Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Levites could only undertake their duties (Numbers 3; Numbers 4) after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

These men were to be the servants of God; they are the type of God's elect—a people set apart for divine service, to be zealous for good works.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Take the Levites from among. To take them from among the children of Israel is equivalent to subtracting them from the number of the peopl…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Take the Levites from among the children of Israel
Among whom they were mixed, as were all the tribes mixed together…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they did not take this honor to themselves, but were ca…

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