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Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those who were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
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God's Chosen "Small Flock"
Matthew Henry observes that the tribe of Levi, to which the 7,500 Gershonites belonged, was the smallest of all Israel's tribes. He draws a spiritual parallel from this, suggesting that God's chosen people are often a "small flock" in comparison to the world. This reminds believers that influence and divine purpose are not determined by size or numbers.
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Reformed Baptist
Those that were numbered of them Of the two families that sprung from Gershon: according to the number of all…
Presbyterian
The Levites were in three classes according to the sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—and these were subdivided into families. The descendant…