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I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary.
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A Merciful Barrier
Commentators explain that God gave the Levites as a gift to protect the Israelites. By serving in the sanctuary on behalf of the people, the Levites acted as a safeguard. They prevented God's "plague" or "wrath" from falling on the Israelites who might otherwise approach the holy sanctuary improperly. This system was an act of God's mercy, providing a necessary buffer between a holy God and His people.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 8:19
19th Century
Bishop
As a gift. —Hebrew, given, as in Numbers 8:16.
That there be no plague among the children of Israel.
Charles Spurgeon
On Numbers 8:19–22
19th Century
Preacher
How instructive all this is to us! We are not to begin blunderingly to serve God while we are yet in our sins, – before we have been sprinkled with…
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John Calvin
On Numbers 8:19
16th Century
Theologian
And I have given the Levites. He declares on what terms He desires to have them as His own, namely, that they may be directed by Aaron and…
John Gill
On Numbers 8:19
17th Century
Pastor
And I have given the Levites [as] a gift to Aaron and his
sons, from among the children of Israel
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…