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A Specific, Not Total, Ban
Commentators like John Gill clarify that this command did not forbid Israelites from ever approaching the tabernacle. They could still bring sacrifices and fulfill vows. The prohibition was specifically against performing the sacred duties reserved for priests and Levites, thus protecting the sanctity of worship and the roles God had assigned.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 18:22
19th Century
Bishop
Lest they bear sin and die.— that is, lest they bring sin upon themselves, the penalty of which they would have to bear. …
John Calvin
On Numbers 18:22
16th Century
Theologian
Neither must the children of Israel. He again emphasizes what he had previously said, that the Levites were chosen to attend to the sacred…
John Gill
On Numbers 18:22
17th Century
Pastor
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the
tabernacle of the congregation
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 18:20–32
17th Century
Minister
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…