The families of the Gershonites— The camp of the priests and Levites is appointed to be of a square form, like that of the other Israelites. The description in the following verses is very full and plain.
3. THE LEVITES AND THEIR MINISTRATIONS CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The generations of the priests (Numbers 3:1)_ 2. The tribe of Levi and their ministry (Numbers 3:5) 3. The Levites substituted for all the fir...
THE NUMBERS OF THE LEVITES, THEIR POSITION AND DUTIES. The census here described included all Levites above one month, whose numbers amounted to 22,000. Their three divisions, when the camp was statio...
_behind_ The usual expression for -westward," because the Hebrew faced eastward when thinking of the points of the compass; cf. Exodus 3:1; Deuteronomy 11:30; Judges 18:12;...
The Levitical families and their duties. Notice that _narrative_in Numbers 3:21 f., Numbers 3:27 f., Numbers 3:33 f., Numbers 3:39 alternates with...
B. THE LEVITES COUNTED AND ASSIGNED DUTIES vv. 5-39 TEXT Numbers 3:5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6. Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may mi...
_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS OF SINAI, SAYING,_ Number the children of Levi. They were numbered as well as the other tribes, but the enumeration was made on a different principle;...
THE LEVITES, THEIR DUTIES AND NUMBER Although Aaron and his family belong to the tribe of Levi (Exodus 2:1) the term 'Levites' is usually employed, as here, to denote the non-Aaronite Levites. The fam...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 3 AARON’S SONS – NUMBERS 3:1-4 V1 The *LORD spoke to Moses on Sinai mountain. This is the family of Aaron and Mos
BEHIND THE TABERNACLE WESTWARD. — As the position of the twelve tribes in respect of the tent of meeting had been already determined, so in this and the following verses the position of the priests an...
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַ גֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י אַחֲרֵ֧י הַ מִּשְׁכָּ֛ן...
3. LEVITICAL SERVICE Numbers 3:14; Numbers 4:1 The sacred service of the Levites is described in detail. There are three divisions, the Gershonites, the Kohathites, the Merarites. The Gershonites, fr...
The account of the arrangements for the service of the Levites is fully and carefully given in this and the following chapter. In the rites are certain matters of principle which are of permanent valu...
I do not detain the Reader, through this whole account of the numbering of the Levites, with any observation, in order to avoid the unnecessarily swelling the extent of our Commentary. But I cannot su...
It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
In chapter 3 we have the Levites set apart, according to the thoughts of God, for service. They are a figure of the church, or rather of the members of the church in their service, even as the priests...
THE FAMILIES OF THE GERSHONITES,.... The two before mentioned, the Libnites and Shimites: SHALL PITCH BEHIND THE TABERNACLE WESTWARD; this was their situation when encamped; they were placed in the r...
[THE LEUITES ARE NUMBRED.] 1 The sonnes of Aaron. 5 The Leuites are giuen to the Priests for the seruice of the Tabernacle, 11 in stead of the first borne. 14 The Leuites are numbred by their fami...
THE CHARGES OF THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS AMONG THE LEVITES...
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the Tabernacle westward, inside the armies led by the tribe of Ephraim....
THE SONS OF AARON (vs.1-4) Aaron was the high priest, and in Israel a natural succession was practiced, as is not true in the Church of God today In fact, a special priesthood is not scriptural now,...
14-39 The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privile...
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Numbers 4:1-49. What a marvellous spectacle was the camp of Israel, in that waste howling wilderness! What a spectacle to angels, to men, and to devils! God's eye ever rested upon it. His presence was...
Numbers 3:23 families H4940 Gershonites H1649 camp H2583 (H8799) behind H310 tabernacle H4908 westward H3220...
III). THE FAMILY AND PRIVILEGES OF GERSHON. As Gershon was the first-born details concerning his sub-tribe were given first. Information was now given about general descent, status, sacred task and ‘...
CONTENTS: Order of the host; placing of the Levites. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: Having gifts differing according to the Grace given us if ministry, let us wait on our ministering (Ro...
Numbers 3:9. _Thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron._ God has a sovereign right to choose and call his own ministers. The service of the tabernacle would be better done by a separate tribe professional...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 3:14 The census results are listed by clan. Each clan is responsible for carrying a specific part of the tabernacle and for guarding a specific side of the tabernacle. The tota...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 3:1__ The two censuses of Levites count different groups. The first (Numbers 3:1) counts every male Levite over one month old. The male Levites took the place of the firstborn...
Critical Notes.—“Muster of the Tribe of Levi. As Jacob had adopted the two sons of Joseph as his own sons, and thus promoted them to the rank of heads of tribes, the tribe of Levi founded, strictly sp...
EXPOSITION THE NUMBERS AND DUTIES OF THE LEVITES; THEIR SUBSTITUTION FOR THE FIRSTBORN (Numbers 3:1)....
Now in chapter three, God had Moses set out the tribe of Levi into three major families: the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath and Merari. And so the Levites were divided into the three major fa...
Numbers 1:53; Numbers 2:17...