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Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and
the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them,
namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sac...
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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...
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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...
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CHIEF OVER THE CHIEF. Hebrew. "chief of the chief". Figure of speech
_Polyptoton_ (App-6), being. kind of _Enallage_ (App-6)....
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Eleazar was himself a Kohathite through his father Aaron and his
grandfather Amram (Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:20; Exodus 6:23)....
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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...
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AND ELEAZAR, THE SON OF AARON,—SHALL BE CHIEF— There was an
officer in chief set over each of these families, Numbers 32:24;
Numbers 32:30; Numbers 32:35 and over all these chiefs a supreme
inspector...
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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...
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_AND ELEAZAR THE SON OF AARON THE PRIEST SHALL BE CHIEF OVER THE CHIEF
OF THE LEVITES, AND HAVE THE OVERSIGHT OF THEM THAT KEEP THE CHARGE OF
THE SANCTUARY._
Chief over the chief of the Levites, х_ U...
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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...
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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
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AND ELEAZAR THE SON OF AARON THE PRIEST... — In virtue, as it should
seem, of the descent of Moses and Aaron from Kohath, the Kohathites
had the most honourable portion of the service of the Tabernacl...
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וּ נְשִׂיא֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַ לֵּוִ֔י
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר...
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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...
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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...
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_Eleazar had authority over the Levites, as his father had over the
priests also. Thus we find princes of the priests, different from the
sovereign pontiff. (Matthew ii. 4.; xvi. 21.; Luke iii. 2.) El...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Chief_ Next under the high-priest; whence he is called _the second
priest_, (2 Kings 25:18,) and in case of the high-priest's absence by
sickness or other necessary occasions, he was to perform his w...
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[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...
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THE CHARGES OF THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS AMONG THE LEVITES...
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And Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, shall be chief over the
chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the
charge of the Sanctuary; he was the superintendent of the work as...
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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,...
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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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ELEAZAR SHALL BE CHIEF, next under the high priest; whence he is
called the second priest, 2 KINGS 25:18; and in case of the high
priest's absence by sickness or other necessary occasions, he was to
p...
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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...
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Numbers 3:32 Eleazar H499 son H1121 Aaron H175 priest H3548 chief
H5387 leaders H5387 Levites H3881 oversight H6486 kep
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IV). THE FAMILY AND PRIVILEGE OF KOHATH (NUMBERS 3:27).
Numbers 3:27
‘And of Kohath was the family (‘clan') of the Amramites, and the
family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and t...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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EXPOSITION
THE NUMBERS AND DUTIES OF THE LEVITES; THEIR SUBSTITUTION FOR THE
FIRSTBORN (Numbers 3:1)....
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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...
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1 Chronicles 26:20; 1 Chronicles 9:14; 2 Kings 25:18; Numbers 20:25;...
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Chief — Next under the high — priest; whence he is called the
second priest, 2 Kings 25:18, and in case of the high — priest's
absence by sickness or other necessary occasions, he was to perform
his w...