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The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls: and offer you the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt offering, to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.

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Atonement Must Precede Service

All commentators agree that the Levites required atonement before they could begin their ministry. Charles Spurgeon states there is 'no true way of serving God without the atonement.' This ritual establishes a foundational principle: our service to God is not based on our own merit but is made possible only through a prior act of purification and reconciliation.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Numbers 8:5–22

18th Century

Theologian

The Levites could only undertake their duties (Numbers 3; Numbers 4) after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Numbers 8:9–12

19th Century

Preacher

There is no true way of serving God without the atonement.

Leave that out, and you have left out the vital part of the whole.

What serv…

John Gill

John Gill

On Numbers 8:12

17th Century

Pastor

And the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the
bullocks
Or "on the head" <…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Numbers 8:5–26

17th Century

Minister

Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they did not take this honor to themselves, but were ca…

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