings — That is, the coverings of rams — skins and badgers...