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Called and Set Apart
Commentators emphasize that the Levites did not take this honor upon themselves but were specifically called and separated by God from the rest of Israel. This divine appointment, followed by a cleansing ceremony, underscores that service to God requires His calling and a state of purity before one can handle holy things.
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Charles Spurgeon
On Numbers 8:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
These men were to be the servants of God; they are the type of God's elect—a people set apart for divine service, to be zealous for good works.
John Calvin
On Numbers 8:6
16th Century
Theologian
Take the Levites from among. To take them from among the children of Israel is equivalent to subtracting them from the number of the peopl…
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John Gill
On Numbers 8:6
17th Century
Pastor
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel
Among whom they were mixed, as were all the tribes mixed together…
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…