"But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance."
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BEAR THEIR INIQUITY - The words probably refer to the iniquity of the
people; who would, had they approached the tabernacle have fallen,
from their proneness to transgress, into overt acts of offence....
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8. PRIESTHOOD AND INIQUITY AND THE RECOMPENSE OF THE PRIESTHOOD
CHAPTER 18
_ 1. The iniquity borne by the priesthood (Numbers 18:1)_
2. The recompense of the priests (Numbers 18:8)
3. The inherita...
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THE DUES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE LEVITES FROM THE PEOPLE. These are here
confined to the tithes (p. 99) of all vegetable produce: but in
Leviticus 27:32 f. reference is also made to a tithe of cattle. T...
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_The Levites" dues_. These consisted in tithe levied on agricultural
produce only (cf. Numbers 18:27_; Numbers 18:30_).
This was similarly assigned to the Levitical priests in the earlier
law contain...
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G. LEVITICAL DUTIES AND THEIR EMOLUMENTS (NUMBERS 18)
TEXT
Numbers 18:1. And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy
father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and...
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_BUT THE LEVITES SHALL DO THE SERVICE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE
CONGREGATION, AND THEY SHALL BEAR THEIR INIQUITY: IT SHALL BE A
STATUTE FOR EVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS, THAT AMONG THE CHILDREN
OF...
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18:23 they (f-15) That is, the Levites....
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THE DUTIES AND MAINTENANCE OF PRIESTS AND LÉVITES
I. The priests are responsible for the iniquity of the sanctuary and
the priesthood, i.e. for their profanation at any time by unauthorised
persons a...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 18
THE DUTIES OF THE PRIESTS AND THE MEN FROM LEVI’S *TRIBE – NUMBERS
18:1-7
V1 The *LORD spoke to Aaron. He said,...
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וְ עָבַ֨ד הַ לֵּוִ֜י ה֗וּא אֶת
־עֲבֹדַת֙ אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וְ הֵ֖ם
יִשְׂא֣וּ עֲוֹנָ֑ם חֻקַּ֤ת...
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TITHES AND CLEANSINGS
Numbers 18:1; Numbers 19:1
1. DUTIES AND SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY
The statutes of chapter 18, are related to the rebellion of Korah by a
clause in Numbers 18:5, "Ye shall keep...
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GIVE GOD THE BEST
Numbers 18:21
The inner service of the Tabernacle was assigned to the priests, who
must be of the house of Aaron. The Levites were joined to the house of
Aaron for the more menial s...
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Once more we find a repetition of sundry laws which had a direct
bearing on the events recorded, and the reason is explicitly stated in
the words, "That there be wrath no more upon the children of Isr...
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But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and they shall bear (n) their iniquity: [it shall be] a
statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the childre...
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_People; or the Hebrew may be also, "they shall bear their own
iniquity." If they prove negligent in performing their duty they shall
be punished; and if they do not restrain the people from approachi...
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I have thrown all these verses together, because one general remark
will be found applicable to all. And the observation that seems to
meet us, in the perusal of what is here said concerning the provi...
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The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has
evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise.
It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 18.
From chapter 17 to 20 this subject is set forth with the circumstances
relative to it. First, the authority of Aaron is established by signs
s...
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BUT THE LEVITES SHALL DO THE SERVICE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE
CONGREGATION,.... In guarding the tabernacle, that no unclean persons
enter into it, or any others take anything out of it, and in assisti...
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_Their iniquity_ The punishment due not only for their own, but also
for the people's miscarriage, if it be committed through their
connivance or negligence. And this was the reason why the priests
wi...
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1 The charge of the Priests and Leuites.
9 The Priests portion.
21 The Leuites portion.
25 The heaue offering to the Priests out of the Leuites portion.
1 AND the LORD sayd vnto Aaron, Thou and th...
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OF TITHES...
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THE SERVICE OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES
(vs.1-7)
God now impresses on Aaron the seriousness of the priestly service to
which he and his sons were separated. They were to bear the iniquity
of the sanctuar...
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20-32 As Israel was a people not to be numbered among the nations, so
Levi was a tribe to be distinguished from the rest. Those who have God
for their Inheritance and their Portion for ever, ought to...
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THEIR INIQUITY, i.e. the punishment due not only for their own, but
also for the people's miscarriage, if it be committed through their
connivance or negligence. And this was the reason why the priest...
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Numbers 18:23 Levites H3881 perform H5647 (H8804) work H5656
tabernacle H168 meeting H4150 bear H5375 (H8799) iniquity H5771
statute H2708 forever H5769 generations H1755 among H8432 children
H1121 Is...
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PROVISION FOR THE LEVITES - THE TITHES ARE TO BE THEIR INHERITANCE
(NUMBERS 18:21).
We are now informed of the fact that the tithe, one tenth of all
produce whether of domestic animals, grain, olive o...
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CONTENTS: Regulations concerning maintenance of the priests.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron.
CONCLUSION: We are to value as a great gift of divine bounty those
called to be serviceable to us in the w...
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Numbers 18:1. _Thou and thy sons shall bear the iniquity of the
sanctuary._ You, and you only, shall be responsible for all breaches
and errors in the holy pavilion: the levites might assist in labour...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:21 The Levites’ income comes from the
TITHE given by the other tribes. It compensates them for having NO
INHERITANCE AMONG THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL (vv. Numbers 18:23). Unlike
o...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
In this chapter we have the answer of the Lord to the cry of the
people recorded at the close of the preceding chapter. And after the
confirmation of the priesthood of...
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EXPOSITION
STATUS AND REVENUES OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES (Numbers 18:1).
NUMBERS 18:1
THE LORD SPAKE UNTO AARON. This clear and comprehensive instruction as
to the position and support of the sons of A...
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In chapter eighteen God said in verse six,
I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of
Israel: to you they are given a gift to the LORD, to do the service of
the tabernacle of t...
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Numbers 3:7; Numbers 18:20...
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Their iniquity — The punishment due not only for their own, but also
for the people's miscarriage, if it be committed through their
connivance or negligence. And this was the reason why the priests
wi...