“ And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. ”
The Levites could only undertake their duties Numbers 3 ; Numbers 4 after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-born Numbers 3:44-51 . The distinction between the “consecration” of...
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 anointe...
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me....
The Lighting of the Golden Lamps. The Consecration of the Levites 1-4. See on Exodus 25:31-40 ; Exodus 27:20 ; Exodus 27:21 . 5-26. This is the fulfilment of the injunetion in Numbers 3:5...
This passage is addressed briefly in the comments (paragraph 8) for Numbers 3:11-13 , THE FIRST-BORN.
Consecrated to God's Service Numbers 8:14-26 The Levites may be taken to represent the Church as distinguished from the rest of mankind, or the little band of pastors, teachers, and missionarie...
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 g...
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 Le...
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. Gave up his right in the firstborn, and instead of them took the Levites for his use and service: see Numbers 3:12 .
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...
The Consecration of the Levites. B. C. 1490. 5 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying...
No text from Poole on this verse.
All the Firstborn Were Yahweh's Because He Had Delivered Them at the Passover ( Numbers 8:17 ). Numbers 8:17-18 “ For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and b...
Critical and Explanatory Notes Numbers 8:1-4 . (Compare Exodus 25:31-40 ; Exodus 27:20-21 ; Exodus 37:17-24 ; Exodus 40:24-25 ). Here we have the command to actually light the lamps, and the...
Numbers 8:5-6 . 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 e...
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...
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 Numbers 3:6-4 , and no doub...
The Purifying of the Levites
Luke 2:23 ; Matthew 1:23-25 ; Numbers 16:8 ; Numbers 16:9