Chapter 8:
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Numbers 8
Directions concerning the lamps, ver. 1-4. Concerning
cleansing the Levites, ver. 5-8. Concerning the presenting them to
God, ver. 9-22. Concerning their age and service, ver. 23-26.
Verse 2. When thou lightest the lamps - The priests lighted the middle
lamp from the fire of the altar; and the rest one from another;
signifying that all light and knowledge comes from Christ, who
has the seven spirits of God, figured by the seven lamps of fire.
Over against the candlestick - On that part which is before the
candlestick, Hebrew. over against the face of the candlestick -
That is, in that place towards which the candlestick looked, or
where the candlestick stood in full view, that is, upon the north-
side, where the table of shew-bread stood, as appears from hence,
because the candlestick stood close to the boards of the sanctuary
on the south-side, Exod. xxvi, 35. And thus the lights were on
both sides of the sanctuary, which was necessary, because it was
dark in itself, and had no window.
Verse 4. Of beaten gold - Not hollow, but solid gold, beaten out of one
piece, not of several pieces joined or soldered together.
Verse 7. Of purifying - Hebrew. of sin, that is, for the expiation of sin.
This water was mixed with the ashes of a red heifer, chap. xix, 9,
which therefore may seem to have been prescribed before, though
it be mentioned after; such kind of transplacings of passages being
frequent in scripture. Shave all their flesh - This external rite
signified the cutting off their inordinate desire of earthly things
and that singular purity of heart and life which is required in the
ministers of God.
Verse 8. A young bullock - The same sacrifice which was offered for a
sin-offering for the whole congregation, because the Levites came
in the stead of all the first-born, who did in a manner represent the
whole congregation.
Verse 10. The children of Israel - Not all of them, which was impossible,
but some in the name of all the princes or chiefs of each tribe,
who used to transact things in the name of their tribes. Put their
hands - Whereby they signified their transferring that right of
ministering to God from the first-born in whose hands it formerly
was, to the Levites, and their entire resignation and dedication of
them to God's service.
Verse 11. For an offering - Hebrew. for a wave-offering. Not that Aaron
did so wave them, which he could not do, but that he caused them
to imitate that motion, and to wave themselves toward the several
parts of the world: whereby they might signify their readiness to
serve God, according to their capacity wheresoever they should
be.
Verse 12. Lay their hands - To signify that they were offered by them
and for them.
Verse 13. Set the Levites before Aaron - Give the Levites to them, or to
their service. Unto the Lord - For to him they were first properly
offered, and by him given to the priests in order to his service.
Verse 15. Go in - Into the court, where they were to wait upon the
priests at the altar of burnt-offering; and, at present, into the
tabernacle, to take it down and set it up.
Verse 19. To do the service of Israel - To serve God in their stead, to do
what otherwise they had been obliged to do in their own persons.
To make an atonement - Not by offering sacrifices, which the
priests alone might do, but by assisting the priests in that
expiatory work, and by a diligent performance of all the parts of
their office, whereby God was pleased both with them and with
the people. That there be no plague - This is added as a reason
why God appointed them to serve in the tabernacle, that they
might guard it, and not suffer any of the people to come near it, or
meddle with holy things, which if they did, it would certainly
bring a plague upon them.
Verse 26. In the tabernacle - By way of advice, and assistance in lesser
and easier works.
Chapter 8:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
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| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Leviticus Deuteronomy
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