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and his offering was one silver platter, the weight whereof was one hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
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The High Value of Worship
Commentators detail the significant weight and value of the silver platter and bowl, with one estimating their combined worth at around twenty-five pounds sterling—a substantial sum for the time. This wasn't a token gesture; it was a costly and generous act of worship, showing that our offerings to God should be of genuine substance and value.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The various princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes (Numbers 2:0). It was undoubtedly the tribes themselves th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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The princes and great men were at the forefront in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they shou…
