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The Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
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Purification Precedes Service
Commentators emphasize that the Levites' purification is a model for believers. Before we can serve God effectively, we must first be cleansed from sin. This ritual points to the necessity of being washed by the blood of Christ through faith, preparing us to handle the sacred things of God. As Charles Spurgeon notes, service should only begin after this cleansing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Levites could only undertake their duties (Numbers 3; Numbers 4) after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-…
19th Century
Baptist
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…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes. We have already spoken of the washing, for since it was required of all priv…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Levites were purified From sin, by the sprinkling of the sin water, or water of purification on them, ([Reference…
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…
