The priests also - Sacrifices had until now been offered by firstborn, or the heads of families. See (Genesis 14:18) note.

GOD’S WARNING TO THE PEOPLE AGAINST APPROACHING TOO CLOSELY.

Warning was given, as soon as God announced His intention of d…

And let the priests also, which come near unto the Lord
Either the firstborn, as the Jews generally interpret it, so…

Never was there such a sermon preached, before or since, as this which was preached to the church in the wilderness. It might be supposed that the …