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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
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_offer_ WAVE, as R.V. marg.; see Numbers 8:13_; Numbers 8:15; Numbers
8:21_. The literal significance of the term (see on Numbers 5:25) is
here
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AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES, &C.— _Shall wave the Levites for a
wave-offering._ Margin of our English Bibles. See Exodus 29:26. As
Aaron, properly speaking, could not wave the Levites, it is probabl...
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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...
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_AND AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES BEFORE THE LORD FOR AN OFFERING OF
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, THAT THEY MAY EXECUTE THE SERVICE OF THE
LORD._ AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES ... FOR AN OFFERING, х_
TªNU...
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8:11 offer (c-4) Lit. 'wave.' so vers. 13,15,21, and Leviticus 7:30 ....
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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...
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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
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AND AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES BEFORE THE LORD FOR AN OFFERING. —
Literally, _and Aaron shall wave the Levites as a wave-offering before
the Lord._ The manner in which the Levites were thus set apa...
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וְ הֵנִיף֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת ־הַ לְוִיִּ֤ם
תְּנוּפ
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This passage is addressed briefly in the comments (paragraph 8) for
Numbers 3:11, THE FIRST-BORN....
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LIGHTS IN GOD'S HOUSE; CLEAN WORKMEN
Numbers 8:1
It is strange to come on this paragraph about the candlestick amid the
preparations for leaving Sinai. But typically it is appropriate,
because the p...
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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...
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_A gift. Hebrew, "he shall heave them as a heave-offering before the
Lord." Some assert, that Aaron lifted each of them towards the four
quarters of the world; (ver. 21,) or he made them go up towards...
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The Levites were before appointed to this service, and here is the
form of their ordination. See Numbers 3:6, etc. But let the Reader
remark with me, the gospel feature strongly pointed out. The Levit...
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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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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...
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AND AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES BEFORE THE LORD,.... Or "wave" r
them, as a wave offering, which was moved to and fro, backwards and
forwards; not that they were actually so waved and moved to and f...
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And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD [for] an offering of
the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
Ver. 11. _And Aaron shall offer the Levites._] Heb., Wave...
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_Aaron shall offer_ Hebrew, _Shall wave the Levites for a wave-
offering;_ not that Aaron did so wave them, which be could not do, but
it is probable that he lifted up his hands, and turned to all qua...
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[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...
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And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord, in a gesture of
waving, whereby they were transferred from the position of ordinary
members of the congregation to that of God's servants in a peculi...
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THE PURIFYING OF THE LEVITES...
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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...
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OFFER:
_ Heb._ wave
OFFERING:
_ Heb._ wave offering
THEY MAY EXECUTE:
_ Heb._ they may be to execute, etc....
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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...
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FOR AN OFFERING, Heb. _for a wave-offering_. Of which see EXODUS
29:24. Not that Aaron did so wave them, which he could not do, but
that he caused or commanded them to imitate that motion, and to wave...
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"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...
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Numbers 8:11 Aaron H175 offer H5130 (H8689) Levites H3881 before H6440
LORD H3068 offering H8573 children H1121 Israel
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THE THREEFOLD OFFERING OF THE LEVITES AS A WAVE-OFFERING TO YAHWEH
(NUMBERS 8:10).
Numbers 8:10
“ And you shall present the Levites before Yahweh. And the children
of Israel shall lay their hands on...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
Numbers 8:1. (Compare Exodus 25:31; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 37:17;...
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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...
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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...
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Exodus 29:24; Leviticus 7:30; Leviticus 8:27; Leviticus 8:29; Num
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For an offering — Heb. for a wave — offering. Not that Aaron did
so wave them, which he could not do, but that he caused them to
imitate that motion, and to wave themselves toward the several parts
of...