Numbers 4:16 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

“The appointed duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The oil for the light. —Or, for the candlestick (Exodus 25:6).

The sweet incense. —Or…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

This is a very solemn matter; I mean, something which should produce great awe and solemnity in our hearts. These men were chosen to carry the vess…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And to the office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest ,
[pertains] the oil for the light

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Kohathites were to carry the holy things of the tabernacle. All the holy things were to be covered; not only for security and respect, but to k…