Num 18:1 | Clarke | STEP | The priests are to bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, . The Levites to minister to the priests, and have charge of the tabernacle, . The priests alone to have the charge of the sanctuary, etc., no stranger to come nigh on pain of death, The portion allowed for their maintenance, . They shall have every meat-offering; and they shall eat them in the holy place, , . The wave-offerings, . The first-fruits of the oil, wine, and wheat, and whatever is first ripe, and every devoted thing, ; also, all the first-born of men and beasts, ; and heave-offerings, . The priests shall have no inheritance, . The Levites shall have no inheritance, but shall have the tenth of the produce in Israel, , of which they are to give a tenth to the priests, taken from the best parts, . Verse 1 Thou and thy sons - shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, etc. - That is, They must be answerable for its legal pollutions, and must make the necessary atonements and expiations. By this they must feel that though they had got a high and important office confirmed to them by a miraculous interference, yet it was a place of the highest responsibility; and that they must not be high-minded, but fear.

Numbers 18:1

Introduction

The priests are to bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, Num 18:1. The Levites to minister to the priests, and have charge of the tabernacle, Num 18:2-4. The priests alone to have the charge of the sanctuary, etc., no stranger to come nigh on pain of death, Num 18:5-7 The portion allowed for their maintenance, Num 18:8. They shall have every meat-offering; and they shall eat them in the holy place, Num 18:9, Num 18:10. The wave-offerings, Num 18:11. The first-fruits of the oil, wine, and wheat, and whatever is first ripe, and every devoted thing, Num 18:12-14; also, all the first-born of men and beasts, Num 18:15-18; and heave-offerings, Num 18:19. The priests shall have no inheritance, Num 18:20. The Levites shall have no inheritance, but shall have the tenth of the produce in Israel, Num 18:21-24, of which they are to give a tenth to the priests, taken from the best parts, Num 18:25-30.

Verse 1

Thou and thy sons - shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, etc. - That is, They must be answerable for its legal pollutions, and must make the necessary atonements and expiations. By this they must feel that though they had got a high and important office confirmed to them by a miraculous interference, yet it was a place of the highest responsibility; and that they must not be high-minded, but fear.