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Then came near the heads of fathers` [houses] of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers` [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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Advocating for God's Promises
Commentators suggest the Levites had to proactively remind the other tribes of God's command to provide them with cities. John Calvin notes that in the hustle of securing their own inheritances, the other tribes may have forgotten the Levites. This serves as a powerful reminder to believers to be bold in claiming God's promises and to advocate respectfully for what is right, especially for those who might be overlooked in the community.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A list of the Levitical cities, varying in some particulars from that given in this chapter, is also given in 1 Chronicles 6:54–81.
16th Century
Protestant
Then came near the heads, and so on. Here we have, at a later period, a narrative of what ought to have preceded. For no cities of refuge …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites When the land was divided to the several tribes, and everyone knew…
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The Levites waited until the other tribes were provided for, before they presented their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a very good f…
