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For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them.
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The Priesthood as Inheritance
Commentators explain that the Levites were excluded from the land lottery because their inheritance was the priesthood itself. This was not a lesser portion but a special, sacred calling. Their provision came directly from the Lord through tithes, firstfruits, and portions of the sacrifices, signifying that those in full-time service to God are sustained by Him.
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19th Century
Anglican
They shall divide it into seven parts. —The several tribes were not permitted to choose their own portions. In N…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the Levites have no part among you And so needed not to send any men out of their tribe to measure the land on t…
Presbyterian
After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness and told them how to proceed. God, by his grace, has given us a title to a good land, the heave…
