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David Guzik's commentary through Numbers 3, which concerns the census of the Levites and their arrangement in the camp of Israel.
1. (Numbers 3:14-20) The command to number the tribe of Levi. Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying: “Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above.” So Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
1. THE PRIESTHOOD. Numbers 3:1-10 In the opening verse of this chapter, which relates to the designation of the priesthood, Moses is named, for once, after his brother.
The church is called the church of the first-born, which is redeemed, not as they were, with silver and gold; but, being devoted by sin to the justice of God, is ransomed with the precious blood of the Son of God. All men are the Lord's by creation, and all true christians are his by redemption.
Clarke's Commentary. The generations of Aaron and Moses, Numbers 3:1-4. The tribe of Levi to minister to the Lord under Aaron and his sons, Numbers 3:5-10. They are taken in the place of the first-born, Numbers 3:11-13. Moses is commanded to number them, Numbers 3:14-16.
Numbers 3, Clarke's Commentary, Clarke's Commentary offers Christians deep insights into the Scriptures through thorough examination of original texts and historical context.
Learn about the Levites, the first-born, and the priests in Numbers 3 with this concise commentary by Matthew Henry. Find out how God's right to his people by redemption confirms his right by creation.
