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But the Levites shall encamp round about the tent of the testimony, that there be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tent of the testimony.
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A Holy Buffer Zone
Commentators explain that the Levites were strategically placed to encamp around the tabernacle, acting as a physical and spiritual barrier. Their role was to guard the holy space and prevent other Israelites from approaching improperly, which would provoke God's immediate and severe wrath, described as a direct punishment like a plague.
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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…
19th Century
Anglican
That there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel. —The word kezeph (wrath) is used to denote some i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony Between the taber…
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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…
