Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Numbers 18:27-28
As though it were the corn It shall be accepted of you as much as if you offered it out of your own lands and labours. To Aaron And to his children, who were all to have their share herein.
As though it were the corn It shall be accepted of you as much as if you offered it out of your own lands and labours. To Aaron And to his children, who were all to have their share herein.
RECKONED UNTO YOU - Or, by you. The Levites were, of their tithes, to pay tithe to the priests, just as other Israelites paid tithe to the Levites....
8. PRIESTHOOD AND INIQUITY AND THE RECOMPENSE OF THE PRIESTHOOD CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The iniquity borne by the priesthood (Numbers 18:1)_ 2. The recompense of the priests (Numbers 18:8) 3. The inherita...
THE DUES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE PRIESTS FROM THE LEVITES. These consisted of a tenth of the tithe paid to the Levites by the people. NUMBERS 18:29. EVERY HEAVE OFFERING: better, the whole contributio...
_your heave-offering your_ CONTRIBUTION, which you must make to the priests. as _the corn of the threshing-floor_ In the same way that all Israel give to you a tithe of com and wine, so shall ye give...
_A further payment to the priests_. The tithe of the crops belongs so entirely to the Levites that it is considered a source of property from which they in turn must pay a tithe to the priests....
G. LEVITICAL DUTIES AND THEIR EMOLUMENTS (NUMBERS 18) TEXT Numbers 18:1. And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and...
_AND THIS YOUR HEAVE OFFERING SHALL BE RECKONED UNTO YOU, AS THOUGH IT WERE THE CORN OF THE THRESHINGFLOOR,_ _ AND AS THE FULNESS OF THE WINEPRESS._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE DUTIES AND MAINTENANCE OF PRIESTS AND LÉVITES I. The priests are responsible for the iniquity of the sanctuary and the priesthood, i.e. for their profanation at any time by unauthorised persons a...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 18 THE DUTIES OF THE PRIESTS AND THE MEN FROM LEVI’S *TRIBE – NUMBERS 18:1-7 V1 The *LORD spoke to Aaron. He s
AND AS THE FULNESS OF THE WINE-PRESS. — The word which is here rendered _fulness_ is the same which occurs in Exodus 22:9, and is there rendered “the first of thy ripe fruits.” It is used to denote ei...
וְ נֶחְשַׁ֥ב לָכֶ֖ם תְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑ם כַּ † דָּגָן֙...
TITHES AND CLEANSINGS Numbers 18:1; Numbers 19:1 1. DUTIES AND SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY The statutes of chapter 18, are related to the rebellion of Korah by a clause in Numbers 18:5, "Ye shall keep...
GIVE GOD THE BEST Numbers 18:21 The inner service of the Tabernacle was assigned to the priests, who must be of the house of Aaron. The Levites were joined to the house of Aaron for the more menial s...
Once more we find a repetition of sundry laws which had a direct bearing on the events recorded, and the reason is explicitly stated in the words, "That there be wrath no more upon the children of Isr...
And [this] your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though [it were] the (o) corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. (o) As acceptable as the fruit of your own grou...
_As an. Thus you will perform your duty, as well as if you gave corn and wine of your own growth. (Menochius) --- Presses. Hebrew yakeb, means also the tub where wine was kept. Jonathan translates, "a...
It is sweet to observe, that the Levites were expected to give as well as receive. The LORD hereby manifested his right and property in all things. But is there not a spiritual illustration in this he...
The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise. It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 18. From chapter 17 to 20 this subject is set forth with the circumstances relative to it. First, the authority of Aaron is established by signs sh...
AND [THIS] YOUR HEAVE OFFERING,.... The tithe of the tithe, which though not properly heaved or lifted up, as the heave offerings, strictly so called, were, any more than the tithe itself, Numbers 18:...
1 The charge of the Priests and Leuites. 9 The Priests portion. 21 The Leuites portion. 25 The heaue offering to the Priests out of the Leuites portion. 1 AND the LORD sayd vnto Aaron, Thou and th...
And this your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor and as the fullness of the winepress, like grain or wine which they themselves had harvested....
OF TITHES...
THE SERVICE OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES (vs.1-7) God now impresses on Aaron the seriousness of the priestly service to which he and his sons were separated. They were to bear the iniquity of the sanctuary...
20-32 As Israel was a people not to be numbered among the nations, so Levi was a tribe to be distinguished from the rest. Those who have God for their Inheritance and their Portion for ever, ought to...
It shall be accepted of you as much as if you offered it out of your own lands and labours....
Numbers 18:27 offering H8641 reckoned H2803 (H8738) grain H1715 floor H1637 fullness H4395 winepress H3342 as though -...
THE PRIESTS TO RECEIVE A TITHE OF THE TITHES FOR THEIR SERVICE AT THE SANCTUARY AND THE ALTAR AND THE REMAINDER TO GO TO THE LEVITES (NUMBERS 18:25). The tithe was therefore to go to the Levites who...
CONTENTS: Regulations concerning maintenance of the priests. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: We are to value as a great gift of divine bounty those called to be serviceable to us in the w...
Numbers 18:1. _Thou and thy sons shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary._ You, and you only, shall be responsible for all breaches and errors in the holy pavilion: the levites might assist in labour...
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
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the answer of the Lord to the cry of the people recorded at the close of the preceding chapter. And after the confirmation of the priesthood of A...
EXPOSITION STATUS AND REVENUES OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES (Numbers 18:1). NUMBERS 18:1 THE LORD SPAKE UNTO AARON. This clear and comprehensive
In chapter eighteen God said in verse six, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given a gift to the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of t...
2 Kings 6:27; Deuteronomy 15:14; Hosea 9:1; Hosea 9:2; Leviticus 6:19;
As though it were the corn — It shall be accepted of you as much as if you offered it out of your own lands and labours....