The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.
8. THE PORTION OF THE LEVITES CHAPTER 21 _ 1. The Levites, the children of Aaron, and their portions (Joshua 21:1)_ 2. Kohath (Joshua 21:9) 3. Gershon (Joshua 21:27) 4. Merari ...
THE LEVITICAL CITIES. The cities promised by Moses to the Levites are here assigned to them. The sons of Aaron have 13 in Judah, the Levites 10 in Ephraim and Manasseh, 13 in Galilee, and 12 in the E....
The Cities of the Descendants of Aaron 9. _And they gave_ We have now first a list of the cities _of the priests_of the line of Aaron. _out of the tribe of the children of Judah_ The list now given...
_Cities Given to the Family of Aaron Joshua 21:9-19_ 9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by...
_AND THEY GAVE OUT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF SIMEON, THESE CITIES WHICH ARE HERE MENTIONED BY NAME,_ They gave ... these cities which are here men...
THE ASSIGNMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CITIES TO THE LEVITES 2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is recorded in Numbers 35:2. 3-8. Number and localities of the cities distributed...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 21 TOWNS FOR THE *LEVITES – JOSHUA 21:1-45...
וַֽ יִּתְּנ֗וּ מִ מַּטֵּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה...
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. Joshua 21:1. ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites received no territorial inheritance among their brethren (Joshua 13:...
Jacob's prophecy concerning Simeon and Levi: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel, was fulfilled in the case of Levi in the distribution of the tribe through all the other tribes. W...
Joshua 21:1-42 tells the cities that were given to the Levites so they would have a place to keep their cattle (compare Numbers 35:1-8). Verses 43-45 tell us God gave Israel all the land he had promis...
CHAPTER XXI....
I include all these verses in one point of view for the sake of shortness. If the Reader be desirous to look at them more particularly, he will discover how admirably they were all arranged and dispos...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND THEY GAVE OUT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH,.... Here follows a particular account of the several cities which were given out of each tribe, and first out of this: AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF...
_Judah and Simeon_ These are mentioned together, because the cities of Simeon lay within Judah's portion. _Families_ That is, of the family, the plural number being put for the singular which is not u...
1 Eight and fortie cities giuen by lot, out of the other tribes, vnto the Leuites. 43 God gaue the land, and rest vnto the Israelites, according to his promise. 1 THEN came neere the heads of the fa...
THE CITIES OF THE PRIESTS...
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, out of the possessions allotted to these tribes, THESE CITIES WHICH ARE HERE MENTIONED BY NAME,...
CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-42) Since the Levites were not given a tribal inheritance as were the other tribes, it was necessary that they should have cities among all the tribes Their represe...
MENTIONED: _ Heb._ called...
9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blame...
JUDAH and SIMEON are mentioned together, because the cities of Simeon lay within Judah's portion....
Joshua 21:9 gave H5414 (H8799) tribe H4294 children H1121 Judah H3063 tribe H4294 children H1121 Simeon H8095 cities...
‘ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name (literally ‘which one calls by name'), and thes...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions for Levites. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua. CONCLUSION: God performs His promises to the utmost (Joshua 21:45) and if in anything the promise seems to come short, the sa...
Joshua 21:2. _Suburbs for our cattle._ The levites sharing the tithe of corn, only needed cattle, which were tithed as well as the corn; but they were either burnt on the altar, or consumed in feasts...
_Unto the Levites _. .. _ these cities._ MINISTERS LIBERALLY TREATED The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God is here very marvellous, in giving forty-eight cities to this...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:1 In Numbers 35:1, THE LORD COMMANDED THROUGH MOSES that 48 cities (including the six cities of refuge) be assigne
_THE CITIES FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 21:1. The heads of the fathers] On this phrase, cf. note on chap. Joshua 14:1. The fathers of the tribe of Levi were Gershon, Kohath,...
EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. JOSHUA 21:1 THEN CAME NEAR THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE LEVITES. We are not to suppose, with Calvin, that the Levites had been overlooked. Such a suppos...
In chapter twenty-one we read, Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to the Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun (Joshua 21:1), The priests were saying, "Now, look we k...
1 Chronicles 6:65; Joshua 21:13...
Judah and Simeon — These are mentioned together, because the cities of Simeon lay within Judah's portion....