NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:1 In general, the priests guarded the interior of the tabernacle (vv. Numbers 18:5) and the Levites guarded its exterior (vv. Numbers 18:3). Any OUTSIDER (that is, any unauthorized person) is to be executed if he is caught trespassing (vv. Numbers 18:4, Numbers 18:7). If a... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:8 The priests’ income came from the sacrifices and similar offerings. Only priests could eat parts of the cereal, sin, and guilt offerings (vv. Numbers 18:8). All clean members of the priestly families could eat (vv. Numbers 18:11) parts of the peace offerings (v. Numbers... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:19 COVENANT OF SALT FOREVER indicates a permanent and unbreakable agreement (compare 2 Chronicles 13:5). The salt’s significance may be as a preservative or as a seasoning of food. It points to a shared meal between two parties, symbolic of their friendship and the binding... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:21 The Levites’ income comes from the TITHE given by the other tribes. It compensates them for having NO INHERITANCE AMONG THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL (vv. Numbers 18:23). Unlike other tribes, they had no tribal territory, only 48 cities scattered through the land (Numbers 35:1).... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:25 The Levites had to give a tenth of their income to the priests. The priests were to receive the BEST tenth of the tithe (vv. Numbers 18:29; compare Leviticus 22:18; Malachi 1:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]