Numbers 18:20-24
Thou shalt have.The principal part of what was offered to God was the portion of the priests; who had no inheritance of land in Israel. The Rabbins say, 24 gifts were given to the priests; all of which are expressed in the law. Eight were only eaten in the sanctuary: 1. The flesh of the sin-offering. (Le 6:25, 26.) 2. The flesh of the trespass-offering. (Le 7:1, 6.) 3. The peace-offering of the congregation. (Le 23:19, 20.) 4. The remainder of the sheaf. ( Le 23:10.) 5. The remnants of the meat-offerings. (Le 6:16.) 6. The two loaves. (Le 23:17.) 7. The shew-bread. (Le 24:9.) 8. The log of oil offered by the leper. (Le 14:10.) Five they ate only at Jerusalem: 1. The breast and shoulder of the peace-offerings. (Le 7:31-34.) 2. The heave-offering of confession. (Le 7:12-14.) 3. The heave-offering of the Nazarite's ram. (Le 6:17-20.) 4. The firstling. (ch. 18:15.) 5. The first-fruits. (18:13.) Five were due to them only in the land of Israel: 1. The heave-offering of first-fruits. (ver. 12.) 2. Of the tithe. (ver. 28.) 3. The cake. (ch. 15:20.) 4. The first of the fleece. (De 18:4.) 5. The field of possession. (ch. 35.) Five were due both within and without the land: 1. The gifts of slain beasts. (De 18:3.) 2. The redemption of the first-born. (ver. 15.) 3. The lamb for a firstling ass. (Ex 4:20.) 4. That taken by violence from a stranger. (ch. 5:8.) 5. All devoted things. One was from the sanctuary, the skins, etc. (Le 7:8.) no inheritance.23,24; 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12; 14:27,29; Jos 14:3I am thy part.De 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 14:3; 18:7; Ps 16:5; 73:26; 142:5; La 3:24Eze 44:28; 1Co 3:21-23; Re 21:3 the tenth.24-26; Le 27:30-32; De 12:17-19; 14:22-29; 2Ch 31:5,6,12Ne 10:37-29; 12:44; 13:12even the service.6; 3:7,8; 1Co 9:13,14; Ga 6:6 come nigh.7; 1:52; 3:10,38bear sin.Le 20:20; 22:9and die. Heb. to die. do the service.3:7among.20 Mal 3:8-10Numbers 35:2-8
Le 25:32,33; Jos 14:3,4; 21:2-42; Eze 45:1-8; 48:8,22; 1Co 9:10-14 Jos 21:11; 2Ch 11:14; Eze 45:2 thousand cubits.The Septuagint reads [dischilious pecheis] "two thousand cubits," as in the following verse; but this reading is not acknowledged by any other ancient version, except the Coptic, nor by any of the MSS. collated by Kennicott and De Rossi. Various modes have been proposed for reconciling the accounts in these two verses, which appear in general to require full as much explanation as the text itself. The explanation of Maimonides is the only one that is intelligible, and appears perfectly satisfactory. "The suburbs," says he, "of the cities are expressed in the law to be 3,000 cubits on every side, from the wall of the city and outwards. The first 1,000 cubits are the suburbs; and the 2,000, which they measured without the suburbs, were for fields and vineyards." The whole therefore, of the city, suburbs, fields, and vineyards, may be represented by the following diagram:-- ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ Fields and vineyards. ½ ½ ½ ½ ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Suburbs. ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ City. ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1,000 Cubits ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2,000 Cubits ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ 4 5 six cities for refuge.13,14; De 4:41-43; Jos 20:2-9; 21:3,13,21,27,32,36,38; Ps 9:9Ps 62:7,8; 142:4,5; Isa 4:6; Mt 11:28; Heb 6:18to them ye shall add. Heb. above them ye shall give. Jos 21:3-42; 1Ch 6:54-81 possession.Ge 49:7; Ex 32:28,29; De 33:8-11; Jos 21:3from them.26:54; 33:54; Ex 16:18; 2Co 8:13,14he inheriteth. Heb. they inherit.Deuteronomy 10:9
18:1,2; Nu 18:20-24; 26:62; Jos 14:3; Eze 44:28Deuteronomy 14:27-29
the Levite.29; 12:12,18,19; Ga 6:6; 1Ti 5:17he hath no.29; 18:1,2; Nu 18:20 the end.22; 26:12-15; Am 4:4thou shalt bring.As the Levites had no inheritance, the Israelites were not to forget them, but truly tithe their increase. For their support, the Levites had, 1. The tenth of all the productions of the land. 2. Forty-eight cities, each forming a square of 4,000 cubits. 3. Two thousand cubits of ground round each city; total of land, 53,000 acres. 4. The first-fruits, and certain parts of all the animals killed in the land. But though this was a very small proportion for a whole tribe that had consented to annihilate its political existence, that it might wait upon the service of God, yet, let it be considered, that what they possessed was the best of the land: and while it was slender remuneration for their services, yet their portion was such as rendered them independent, and kept them comfortable; so that they could wait on God, and labour in his work, without distraction. he hath.27; 12:12the stranger.16:11,14; 24:19-21; 26:12,13; Ex 22:21-24; Le 19:34; Job 31:16-22Lu 14:12-14; Heb 13:2; Jas 1:27that the Lord.15:10; Ps 41:1; Pr 3:9,10; 11:24; 19:17; Isa 58:7-12; Mal 3:10,11Lu 6:35; 11:41; 2Co 9:6-11Deuteronomy 18:1-2
1 The LORD is the priests and Levites' inheritance.3 The priests' due.6 The Levites' portion.9 The abominations of the nations are to be avoided.15 Christ the Prophet is to be heard.20 The presumptuous prophet is to die. shall have.10:9; 12:19; Nu 18:20; 26:62; Jos 13:33; 18:7; 1Pe 5:2-4they shall.Nu 18:8,9; Jos 13:14; 1Co 9:13,14 the Lord.Ge 15:1; Ps 16:5; 73:24-26; 84:11; 119:57; Isa 61:6; La 3:241Pe 2:5,9; Re 1:5,6Joshua 13:14
See the Note on verse 33.14:3,4; Nu 18:20-24; De 10:9; 12:12,19; 18:2Joshua 13:33
At verse 14, as well as here, notice is taken, that to the tribe of Levi, "Moses gave no inheritance," for so God had appointed. Nu 18:20. If they had been appointed to a lot entire by themselves, Moses would have served them first, not because it was his own tribe, but because it was God's, but they must be provided for in another manner; their habitation must be scattered in all the tribes, and their maintenance brought out of all the tribes, and God himself was the portion both of their inheritance and of their cup. 18:7; De 10:9; 18:1,2Joshua 14:3
Moses.13:8; Nu 32:29-42; De 3:12-17but unto.13:14,32,33
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