Numbers 4:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: ”

Numbers 4:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Census of the Levites Qualified to Serve about the Tabernacle, and the Apportionment of their Duties. This census includes all males between 30 and 50 ( cf. 1 Chronicles 23:3 ). In Numbers 8:2...
Numbers 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them...
Numbers 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: This shall be the service ... The Kohathites are mentioned first, from their...
Numbers 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Duties of the Levites on the March 2. Kohath seems to have been the second son of Levi ( Numbers 3:17 ), but his family is mentioned first, because Moses and Aaron belonged to it ( Numbers 3:1...
Numbers 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing the instructions concerning the Levites, we have a minute account of their work in connection with the movement and marching of the people. The family of Kohath were made responsible for c...
Numbers 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! observe the repeated precept, as to covering the different vessels in the tabernacle. Then call to mind, what the apostle saith of the darkness of that ministration, and learn to bless GOD fo...
Numbers 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry , wherewith they minister in the sanctuary ,.... The garments in which the priests, ministered in the sanctuary, which were laid up in proper pl...
Numbers 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The golden altar All covered with plates of gold. The instruments of ministry The sacred garments used by the priests in their holy ministrations. Cover them All these coverings were designed,...
Numbers 4:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SERVICE OF THE KOHATHITES (vs.1-20) Moses and Aaron are instructed in verse 2 to take a census of the sons of Korath, those males 30 to 50 years of age. In verses 21-22 the same is said as to...
Numbers 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Office of the Levites. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,...
Numbers 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The instruments of ministry; the sacred garments used by the priests in their holy ministrations. See Exodus 31:10 .
Numbers 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 4 The Tasks of the Levites. In this chapter the special tasks allotted to the priests and to each of the sub-tribes of Levi are described, and the number of Levites between thirty and fif...
Numbers 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Critical Notes.— Numbers 4:3 . צָבָא, host , “signifies military service, and is used here with special reference to the service of the Levites as the militia sacra of Jehovah.”— Keil and Del ....
Numbers 4:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Numbers 4:1-2 . And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, There w...
Numbers 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 4:3 . Thirty years old. We read in chap. 8., that the levites began to learn as is understood, at the age of twenty five. From 1 Chronicles 23 ., we learn that the census was taken at the...
Numbers 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DUTIES OF THE LEVITES ( Numbers 4:1-4 ). Numbers 4:2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath. The Levites having been separated from the other tribes, the Kohathites...
Numbers 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Work of the Kohathites
Numbers 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 9:29 ; 2 Chronicles 4:11 ; 2 Chronicles 4:16 ; 2 Chronicles 4:19 ; 2 Chronicles 4:22 ; 2 Kings 25:14 ; 2 Kings 25:15 ; Exodus 25:9 ; Exodus 31:10 ; Numbers 3:8 ; Numbers 4:7 ;...
Numbers 4:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The instruments of ministry — The sacred garments used by the priests in their holy ministrations. Cover them — All these coverings were designed, For safety, that these holy things might not be fi...

Numbers 4:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 4:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 4:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Numbers 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 4:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes