Numbers 18:1

CHAPTER XVIII

The priests are to bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, 1.

The Levites to minister to the priests, and have charge of the

tabernacle, 2-4.

The priests alone to have the charge of the sanctuary, c., no

stranger to come nigh on pain of death, 5-7

The portion allowed for their maintenance, 8.

They shall have every meat-offering and they shall eat them in

the holy place, 9, 10.

The wave-offerings, 11.

The first-fruits of the oil, wine, and wheat, and whatever is

first ripe, and every devoted thing, 12-14;

also, all the first-born of men and beasts, 15-18;

and heave-offerings, 19.

The priests shall have no inheritance, 20.

The Levites shall have no inheritance, but shall have the tenth

of the produce in Israel, 21-24,

of which they are to give a tenth to the priests, taken from the

best parts, 25-30.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVIII

Verse Numbers 18:1. Thou and thy sons - shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, c.] That is, They must be answerable for its legal pollutions, and must make the necessary atonements and expiations. By this they must feel that though they had got a high and important office confirmed to them by a miraculous interference, yet it was a place of the highest responsibility and that they must not be high-minded, but fear.