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THE LEVITES (Numbers 1:47-54).
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Numbers 1:47-54
The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47-54
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The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:45-50Numbers 1:45-50 · The Pulpit CommentaryDIFFERENCES OF ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE SERVICE OF GOD The different departments of service appointed to the host of Israel and to the Levites remind us of similar diversities in national and Church life at present. I. TH…Matthew Henry on Numbers 1:47-54Numbers 1:47-54 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryCare is here taken to distinguish the tribe of Levi, which, in the matter of the golden calf, had distinguished itself. Singular services shall be recompensed by singular honours. It was to the honour of the Levites, th…Matthew Henry on Numbers 1:47-54Numbers 1:47-54 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleCare is here taken to distinguish from the rest of the tribes the tribe of Levi, which, in the matter of the golden calf, had distinguished itself, Exodus 32:26. Note, Singular services shall be recompensed with singula…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47-54Numbers 1:47-54 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE APPOINTMENT OF THE LEVITES TO BE THE SACRED TRIBE This is the first of a series of passages in which the law regarding the Levites is delivered. These all occur in Numbers, excepting a very few which are found in De…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47Numbers 1:47 · The Pulpit CommentaryNot numbered among them. They were numbered (Numbers 3:39), but not among the rest; their census was taken separately, and on a different basis.The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47-54Numbers 1:47-54 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE SERVANTS OF GOD We have here, spiritually, the multitude of those who are specially devoted to the service and ministry of God, whoever they may be, and whatever their labour for the body of Christ: that these have…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:45-50DIFFERENCES OF ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE SERVICE OF GOD The different departments of service appointed to the host of Israel and to the Levites remind us of similar diversities in national and Church life at present. I. TH…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 1:47-54Care is here taken to distinguish the tribe of Levi, which, in the matter of the golden calf, had distinguished itself. Singular services shall be recompensed by singular honours. It was to the honour of the Levites, th…Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 1:47-54Care is here taken to distinguish from the rest of the tribes the tribe of Levi, which, in the matter of the golden calf, had distinguished itself, Exodus 32:26. Note, Singular services shall be recompensed with singula…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47Not numbered among them. They were numbered (Numbers 3:39), but not among the rest; their census was taken separately, and on a different basis.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47-54THE SERVANTS OF GOD We have here, spiritually, the multitude of those who are specially devoted to the service and ministry of God, whoever they may be, and whatever their labour for the body of Christ: that these have…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:47-54THE APPOINTMENT OF THE LEVITES TO BE THE SACRED TRIBE This is the first of a series of passages in which the law regarding the Levites is delivered. These all occur in Numbers, excepting a very few which are found in De…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:48Had spoken. Rather, "spake," and so Septuagint. This was the formal command to separate, although it had been anticipated to a considerable extent. The Levites had been marked out from the othersJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 1:51The stranger. The word appears to mean here any unauthorized person (see Numbers 16:40). This is the first intimation given of the extreme and awful sanctity of the tabernacle, as the tent of the Divine Presence. It is,…Joseph S. Exell and contributors