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But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
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A Reward for Faithfulness
Commentators explain that the Levites were set apart for sacred service as a direct reward from God. Their exceptional loyalty during the golden calf incident (Exodus 32) earned them this unique honor, distinguishing them from the other tribes who were numbered for military duty.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When a census of the tribe of Levi takes place (Numbers 3:15; Numbers 26:62), all the males are counted from a mon…
16th Century
Protestant
But the Levites, after the tribe of their fathers — we will indeed see later that they also were numbered, but Moses means that they were …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the Levites The tribe of Levi were excepted from this muster, they being employed in a kind of warfare, and ther…
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Care is taken here to distinguish the tribe of Levi, which, in the matter of the golden calf, had distinguished itself. Exceptional services will b…
