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Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
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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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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
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.
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel Among whom they were mixed, as were all the tribes mixed together…
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…
