Numbers 8 - Introduction
* The lamps of the sanctuary. (1-4) Consecration of the Levites, and their service. (5-26)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The lamps of the sanctuary. (1-4) Consecration of the Levites, and their service. (5-26)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-4 Aaron himself lighted the lamps, thus representing his Divine Master. The Scripture is a light shining in a dark place, 2 Peter 1:19. A dark place even the church would be without it; as the tabernacle, which had no window, would have been without the lamps. The work of ministers is to light the... [ Continue Reading ]
5-26 Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguished from others. All who are employed for God, must be dedicated to him, according to th... [ Continue Reading ]