CHAPTER 8 YAHWEH'S FURTHER RESPONSE. The One represented by the Voice now set aside three things in order to manifest Himself to His people, the lampstand, the Levites and the Passover. The lampstand would manifest His glory, a permanent reminder that while they were faithful His light would shine... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEDICATION OF THE LEVITES (NUMBERS 8:5). The voice has spoken to Moses, Yahweh's chosen; the light, lit by Aaron and his sons, Yahweh's chosen, shines on the bread that symbolises Yahweh's people; and now Yahweh comes to the third of the trio of His chosen ones, those whom He has set apart for... [ Continue Reading ]
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 of sin on them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their cl... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WHOLE CONGREGATION ASSEMBLED TO DO THE WILL OF YAHWEH (NUMBERS 8:9). Numbers 8:9 “ And you shall present the Levites before the tent of meeting. And you shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel,” This is not in chronological order, but introduces the gathering of the p... [ Continue Reading ]
THE THREEFOLD OFFERING OF THE LEVITES AS A WAVE-OFFERING TO YAHWEH (NUMBERS 8:10). Numbers 8:10 “ And you shall present the Levites before Yahweh. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Yahweh for a waveoffering, on the behalf of t... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE FIRSTBORN WERE YAHWEH'S BECAUSE HE HAD DELIVERED THEM AT THE PASSOVER (NUMBERS 8:17). Numbers 8:17 “ For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast.” This leads up to the central fact, that the firstborn among the children of Israel were Yahweh's, whether... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LEVITES GIVEN AS A GIFT TO AARON, YAHWEH'S REPRESENTATIVE, TO DO THE SERVICE OF THE TENT OF MEETING (NUMBERS 8:19). Numbers 18:19 “ And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meet... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES, AARON AND ALL THE CONGREGATION DO THE WILL OF YAHWEH (NUMBERS 8:20). Numbers 8:20 ‘Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the Levites. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel to them.' It is... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CARRYING OUT OF THE PURIFYING, WASHING OF CLOTHES AND MAKING OF ATONEMENT FOR THE LEVITES IS SUMMARISED (NUMBERS 8:21). Numbers 8:21 ‘And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them for a waveoffering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement f... [ Continue Reading ]
YAHWEH'S ORIGINAL COMMAND OBEYED (NUMBERS 8:22). Numbers 8:22 ‘And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons, as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.' Once this was accomplished the Levites went i... [ Continue Reading ]
LIMITS ON LEVITE MINISTRY (NUMBERS 8:23). The soldiers of Israel commenced their responsibilities at twenty years old, but the work of the Levites was so sacred that they had to be more mature before they entered on it, and had to have a five year apprenticeship before they could fully participate.... [ Continue Reading ]