Deuteronomy 18:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. ”

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Priests, the Levites to be Supported by Altar Gifts. The Jerusalem priests are intended. Deuteronomy 18:3 f . Contrast the later laws of Leviticus 7:34 ; Numbers 18:18 ; Numbers 18:12 (a...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 5. To stand to minister — An expression which indicates the posture in which the priests were to officiate, and their assiduity in the discharge of their functions. The expression, in the...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Priestly Dues. Character and Work of the True Prophet 1-8. The Priestly dues: see on Numbers 18 .
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XVIII. Deuteronomy 18:1-5 . THE PBIESTS’ DUE. (1) The priests the Levites, (and) all the tribe of Levi. — The fact that there is no “and” here in the original, and the look of the sentence...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SPEAKERS FOR GOD - II. THE PRIEST Deuteronomy 18:1-8 THE priesthood naturally follows the kingship in the regulations regarding the position of the governing classes. But it was an older and m...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Prophet Who Was to Come Deuteronomy 18:1-22 Those that serve the altar may live by the altar. Let us not forget the needs of those who serve us in holy things. It is a blessed thing when an...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In dealing with the priest who was already found among the people by the appointment of God, the fact that he was to have no inheritance in the land was restated. Then a special provision was made fo...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The apostle Paul gives the best comment upon this passage, and indeed the subject in general: He that waiteth at the altar should be partaker of the altar. 1 Corinthians 9:1-14 . I would only observ...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes ,.... That is, has chosen the tribe of Levi out of all the other tribes of Israel: to stand to minister in the name of the Lord ; the pri...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PRIESTS AND LEVITES: THEIR DUE (vs.1-8) The proper support of the priests and Levites is again insisted on. Since they were given no inheritance in the land, and were separated to care for the in...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Maintenance of the Levites. B. C. 1451. 1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe o...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To minister in the name of the Lord, i.e. either by authority and commission from him, or for his honour, worship, or service.
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Maintenance of the Priests ( Deuteronomy 18:3-5 ). Deuteronomy 18:3 ‘ And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, tha...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .—After speaking of the rulers of the people, Moses now mentions the teachers priests, Levites, and prophets; and what their privileges and position must be in their settlement in Can...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 18:1 . They shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire. The sin- offerings, except the skin and the fat, which were burnt on the altar. The ecclesiastics having relinquished the...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION RIGHTS OF THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES . THE ARTS OF DIVINATION OF THE HEATHEN TO BE AVOIDED . PROPHETS PROMISED WHOM ISRAEL MUST HEAR . THE...
Deuteronomy 18:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Dues of Priests and Levites
Deuteronomy 18:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 10:8 ; Deuteronomy 17:12 ; Exodus 28:1-14 ; Numbers 16:10 ; Numbers 16:5 ; Numbers 16:9 ; Numbers 17:5-9 ; Numbers 25:13 ; Numbers 3:10

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 18:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deuteronomy 18:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge