And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle (c) water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make themselves clean.
(c) In Hebrew it is called the water of sin, because it is made to purge sin, as in (Numbers 19:9).
Verse Numbers 8:7. _SPRINKLE WATER OF PURIFYING_] מי חטאת _mey_ _chattath, water of sin_, or _water_ of the _sin-offering_. As this purifying water was made by the _ashes of the red heifer_, _cedar-w...
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...
WATER OF PURIFYING. sin water: i.e., water prepared as in Numbers 19....
_water of expiation_ lit. _water of_ SIN, a unique expression denoting -water that washes away sin." Cf. the -waters of bitterness" (Numbers 5:17 f.), -water of impurity" (Numbers 19:9). Notice that t...
_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...
SPRINKLE WATER OF PURIFYING— In the Hebrew, as Dr. Beaumont observes, _the sin-water, i.e._ the water of purification from sin, is called _the sin-offering._ The manner of preparing this water is seen...
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 THUS SHALT THOU DO UNTO THEM, TO CLEANSE THEM: SPRINKLE WATER OF PURIFYING UPON THEM, AND LET THEM SHAVE ALL THEIR FLESH, AND LET THEM WASH THEIR CLOTHES, AND SO MAKE THEMSELVES CLEAN._ No JFB c...
8:7 sin; (b-18) See ch. 19.9....
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
WATER OF PURIFYING. — Literally, _water of sin,_ or, _of sin-offering_ (Hebrew, _hattath_). As in the case of the holy water, to which reference is made in Numbers 6:17, so here also there is no expla...
וְ כֹֽה ־תַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְ טַֽהֲרָ֔ם הַזֵּ֥
This passage is addressed briefly in the comments (paragraph 8) for Numbers 3:11, THE FIRST-BORN....
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...
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...
Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification. This was the holy water, mixed with the ashes of the red cow, (Numbers xix.) appointed for purifying all that were unclean. It was a figure of the...
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...
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...
7._And thus shalt thou do unto them. _Aaron is commanded first to sprinkle the water of purifying upon them, to cleanse them from their uncleanness; and not only so, but they are commanded to wash the...
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 THUS SHALL THOU DO UNTO THEM, TO CLEANSE THEM,.... Or order Aaron to do unto them; the cleansing of the Levites was the work of Aaron, either by himself or by his order; in which he was a type of...
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make themselves clean. Ver. 7....
_Sprinkle water of purifying_ Hebrew, _water of sin_, or _sin-water;_ that is, water of purification from sin. Thus the sacrifice of atonement from sin is termed the _sin-offering._ This water was pre...
[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 thus shalt thou do unto them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, probably water mingled with the ashes of the sin-offering, Leviticus 3:12, the act being symbolical of the wash...
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...
LET THEM SHAVE: _ Heb._ let them cause a razor to pass over, etc...
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...
OF PURIFYING, Heb. _of sin_, i.e. for the expiation of sin. This water was mixed with the ashes of a red heifer, NUMBERS 19:9, which therefore may seem to have been prescribed before, though it be men...
"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 8:7 do H6213 (H8799) cleanse H2891 (H8763) Sprinkle H5137 (H8685) water H4325 purification H2403 shave...
THE METHOD OF CLEANSING. THE PURIFYING, WASHING OF CLOTHES AND PREPARATION FOR THE MAKING OF ATONEMENT (NUMBERS 8:7). Numbers 8:7 “ And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them. Sprinkle the water...
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...
_Take the Levites and cleanse them._ THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE OF CLEANSING Here we have, in type, the only Divine principle of cleansing. It is the application of death to nature and all its habits. It i...
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...
1 Peter 3:21; Exodus 19:10; Ezekiel 36:25; Genesis 35:2; Hebrews 9:10;
Of purifying — Heb. of sin, that is, for the expiation of sin. This water was mixed with the ashes of a red heifer, Numbers 19:9, which therefore may seem to have been prescribed before, though it be...