The making of the Levites co-extensive with the priests, while in consonance with the Deuteronomic legislation (e.g. Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 17:18), was no longer recognised in Nehemiah's day. Probably this passage was written after the change had in effect taken place, while yet the earlier phrase was retained.
Verse Jeremiah 33:18. _NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES WANT A MAN_] This is a repetition of the promise made to Phinehas, Numbers 25:13....
Read literally, these verses promise the permanent restoration of the Davidic throne and (of the Levitical priesthood. As a matter of fact Zedekiah was the last king of David’s line, and the Levitical...
CHAPTER 33 New Message of Restoration and Blessing _ 1. The call to pray and Jerusalem's overthrow (Jeremiah 33:1) _ 2. Future blessing and glory (Jeremiah 33:6) 3. The Branch of Righteousness; Je...
JEREMIAH 33. PROMISES OF RESTORATION. There may be a Jeremianic nucleus in the first half of the chapter, but Jeremiah 33:14, being imitative, and omitted by LXX, is probably late. Yahweh the Restorer...
THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 17:9; Numbers 25:10). App-92.Malachi 2:5....
3. _Special promises_ (Jeremiah 33:14-26) TRANSLATION (14) Behold, days are coming (oracle of the LORD) when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the ho...
Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS ... WANT A MAN BEFORE M...
33:18 fail (e-4) Lit. 'be cut off;' as ch. 35.19. burn (f-20) See Notes, Leviticus 1:9 ; Leviticus 2:2 . continually. (g-26) Lit. 'all the days.'...
1-13. Restoration and honour again promised....
MEAT OFFERINGS] see on Jeremiah 17:26. 19-26. God's covenant is as sure as the ordinances of nature. 19F. See on Jeremiah 31:36 for the argument....
NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES WANT A MAN... — Here again we have a promise which received a fulfilment other than that which the words appeared to imply, and which doubtless was in the prophet...
וְ לַ † כֹּהֲנִים֙ הַ לְוִיִּ֔ם לֹֽא...
CHAPTER XXXI RESTORATION II THE NEW ISRAEL Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 30:1; Jeremiah 31:1;...
Following the story of the purchase of the field in Anathoth, with its signification, is a song of the ultimate restoration therein foretold. The song first celebrates the restoration of the people an...
Neither shall the priests the Levites lack a man before me to offer (o) burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. (o) That is, chiefly meant of the spiritual sac...
Priests. This promise relates to the Christian priesthood; which shall also continue for ever: the functions of which (more especially the great sacrifice of the altar) are here expressed, by the name...
I do not presume to decide, but I would venture to enquire, is not the Lord Jesus, both in his royal and in his priestly offices, pointed out here?...
As to the priesthood, the same difficulty might be raised, for we know that the priesthood became corrupted; nay, that for the most part the priests not only became degenerate, but altogether sacrileg...
Chapter 33 repeats with ample and rich abundance the testimony to these blessings, and dwells particularly on the presence of the Messiah; it announces that the branch of righteousness shall grow up u...
NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES WANT A MAN BEFORE ME,.... The Levitical priesthood has been abolished long ago; that was typical of Christ's priesthood, and is succeeded by it; who is a priest f...
Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. Ver. 18. _Neither shall the priest want a man._] Th...
_For thus saith the Lord, David shall never want a man_, &c. It is very evident that the prophecies in these verses were not fulfilled in the Jews after the Babylonish captivity; for, from that time t...
Neither shall the priests, the Levites, the members of the tribe of Levi, WANT A MAN BEFORE ME, there would never be a time when there would be no priest, namely, in the highest sense, spoken of the p...
THE GLORY OF THE FUTURE...
14-26 To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteou...
The best interpreters understand this of a ministry to abide in the church to the end of the world, according to MATTHEW 28:20; nor is it unusual for God in the Old Testament to express promises relat...
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YHWH'S PROMISE THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE SON OF DAVID, AND A TRUE PRIESTHOOD, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HIS PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 33:17). In a series of three short words from YHWH the guarantee is made...
YHWH GUARANTEES THE PROVISION PERMANENTLY OF SUCCESSORS TO DAVID, AND SUCCESSORS TO THE LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD WHILE THEY ARE STILL REQUIRED FOR THE OFFERING OF THE REGULAR OFFERINGS (JEREMIAH 33:17)....
YHWH PROMISES THAT IN ‘THE DAYS THAT ARE COMING' BOTH HIS CHOSEN (DAVIDIC) KINGSHIP AND HIS GOD-APPOINTED (LEVITICAL) PRIESTHOOD WILL BE MAINTAINED SO AS TO WATCH OVER HIS PEOPLE'S FUTURE (JEREMIAH 33...
SUB-PART B. YHWH PROMISES THE RESTORATION OF THE DAVIDIC MONARCHY AND THE LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD (JEREMIAH 33:1). The passage commences with, ‘Moreover the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah the second time...
Jeremiah 33:15. _In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land._ In the latter days, at...
CONTENTS: Prophecy concering the Davidic kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: The Davidic covenant will in God's own time be literally fulfilled, to the great joy of the remnant of...
Jeremiah 33:3. _Call to me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things._ What a gracious promise in the time of war and siege, and impending extremities. God even now would have del...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—This chapter is in date and subject essentially linked to chapter 32. For Notes, therefore, see previous chapter. LITERARY CRITICISMS.— Jeremiah 33:3. “MIGHTY THINGS:” a...
EXPOSITION A chapter of promises, having reference, first, to the people and kingdom in general (Jeremiah 33:4), and then to the royal and priestly offices in particular (Jeremiah 33:14). The first pa...
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus saith the LORD the maker, the LORD that formed it, to establish it;...
1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; Ezekiel 43:19; Ezekiel 44:9; Ezekiel 45:5;
THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF ISRAEL Jeremiah 33:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening verse of our study says, "Moreover the Word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time." This second vision was the vi...
A man — That is, a ministry to abide in the church to the end of the world, nor is it unusual for God in the Old Testament to express promises to be fulfilled under the gospel by expressions proper to...