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and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
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God's Sovereign Placement
Commentators like Albert Barnes highlight a remarkable act of God's providence. The first lot for the priests assigned them cities in Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. This strategically placed them in the very region where God would later establish His temple in Jerusalem, demonstrating His foreknowledge and sovereign plan.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so o…
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Reformed Baptist
Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites Who descending from Kohath, in the line of Aaron, …
By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern t…
