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8. THE PORTION OF THE LEVITES
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. The Levites, the children of Aaron, and their portions (Joshua
21:1)_
2. Kohath (Joshua 21:9)
3. Gershon (Joshua 21:27)
4. Merari ...
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THE LEVITICAL CITIES. The cities promised by Moses to the Levites are
here assigned to them. The sons of Aaron have 13 in Judah, the Levites
10 in Ephraim and Manasseh, 13 in Galilee, and 12 in the E....
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_The Lord commanded_ They reminded them of the command of Jehovah
respecting themselves, which is found in Numbers 35, and where
directions had been given that 48 cities (Numbers 35:6-7), with
outlyin...
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_Preparation for the Assignment of the Levitical Cities Joshua 21:1-8_
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar
the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the head...
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_AND THEY SPAKE UNTO THEM AT SHILOH IN THE LAND OF CANAAN, SAYING, THE
LORD COMMANDED BY THE HAND OF MOSES TO GIVE US CITIES TO DWELL IN,
WITH THE SUBURBS THEREOF FOR OUR CATTLE._
No JFB commentary o...
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THE ASSIGNMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CITIES TO THE LEVITES
2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is
recorded in Numbers 35:2.
3-8. Number and localities of the cities distributed...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 21
TOWNS FOR THE *LEVITES – JOSHUA 21:1-45...
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וַ יְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם בְּ שִׁלֹ֗ה
בְּ אֶ֤ר
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES.
Joshua 21:1.
ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites
received no territorial inheritance among their brethren (Joshua
13:...
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40-45, THE LORD'S PROMISES FULFILLED
Joshua 21:1
After the cities of refuge had been provided, those to be set apart
for priests and Levites were next allotted, Numbers 35:1. Forty-two
cities were se...
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Jacob's prophecy concerning Simeon and Levi: I will divide them in
Jacob, And scatter them in Israel, was fulfilled in the case of Levi
in the distribution of the tribe through all the other tribes. W...
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Joshua 21:1-42 tells the cities that were given to the Levites so they
would have a place to keep their cattle (compare Numbers 35:1-8).
Verses 43-45 tell us God gave Israel all the land he had promis...
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And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded (a) by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in,
with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
(a) By Moses, by...
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I cannot pass over these verses, which bring before us the claim of
the Levites, without desiring the Reader to attend to those two
things, First, though the Lord had graciously promised Levi to be hi...
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In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power.
Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have
to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24.
Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not
only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand
and kno...
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AND THEY SPAKE UNTO THEM AT SHILOH IN THE LAND OF CANAAN,.... Where
the tabernacle was fixed, at or near which the above persons met to
cast lots for the division of the land to the seven tribes that...
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And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in,
with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
_Ver 2. The Lord comm...
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_The Lord commanded_ Observe: the maintenance of ministers is not an
arbitrary thing, left purely to the good-will of the people. No: as
the God of Israel commanded that the Levites should be provided...
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1 Eight and fortie cities giuen by lot, out of the other tribes, vnto
the Leuites.
43 God gaue the land, and rest vnto the Israelites, according to his
promise.
1 THEN came neere the heads of the fa...
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THE ALLOTMENT IN GENERAL...
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and they spake unto them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, where the
division of the land had taken place, this city being the capital of
the tribes, SAYING, THE LORD COMMANDED BY THE HAND OF MOSES TO...
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CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES
(vs.1-42)
Since the Levites were not given a tribal inheritance as were the
other tribes, it was necessary that they should have cities among all
the tribes Their represe...
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1-8 The Levites waited till the other tribes were provided for, before
they preferred their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a
very good foundation; not their own merits or services, but t...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Joshua 21:2 spoke H1696 (H8762) Shiloh H7887 land H776 Canaan H3667
saying H559 (H8800) LORD H3068 commanded...
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‘ And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying,
“YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in,
with their suburbs for our cattle.” '
The approach would probably...
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CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions for Levites.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua.
CONCLUSION: God performs His promises to the utmost (Joshua 21:45) and
if in anything the promise seems to come short, the sa...
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Joshua 21:2. _Suburbs for our cattle._ The levites sharing the tithe
of corn, only needed cattle, which were tithed as well as the corn;
but they were either burnt on the altar, or consumed in feasts...
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_Unto the Levites _. .. _ these cities._
MINISTERS LIBERALLY TREATED
The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God
is here very marvellous, in giving forty-eight cities to this...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:1 In Numbers 35:1, THE LORD COMMANDED
THROUGH MOSES that 48 cities (including the six cities of refuge) be
assigne
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_THE CITIES FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES_
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 21:1. The heads of the fathers] On this phrase, cf. note on
chap. Joshua 14:1. The fathers of the tribe of Levi were Gershon,
Kohath,...
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EXPOSITION
THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES.
JOSHUA 21:1
THEN CAME NEAR THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE LEVITES. We are not to
suppose, with Calvin, that the Levites had been overlooked. Such a
suppos...
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In chapter twenty-one we read,
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to the Eleazar
the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun (Joshua 21:1),
The priests were saying, "Now, look we k...
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1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Timothy 5:18; Ezekiel 48:9; Galatians 6:6; Joshua
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The Lord commanded — Observe: the maintenance of ministers is not an
arbitrary thing, left purely to the good will of the people. No: as
the God of Israel commanded, that the Levites should be provide...