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To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting.
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God's Provision for Ministry
Commentators explain that this verse establishes God's system for supporting the tribe of Levi. Since they had no land inheritance, God assigned them the 'first tithe'—a tenth of all Israel's agricultural produce—as their payment for their dedicated service at the tabernacle. John Gill notes this was a generous provision, given without the labor of farming.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek: Jacob had promised the tithe of all with which God blessed him if he returned in peace to his father’s house. B…
19th Century
Anglican
All the tenth in Israel. —The reference here is to the first tithe, or tenth of the whole of the produce of the land.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance<…
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As Israel was a people not to be numbered among the nations, so Levi was a tribe to be distinguished from the rest. Those who have God for their In…
